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BR1 5HT

Downham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Downham
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR1 5JN 70 m
BR1 5JL 89 m
BR1 5LP 120 m
SE6 1TP 128 m
BR1 5LF 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 5HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5
Latitude
51.434131
Longitude
0.010990
British National Grid easting
539,882
British National Grid northing
172,488

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
E00016953
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 026C · E01003351
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 026 · E02000678

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
161
Primary
100
Secondary
21

  1. Drumbeat School and ASD Service

    Community special school

    181 m

  2. Haberdashers' Knights Primary

    Academy converter

    387 m

  3. Greenvale School

    Community special school

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,041
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,747
  • Anti social behaviour 585
  • Shoplifting 560
  • Vehicle crime 550
  • Other theft 326

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

26 female, 20 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BR1 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

40

within 5 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    552 m

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    814 m

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    814 m

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.1 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    1.6 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    1.8 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    2.1 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.1 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

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

    ODS code G84016

    2.1 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    2.2 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.6 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    2.7 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    2.8 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    3.0 km

  • LEE ROAD SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 20 LEE ROAD, LONDON, SE3 9RT

    ODS code G85046

    3.2 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    3.4 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

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

    ODS code G83673

    3.4 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    3.4 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ELTHAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83680

    3.5 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

    ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY, 30 PASSEY PLACE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5DQ

    ODS code G83015

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 40 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitefoot Lane

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Whitefoot Lane

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Crutchley Road

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.2 miles

  • Crutchley Road

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.2 miles

  • Northover / Shroffold Road

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 026C, 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

4,832 of 33,755

Income
1 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
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
48
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

Schools

161 open schools are in scope, including 100 primary and 21 secondary schools. Drumbeat School and ASD Service is the nearest published school at 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,041 published events cover 12 months, averaging 420.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,747 events.

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