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SE26 5BX

Bellingham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bellingham
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 5FB 0 m
SE26 5BY 83 m
SE26 5BE 86 m
SE6 3NG 86 m
SE26 5BN 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 5BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 March 2008
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 5
Latitude
51.426100
Longitude
-0.032474
British National Grid easting
536,885
British National Grid northing
171,513

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Bellingham · E05013714
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham East · E14001331
Output area
E00016144
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 034B · E01003190
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 034 · E02000686

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
176
Primary
111
Secondary
23

  1. Haseltine Primary School

    Community school

    365 m

  2. Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    626 m

  3. Elfrida Primary School

    Community school

    694 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,740
  • Anti social behaviour 730
  • Vehicle crime 650
  • Other theft 382
  • Shoplifting 318

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.

GP practices

54

within 5 km straight-line

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    579 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.3 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.4 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    1.9 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.9 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.0 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.0 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    2.0 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    2.0 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    2.2 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.2 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.3 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84027

    2.4 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.5 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    2.6 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.7 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.7 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.7 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.8 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 54 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Sydenham

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.0 miles

  • Worsley Bridge Rd/Southend Ln

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Sydenham

    BCT · Lower Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Worsley Bridge Rd/Southend Ln

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Sydenham Rail Station

    RLY · Lower Sydenham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 034B, 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

4,649 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

176 open schools are in scope, including 111 primary and 23 secondary schools. Haseltine Primary School is the nearest published school at 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 445.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,740 events.

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