Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SE26 4DL
Postcode
SE26 4DL
Coordinates
51.4325, -0.0556
Grid reference
TQ352721
Easting
535,261
Northing
172,182
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCWMV+2Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lewisham
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Lewisham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17178
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17178 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE26 4DL
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE26 4DL
Counts are for Sydenham electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
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
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.48.3%
Other White10.9%
Caribbean10.0%
African8.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.4%
+ 8 other groups · 18.3%
Religion
No religion43.4%
Christian41.4%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim4.2%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4928.1%
50–6417.4%
25–3414.4%
10–157.6%
5–97.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
Other18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Any member 66+8.7%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.7%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council AreaLewisham West and East Dulwich E14001333
Constituency
E14001333Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Sydenham
Constituency code
E14001333
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lewisham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lewisham
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lewisham
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewisham 033A E01003329
E01003329MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 033 E02000685
E02000685LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 033A E01003329
E01003329MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 033 E02000685
E02000685Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE26 4DL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 17178
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003329 and MSOA E02000685 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE26 4DL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE26 4DL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
80%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 29%
Attainment 8
50.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
72%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
52.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
49.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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