SE20 8DS

Crystal Palace & Anerley · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Beckenham and Penge
Postcode district
SE20
Postcode sector
SE20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE20 8DR 74 m
SE20 8DY 121 m
SE26 6EG 148 m
SE20 8NX 173 m
SE20 8NU 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE20 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE20
Postcode sector
SE20 8
Latitude
51.418422
Longitude
-0.063337
British National Grid easting
534,762
British National Grid northing
170,602

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Beckenham and Penge · E14001083
Output area
E00003600
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 005C · E01000742
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 005 · E02000131

Postcode source versions

Explore SE20

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
79, Thicket Road, London, SE20 8DS 11 September 2020 £1,320,000
81, Flat B, Thicket Road, London, SE20 8DS 13 December 2019 £495,000
81, Flat A, Thicket Road, London, SE20 8DS 20 December 2012 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
195
Primary
120
Secondary
29
  1. Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace

    Academy sponsor led

    385 m
  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    670 m
  3. Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST

    Other independent school

    884 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,609
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,910
  • Anti social behaviour 965
  • Vehicle crime 687
  • Shoplifting 613
  • Other theft 485

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.9
SE20 8 residents
12,618

Age bands in SE20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

2,220 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,350 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.3%

4,833 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

3,087 residents

Age 65 and over
9%

1,130 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE20 8 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

72

within 5 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    631 m

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84025

    631 m

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    1.0 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    1.0 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

    1 WELLS PARK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 6JQ

    ODS code G85114

    1.3 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

    84A AUCKLAND ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2DF

    ODS code H83037

    1.6 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    130 CHURCH ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2NT

    ODS code H83005

    1.6 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    PAXTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ALLEYN PARK, LONDON, SE21 8AU

    ODS code G85039

    2.1 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    2.1 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    195-197 PERRY VALE, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 2JF

    ODS code G85696

    2.3 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    2.5 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.5 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

    BECKENHAM BEACON, 379 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 3FD

    ODS code G84027

    2.6 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.6 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    2.7 km

  • MERSHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 NORBURY ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, CR7 8JN

    ODS code H83609

    2.8 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

    19B CROXTED ROAD, WEST DULWICH, LONDON, SE21 8SZ

    ODS code G85706

    2.8 km

  • COUNTRY PARK PRACTICE

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05317

    2.9 km

  • DENMARK ROAD SURGERY

    WOODSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, 3 ENMORE ROAD, SOUTH NORWOOD, LONDON, SE25 5NT

    ODS code Y05318

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 72 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

  • Crystal Palace Park Road Penge

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Crystal Palace Park

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Penge West Station

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Thicket Road

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Thicket Road

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 005C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,261 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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

Schools

195 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 29 secondary schools. Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace is the nearest published school at 385 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,609 published events cover 12 months, averaging 550.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,910 events.

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