SE26 4HF

Sydenham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewisham
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 4HE 55 m
SE26 4HL 57 m
SE26 4HQ 73 m
SE26 4HA 102 m
SE26 4HH 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 4HF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4
Latitude
51.428844
Longitude
-0.042210
British National Grid easting
536,200
British National Grid northing
171,800

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
E00016846
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 035D · E01003333
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 035 · E02000687

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
187
Primary
121
Secondary
26
  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    26 m
  2. Adamsrill Primary School

    Community school

    230 m
  3. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    273 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,987
  • Anti social behaviour 811
  • Vehicle crime 719
  • Other theft 430
  • Public order 366

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

59

within 5 km straight-line

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    213 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    744 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

    1.5 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.5 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.6 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.6 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.6 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.6 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

    2.4 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.6 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84027

    2.7 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.8 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.8 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.9 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    3.0 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 59 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highclere Street

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Highclere Street

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Kirtley Road

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Burghill Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles
  • Southend Lane

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 035D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,014 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

187 open schools are in scope, including 121 primary and 26 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 26 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 495.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,987 events.

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