SE26 4AJ

Sydenham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 4AE 59 m
SE26 4HQ 69 m
SE26 4AW 84 m
SE26 4AD 101 m
SE26 4HH 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 4AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4
Latitude
51.429889
Longitude
-0.043374
British National Grid easting
536,116
British National Grid northing
171,914

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Sydenham · E05013731
Parish or community
E43000213
Output area
E00016777
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 027D · E01003312
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 027 · E02000679

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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78 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Adamsrill Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 4AJ 12 December 2025 £705,000
27a, Adamsrill Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 4AJ 1 November 2024 £525,000
33, Adamsrill Road, Lower Sydenham, London, SE26 4AJ 14 June 2024 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
187
Primary
120
Secondary
26
  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    124 m
  2. Adamsrill Primary School

    Community school

    177 m
  3. Brent Knoll School

    Foundation special school

    356 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,083
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,047
  • Anti social behaviour 813
  • Vehicle crime 726
  • Other theft 435
  • Public order 373

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

32 female, 34 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.4
SE26 4 residents
10,348

Age bands in SE26 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

2,269 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

969 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.9%

3,702 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,709 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

1,284 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE26 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

60

within 5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    302 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    621 m

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.1 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.4 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

    JENNER HEALTH CENTRE 201-203, STANSTEAD ROAD, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 1HU

    ODS code G85004

    1.4 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

    JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMAN'S ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y07020

    1.5 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y08411

    1.5 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06545

    1.5 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

    JENNER DENTAL CLINIC, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06592

    1.5 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.4 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.4 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.4 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    2.5 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.6 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.8 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84027

    2.9 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

    417 LORDSHIP LANE, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 8JN

    ODS code G85681

    2.9 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    1 FOREST HILL ROAD, DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 0SQ

    ODS code G85001

    2.9 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 60 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Burghill Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Dacres Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles
  • Dacres Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles
  • Burghill Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles
  • Adamsrill Road

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 027D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,414 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £425,000 from 9 recorded sales in SE26 4AJ. 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

Published establishments

187 open schools are in scope, including 120 primary and 26 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 124 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,083 published events cover 12 months, averaging 506.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,047 events.

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