BR1 4NS

Downham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bromley
Ward
Downham
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR1 4NT 50 m
BR1 4NU 53 m
BR1 4JP 85 m
BR1 4EY 87 m
BR1 4HA 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 4NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 4
Latitude
51.419253
Longitude
0.004901
British National Grid easting
539,504
British National Grid northing
170,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Downham · E05013720
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham East · E14001331
Output area
E00165789
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 038E · E01032565
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 038 · E02006784

Postcode source versions

Explore BR1

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Swiftsden Way, Bromley, BR1 4NS 26 May 2023 £360,000
57, Swiftsden Way, Bromley, BR1 4NS 31 October 2022 £222,000
37, Swiftsden Way, Bromley, BR1 4NS 19 March 2019 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
145
Primary
91
Secondary
19
  1. Rangefield Primary School

    Community school

    580 m
  2. Burnt Ash Primary School

    Academy converter

    599 m
  3. Parish Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,615
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,325
  • Shoplifting 651
  • Anti social behaviour 582
  • Vehicle crime 562
  • Other theft 274

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

26 female, 18 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
1.7
BR1 4 residents
14,898

Age bands in BR1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

3,059 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,685 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

4,301 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

4,129 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

2,164 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
51.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
51.6%
Gigabit-capable
51.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

45

within 5 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

    KINNAIRD HOUSE, 37 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HB

    ODS code G84016

    520 m

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROOK LANE SURGERY, 27 BROOK LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4PX

    ODS code G84003

    694 m

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    855 m

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

    7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, DOWNHAM, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85057

    912 m

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

    MOORSIDE CLINIC, 7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85104

    912 m

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    1.0 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    1.2 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    2.2 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.2 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

    1ST FLOOR, RAVENSLEIGH HOUSE, 22 WESTMORELAND PLACE, BROMLEY, BR1 1DS

    ODS code G84002

    2.3 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.3 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    2.4 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

    BECKENHAM CLINIC, 14 THE CRESCENT, BECKENHAM, BR3 1DU

    ODS code Y06345

    2.4 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 186 BROWNHILL ROAD, CATFORD, LONDON, SE6 1AT

    ODS code G85121

    3.0 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

    BECKENHAM BEACON, 379 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3FD

    ODS code G84027

    3.1 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    3.3 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    3.5 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    3.6 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HAWSTEAD ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE6 4JH

    ODS code G85633

    3.7 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

    LEE HEALTH CENTRE, 2 HANDEN ROAD, LONDON, SE12 8NP

    ODS code G85727

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 45 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bromley Court Hotel

    BCT · Bromley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Bromley Court Hotel

    BCT · Bromley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Bromley Hill Cemetery

    BCT · Downham

    0.2 miles
  • Bromley Hill Cemetery

    BCT · Downham

    0.2 miles
  • Park Avenue Bromley

    BCT · Bromley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 038E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,425 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £291,000 from 2 recorded sales in BR1 4NS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewisham is £491,259 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

145 open schools are in scope, including 91 primary and 19 secondary schools. Rangefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 580 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,615 published events cover 12 months, averaging 384.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,325 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.