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SE26 4FA

Forest Hill · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest Hill
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 4DX 34 m
SE26 4DP 40 m
SE26 4DW 42 m
SE26 4DY 50 m
SE26 4DU 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 4FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4
Latitude
51.433842
Longitude
-0.055046
British National Grid easting
535,293
British National Grid northing
172,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Forest Hill · E05013722
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich · E14001333
Output area
E00016471
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 028A · E01003256
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 028 · E02000680

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
216
Primary
132
Secondary
30

  1. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    214 m

  2. Sydenham School

    Community school

    290 m

  3. St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    317 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,335
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,779
  • Anti social behaviour 771
  • Vehicle crime 641
  • Other theft 385
  • Public order 317

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

9 female, 13 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
5.5
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE26 4 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

76

within 5 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    671 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    815 m

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.2 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.4 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.4 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.4 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.4 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.4 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.4 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.1 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.2 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.2 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    306 MEDICAL CENTRE, 306 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LY

    ODS code G85091

    2.4 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

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    2.5 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.7 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

    163-169 CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 9EP

    ODS code G85651

    2.7 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.8 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 76 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

  • Dartmouth Road /Thorpewood Ave

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Dartmouth Road /Thorpewood Ave

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Sydenham School

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Sydenham Police Station

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Hill Pools

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 028A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,146 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

216 open schools are in scope, including 132 primary and 30 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,335 published events cover 12 months, averaging 444.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,779 events.

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