# SE20

Postcode district covering Penge, Anerley and Elmers End, in Bromley.

SE20 is a postcode district covering Penge, Anerley and Elmers End, in Bromley. Median sale price £420,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 124.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SE20. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE20 was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 525th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,856** (2021). SE20 had 24,856 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,178th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SE20 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In SE20, 92.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SE20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SE20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SE20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 296 homes were sold in SE20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SE20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SE20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SE20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SE20 had 24,856 usual residents at the census.

## How SE20 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SE20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £420,000 | 4th cheapest | 28 postcode districts, SE · 2025 |
| Population | 24,856 | 7th least populated | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, SE · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.7% | 8th highest | 29 postcode districts, SE · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the SE postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SE20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bromley 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000799) | 1,803 | 164.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.1% |
| [Bromley 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000802) | 1,848 | 166.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| [Bromley 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000805) | 1,696 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.0% |
| [Bromley 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000742) | 2,119 | 119.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.6% |
| [Bromley 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01034383) | 1,308 | 243.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 64.1% |
| [Bromley 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01034384) | 1,335 | 125.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.0% |
| [Bromley 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000743) | 1,867 | 111.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.6% |
| [Bromley 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000744) | 1,559 | 202.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Bromley 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000796) | 1,537 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.1% |
| [Bromley 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000798) | 1,527 | 163.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.2% |
| [Bromley 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000800) | 1,665 | 147.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.6% |
| [Bromley 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000806) | 1,715 | 129.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Bromley 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000699) | 1,452 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| [Bromley 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000704) | 1,470 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.1% |
| [Bromley 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000705) | 1,356 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Bromley 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/neighbourhood/e01000801) | 1,514 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |

## Your MP

- [Beckenham and Penge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beckenham-and-penge): Liam Conlon (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.

## Middle areas in SE20

[Anerley North & Penge West](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/anerley-north-and-penge-west), [Anerley South](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/anerley-south), [Crystal Palace Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/crystal-palace-park), [Penge East](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley/penge-east)

## Postcode sectors in SE20

[SE20 7 (226 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20-7), [SE20 8 (253 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20-8), [SE20 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20-9)

## Council

[Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)

## Towns in SE20

[Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)

## Postcode districts next to SE20

[BR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3), [SE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se19), [SE25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se25), [SE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se26)

## Nearest rail stations

[Anerley (250 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0659,51.4121), [Penge West (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0608,51.4176), [Birkbeck (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0557,51.4039), [Birkbeck (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0558,51.4038)

## More in the SE postcode area

[All SE postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in SE20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SE20, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SE20
- Postcode area: [SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se)
- Constituency: [Beckenham and Penge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beckenham-and-penge)
- Council: [Bromley †](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley)
- Area: 2.81 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,479*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 83

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[BR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/br3), [SE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se26), [SE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se19), [SE25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se25)

## Latest updates for SE20

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SE20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se20