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SE26

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,051
Current units
629
Coordinate coverage
98%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
4
Terminated postcode units
422

Postcode sectors in SE26

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
16,059 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
223a, Kirkdale, London, SE26 4QQ 9 July 2026 £450,000
15d, Queensthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PJ 6 July 2026 £500,000
18, Round Hill, London, SE26 4RG 6 July 2026 £670,100

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,795
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 879
  • Anti social behaviour 414
  • Vehicle crime 330
  • Other theft 204
  • Public order 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SE26 usual residents
30,589
Age-profile population
30,973

Age bands in SE26

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.4%
6,015 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.2%
2,858 residents
Age 25 to 44
34.3%
10,621 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.3%
7,837 residents
Age 65 and over
11.8%
3,642 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 610 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 576 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 482 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £444,998 from 2,270 recorded sales in SE26. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,795 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 879 events.

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