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SE26 5AL

Penge & Cator · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Penge & Cator
Local authority
Bromley
Constituency
Beckenham and Penge
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BR3 1BW 98 m
SE26 5BW 108 m
BR3 1QZ 142 m
SE26 5DA 160 m
SE26 5AG 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 5
Latitude
51.422555
Longitude
-0.036092
British National Grid easting
536,644
British National Grid northing
171,112

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Electoral ward
Penge & Cator · E05014002
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Beckenham and Penge · E14001083
Output area
E00003946
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 004D · E01000804
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 004 · E02000130

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
173
Primary
112
Secondary
23

  1. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    571 m

  2. Haseltine Primary School

    Community school

    638 m

  3. Alexandra Junior School

    Academy converter

    720 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,996
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,751
  • Anti social behaviour 712
  • Vehicle crime 703
  • Shoplifting 699
  • Other theft 430

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE26 5 residents
9,058

Age bands in SE26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,654 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

784 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.7%

3,360 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,274 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

1,090 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

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

53

within 5 km straight-line

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    768 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.5 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    1.6 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.8 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    1.9 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84027

    2.0 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.0 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.1 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    2.1 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.2 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

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.3 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.3 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    2.3 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    2.3 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.3 km

  • EDEN PARK SURGERY

    194 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DQ

    ODS code G84011

    2.6 km

  • ST JAMES' PRACTICE

    138 CROYDON ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 4DG

    ODS code G84028

    2.6 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 53 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Sydenham Rail Station

    RLY · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Lower Sydenham

    RSE · Lower Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Lower Sydenham

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.3 miles

  • Lower Sydenham

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.3 miles

  • Kent House Lane

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 004D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,587 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

173 open schools are in scope, including 112 primary and 23 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 571 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,996 published events cover 12 months, averaging 499.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,751 events.

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