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BR1 5ZW

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 5NB 0 m
BR1 5NA 38 m
BR1 5LX 65 m
BR1 5ER 68 m
BR1 5LZ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BR1 5ZW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
BR
Postcode district
BR1
Postcode sector
BR1 5
Latitude
51.427894
Longitude
0.010199
British National Grid easting
539,846
British National Grid northing
171,793

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
E00016379
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 037C · E01003238
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 037 · E02006783

Postcode source versions

Explore BR1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
156
Primary
97
Secondary
19

  1. Good Shepherd RC School

    Voluntary aided school

    156 m

  2. Launcelot Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    333 m

  3. Haberdashers' Knights Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    421 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,625
  • Vehicle crime 614
  • Anti social behaviour 590
  • Shoplifting 572
  • Other theft 305

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code G85057

    119 m

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code G85104

    119 m

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    307 m

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84003

    957 m

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

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

    ODS code G84016

    1.4 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    1.5 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.6 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    2.0 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.3 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH VIEW PARTNERSHIP

    SOUTHVIEW LODGE, SOUTH VIEW, BROMLEY, BR1 3DR

    ODS code G84001

    2.8 km

  • NIGHTINGALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85727

    2.8 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    3.1 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    3.1 km

  • DYSART SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84002

    3.2 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    3.3 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    3.3 km

  • LEWISHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    308 LEE HIGH ROAD, LONDON, SE13 5PJ

    ODS code G85023

    3.4 km

  • ELMSTEAD MEDICAL CLINIC

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

    ODS code G83673

    3.4 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Vanoc Gardens

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Downham Way / Southover

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Northover

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.1 miles

  • Downham Way / Northover

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.2 miles

  • Northover / Shroffold Road

    BCT · Grove Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 037C, 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

6,195 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

156 open schools are in scope, including 97 primary and 19 secondary schools. Good Shepherd RC School is the nearest published school at 156 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 411.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,625 events.

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