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

BR1 5QD 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 5QD 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

- **87 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Lewisham 030E: 413 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **Beckenham Hill, 980 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **No property in BR1 5QD 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=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 030E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at BR1 5QD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at BR1 5QD**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **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=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bonus Pastor Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bonus-pastor-catholic-college-e150605) | Secondary | 210 m (3 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 | 240 m (3 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 | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [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 | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rangefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rangefield-primary-school-e100699) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenvale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenvale-school-e100765) | Special | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Forster Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forster-park-primary-school-e100683) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Conisborough College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/conisborough-college-e150691) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 39.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2025 | £505,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2024 | £485,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £500,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Beckenham Hill (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE (720 m); ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP (910 m); ICO HEALTH GROUP (910 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (340 m); THAMES VIEW HEALTH LIMITED (480 m); VANTAGE PHARMACY (720 m); DUNCANS CHEMIST (810 m); CAMBELLE CHEMIST (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (340 m); DOWNHAM HEALTH CENTRE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Downham Bromley BP (300 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Downham (460 m, Iceland); Tesco Downham Bromley Rd Express (500 m, Tesco); Tesco Bellingham Express (730 m, Tesco)

## 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 030E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Lewisham 030E has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 030E was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,785** (2021). Lewisham 030E had 1,785 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,360th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 030E, 93.6% 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: 51.4282, -0.0031

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=-0.0031,51.4282,BR15QD

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