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BR1 4SG

Downham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4RB 78 m
BR1 4SH 92 m
BR1 4QW 100 m
BR1 5EN 105 m
BR1 4QP 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 4SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 4
Latitude
51.423965
Longitude
0.011767
British National Grid easting
539,967
British National Grid northing
171,359

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
E00016352
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 037B · E01003237
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 037 · E02006783

Postcode source versions

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Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
85, Headcorn Road, Bromley, BR1 4SG 7 April 2014 £180,000
54, Headcorn Road, Bromley, BR1 4SG 20 August 2010 £164,000
79, Headcorn Road, Bromley, BR1 4SG 19 August 2010 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
150
Primary
93
Secondary
19

  1. Burnt Ash Primary School

    Academy converter

    289 m

  2. Good Shepherd RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    296 m

  3. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    348 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,855
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,528
  • Shoplifting 640
  • Anti social behaviour 610
  • Vehicle crime 609
  • Other theft 284

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

16 female, 18 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

39

within 5 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    348 m

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    348 m

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    511 m

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    730 m

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

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

    ODS code G84016

    996 m

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    1.1 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    1.6 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    2.0 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    2.3 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.7 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    2.7 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.9 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    3.0 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    3.1 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    3.1 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    3.2 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

    81 WILLIAM BAREFOOT DRIVE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 3JD

    ODS code G83673

    3.4 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    3.5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    3.6 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 39 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

  • Headcorn Road

    BCT · Downham

    0.0 miles

  • Headcorn Road

    BCT · Downham

    0.0 miles

  • Downham Way / Southover

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Valeswood Road

    BCT · Downham

    0.2 miles

  • Pontefract Road

    BCT · Plaistow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 037B, 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

6,560 of 33,755

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

Schools

150 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 19 secondary schools. Burnt Ash Primary School is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,855 published events cover 12 months, averaging 404.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,528 events.

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