# SE26 5QN: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

SE26 5QN 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 SE26 5QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [SE26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se26) › [SE26 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se26-5)

## Around this postcode

- **134 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Lewisham 035C: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **Sydenham (London), 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **No property in SE26 5QN 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=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 035C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE26 5QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **Low road and rail noise at SE26 5QN**: Road 44 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **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=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alexandra Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alexandra-junior-school-e140080) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomewss-church-of-england-primary-school-e100726) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sydenham-and-dulwich-girls-gdst-e100757) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-philip-neri-catholic-primary-school-e150552) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2019 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hill-school-e100745) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e151010) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harris-primary-academy-crystal-palace-e139966) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Adamsrill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adamsrill-primary-school-e100671) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £785,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £355,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2024 | £498,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £595,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £490,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £433,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £515,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2024 | £262,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sydenham (London) (270 m, 3 minutes on foot); Penge East (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Penge West (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WELLS PARK PRACTICE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (180 m); TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (230 m); TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (240 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (270 m); PERFUCARE PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); MY DENTIST (SYDENHAM) (610 m); DAMIRA PENGE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sydenham Rd Express (160 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Lewisham Sydenham Road Local (280 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Lower Sydenham London (380 m, Lidl); Tesco Sydenham Express (840 m, Tesco); Tesco Penge High St Express (1 km, 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 035C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Lewisham 035C has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,271st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 035C was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,773** (2021). Lewisham 035C had 1,773 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,759th 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 035C, 86.5% 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.

## SE26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £451,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE26 was £451,000 in 2025. 410th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,914** (2021). SE26 had 30,914 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 873rd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SE26 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: 92.4%** (January 2026). In SE26, 92.4% 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: 51.4249, -0.0534

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

## Your MP

- [Lewisham West and East Dulwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-west-and-east-dulwich): Ellie Reeves (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=-0.0534,51.4249,SE265QN

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