# BR1 4JX: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

BR1 4JX is a postcode in Lewisham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lewisham. Open the map at BR1 4JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [BR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1) › [BR1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Lewisham 038A: 145 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **Ravensbourne, 850 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **No property in BR1 4JX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 038A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **£486,416 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **No gigabit broadband at BR1 4JX**: Superfast for 75.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **Loud road and rail noise at BR1 4JX**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rangefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rangefield-primary-school-e100699) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bonus Pastor Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bonus-pastor-catholic-college-e150605) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Downderry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downderry-primary-school-e100679) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-woodlands-school-e100763) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Burnt Ash Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnt-ash-primary-school-e142584) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Good Shepherd RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/good-shepherd-rc-school-e100722) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e100725) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-baptist-southend-church-of-england-primary-school-e100728) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £659,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £660,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £457,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £780,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £810,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2023 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2023 | £1,050,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ravensbourne (850 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LONDON LANE CLINIC (950 m)
- Pharmacies: DUNCANS CHEMIST (10 m); THAMES VIEW HEALTH LIMITED (350 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (510 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (510 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Downham Bromley Rd Express (350 m, Tesco); Iceland Downham (400 m, Iceland); M&S Downham Bromley BP (670 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £486,416** (August 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £486,416 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,702** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewisham earned a median of £45,702 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.6×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.6 times local full-time pay. 41st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Lewisham has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 75th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewisham 038A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.1** (2025). Lewisham 038A has a deprivation score of 29.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,704th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 038A was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,422** (2021). Lewisham 038A had 1,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,208th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.1%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 038A, 77.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## BR1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in BR1 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 61,878** (2021). BR1 had 61,878 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 83rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in BR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.5%** (January 2026). In BR1, 89.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Centre: 51.4209, -0.0016

Council: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Lewisham East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-east): Janet Daby (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0016,51.4209,BR14JX

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