# BR1 5LG: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

BR1 5LG 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 5LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [BR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1) › [BR1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Lewisham 026B: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **Grove Park, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **No property in BR1 5LG 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=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 026B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR1 5LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **Low road and rail noise at BR1 5LG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Drumbeat School and ASD Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drumbeat-school-and-asd-service-e136423) | Special | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, October 2024 | – |
| [Haberdashers' Knights Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-knights-primary-e147363) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Haberdashers' Knights Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haberdashers-knights-academy-e135070) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Launcelot Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launcelot-primary-school-and-nursery-e100692) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Good Shepherd RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/good-shepherd-rc-school-e100722) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenvale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenvale-school-e100765) | Special | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Forster Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forster-park-primary-school-e100683) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cooper's Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coopers-lane-primary-school-e100676) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2023 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £402,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Grove Park (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE (510 m); ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP (620 m); ICO HEALTH GROUP (620 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (460 m); GROVE PARK PHARMACY (520 m); HARRIS CHEMIST (570 m); CAMBELLE CHEMIST (820 m)
- Dental practices: BARING ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (520 m); BARING ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE / DR P GUPTA (520 m); MS PRIYA GUPTA - BARING ROAD DENTAL (520 m); DOWNHAM HEALTH CENTRE (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Catford (350 m, Budgens); Sainsburys Lewisham Grove Park Station Local (520 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Grove Park Esso Express (520 m, Tesco); Co-op Downham Way (540 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £488,658** (July 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £488,658 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 10.7×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 026B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.5** (2025). Lewisham 026B has a deprivation score of 30.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,021st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,545** (2021). Lewisham 026B had 1,545 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,051st most 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 026B, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.1%** (August 2026). In Lewisham 026B, 7.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.4319, 0.0136

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), July 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=0.0136,51.4319,BR15LG

## How to cite

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