SE20
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Penge, Anerley and Elmers End, in Bromley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE20 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SE20, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SE20 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE20 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE20 at a rate of 124.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across SE.
In August 2026 alone, 246 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (838), anti-social behaviour (707) and other crime (495).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE20 was 142.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SE20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE20 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE20
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley 004A | 1,803 | 164.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.1% |
| Bromley 004B | 1,848 | 166.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| Bromley 004E | 1,696 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.0% |
| Bromley 005C | 2,119 | 119.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.6% |
| Bromley 005F | 1,308 | 243.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 64.1% |
| Bromley 005G | 1,335 | 125.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.0% |
| Bromley 009A | 1,867 | 111.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.6% |
| Bromley 009B | 1,559 | 202.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| Bromley 009C | 1,537 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.1% |
| Bromley 009D | 1,527 | 163.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.2% |
| Bromley 009E | 1,665 | 147.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.6% |
| Bromley 009F | 1,715 | 129.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Bromley 015A | 1,452 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| Bromley 015C | 1,470 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| Bromley 015D | 1,356 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Bromley 015E | 1,514 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
Your MP
- Liam ConlonLabourMP for Beckenham and Penge
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE204
Postcode sectors in SE203
Council1
Towns in SE201
Postcode districts next to SE204
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE20 in brief
SE20 is a postcode district covering Penge, Anerley and Elmers End, in Bromley.
About 25,479 people lived in SE20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £420,000 in 2025 across 296 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 124.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE20 was £420,000 in 2025.
SE20 had 24,856 usual residents at the census.
In SE20, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SE20, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.