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Sydenham

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
18,060
Households
7,569
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.8 per 1k
7,569
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£401,333
Median property price
305
Postcodes
7,569
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£401,333
Median property price
305
Postcodes

Sold prices in Sydenham

England & Wales
Property sales · Sydenham
HM Land Registry · Sydenham
Average price
£490,313
YoY: -7.7%
Median price: £404,144
View district SE26
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 7 sales · avg £665,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£696k£542k£387k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Sydenham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Sydenham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -33%
29199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
16
YoY -58%
38214
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

51
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Sydenham

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Lewisham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Lewisham
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Amenities in Sydenham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 14 Libraries · 3 Hospitals · 54 in all

  • GPs31
  • Libraries14
  • Hospitals3
  • Universities3
  • Museums2
  • Parks1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Sydenham

Coordinates51.4274, -0.0543
Postcodes
305
Population (Census)
18,060
Households (Census)
7,569
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.8 per 1k

Demographics in Sydenham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 18,133
White Brit.43.1%
African11.7%
Other White10.6%
Caribbean10.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.6%
+ 9 other groups · 20.5%

Religion

Total residents: 18,119
Christian44.0%
No religion38.3%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim6.9%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 18,060
35–4924.5%
50–6417.8%
25–3415.7%
10–157.3%
≤46.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%

Households

Total households: 7,569
Other20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Any member 66+10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sydenham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.02 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.02 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Sydenham

SE26
305 postcodes