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BR1 5EW

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR1 5NR 65 m
BR1 4SE 107 m
BR1 4SF 128 m
BR1 4RX 142 m
BR1 4RB 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 5EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5
Latitude
51.425554
Longitude
0.012973
British National Grid easting
540,046
British National Grid northing
171,538

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

At this postcode

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
375, Downham Way, Bromley, BR1 5EW 24 March 2026 £295,000
375, Downham Way, Bromley, BR1 5EW 24 March 2026 £295,000
401, Downham Way, Bromley, BR1 5EW 15 May 2025 £386,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
149
Primary
93
Secondary
18

  1. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    156 m

  2. Good Shepherd RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    200 m

  3. Haberdashers' Knights Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,544
  • Vehicle crime 626
  • Anti social behaviour 596
  • Shoplifting 576
  • Other theft 292

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
120

63 female, 57 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
3.1
BR1 5 residents
18,151

Age bands in BR1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.6%

3,764 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

2,354 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

5,093 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

4,852 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

2,220 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

40

within 5 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    261 m

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    261 m

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    629 m

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    654 m

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

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

    ODS code G84016

    1.2 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    1.2 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    1.8 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.9 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    2.5 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.6 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    2.9 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    3.0 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    3.0 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    3.1 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    3.2 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    3.3 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

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

    ODS code G83673

    3.3 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    3.4 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    3.6 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Downham Way / Southover

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.0 miles

  • Headcorn Road

    BCT · Downham

    0.1 miles

  • Downham Way / Southover

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Headcorn Road

    BCT · Downham

    0.1 miles

  • Northover

    BCT · Grove Park

    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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £375,000 from 6 recorded sales in BR1 5EW. 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

Published establishments

149 open schools are in scope, including 93 primary and 18 secondary schools. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 401.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,544 events.

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