BR1 5JP

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 5JB 70 m
BR1 5JE 121 m
BR1 5JQ 131 m
BR1 5LW 134 m
BR1 5HX 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 5JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5
Latitude
51.432294
Longitude
0.018966
British National Grid easting
540,442
British National Grid northing
172,299

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
E00016369
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 037A · E01003236
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 037 · E02006783

Postcode source versions

Explore BR1

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
98, Reigate Road, Bromley, BR1 5JP 7 December 2023 £375,000
12, Reigate Road, Bromley, BR1 5JP 22 June 2023 £410,000
78, Reigate Road, Bromley, BR1 5JP 12 April 2023 £353,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
148
Primary
87
Secondary
19
  1. Haberdashers' Knights Primary

    Academy converter

    211 m
  2. Drumbeat School and ASD Service

    Community special school

    473 m
  3. Haberdashers' Knights Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    505 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,913
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,484
  • Anti social behaviour 515
  • Vehicle crime 511
  • Other theft 276
  • Criminal damage and arson 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
128

69 female, 59 male

Postcode households
52
Residents per household
2.5
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.

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

38

within 5 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    873 m

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    878 m

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    878 m

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    1.4 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.7 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    2.0 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

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

    ODS code G84016

    2.0 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.3 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    2.4 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.6 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    2.6 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

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

    ODS code G83673

    2.8 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    3.1 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    3.1 km

  • ELTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G83680

    3.1 km

  • ELTHAM PALACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83015

    3.1 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    3.2 km

  • EVEREST HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    71 SHERARD ROAD, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 6ER

    ODS code G83027

    3.3 km

  • LEE ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85046

    3.4 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 38 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

  • Grove Park Bus Station

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Park Bus Station

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Park Bus Station

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Park Station

    RSE · Grove Park

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Park Station

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 037A, 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

5,359 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 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
3
Medium risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £392,500 from 4 recorded sales in BR1 5JP. 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

148 open schools are in scope, including 87 primary and 19 secondary schools. Haberdashers' Knights Primary is the nearest published school at 211 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,913 published events cover 12 months, averaging 326.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,484 events.

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