Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£775,000
Median property price
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Annual change
London
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SE26 5DF
Postcode
SE26 5DF
Coordinates
51.4249, -0.0511
Grid reference
TQ355713
Easting
535,594
Northing
171,346
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCWFX+XH
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.
13684
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13684 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 & WalesProperty sales · SE26 5DF
HM Land Registry · Lewisham
Average price
£869,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £775,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £775,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£915k£315k
Oct '23Jun '24Sep '24Dec '24Jul '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SE26 5DF
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE26 5DF
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.52.9%
Other White11.4%
African7.3%
Caribbean6.3%
White Irish3.4%
+ 8 other groups · 18.6%
Religion
No religion44.9%
Christian39.9%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim5.7%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4926.6%
50–6420.6%
25–3415.3%
65–746.8%
10–156.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%
Households
Other19.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Any member 66+9.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
+ 8 other households · 37.5%
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 035B E01003327
E01003327MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 035 E02000687
E02000687LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 035B E01003327
E01003327MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 035 E02000687
E02000687Urban: 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 5DF 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: 13684
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003327 and MSOA E02000687 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE26 5DF 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 5DF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
80%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
52.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 4–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
49.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
72%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
58.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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