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SE26 4JU

Sydenham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 4JZ 47 m
SE26 4JP 60 m
SE26 4ET 62 m
SE26 4HN 71 m
SE26 4JQ 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 4JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 4
Latitude
51.428090
Longitude
-0.044415
British National Grid easting
536,049
British National Grid northing
171,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Sydenham · E05013731
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich · E14001333
Output area
E00016841
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 035E · E01003335
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
190
Primary
123
Secondary
27

  1. St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    192 m

  2. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    276 m

  3. Adamsrill Primary School

    Community school

    373 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,928
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,904
  • Anti social behaviour 812
  • Vehicle crime 721
  • Shoplifting 425
  • Other theft 417

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.3% 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+
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

61

within 5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    383 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    823 m

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.3 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.3 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.6 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.7 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.7 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.7 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.7 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.2 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.2 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.2 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

    2.4 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

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.9 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.9 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    3.0 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 61 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

  • Burghill Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Burghill Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Highclere Street

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles

  • Highclere Street

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles

  • Knighton Park Road

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 035E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,281 of 33,755

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

190 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 27 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,928 published events cover 12 months, averaging 494 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,904 events.

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