SE26 5HN

Penge & Cator · Bromley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 6HT 29 m
SE26 6HE 38 m
SE26 6HD 42 m
SE26 6AX 56 m
SE26 6HY 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 5HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 5
Latitude
51.423377
Longitude
-0.059561
British National Grid easting
535,010
British National Grid northing
171,160

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Bromley · E09000006
Parish or community
E43000196
Westminster constituency
Beckenham and Penge · E14001083
Output area
E00003641
Lower layer super output area
Bromley 005D · E01000745
Middle layer super output area
Bromley 005 · E02000131

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
196
Primary
123
Secondary
29
  1. Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST

    Other independent school

    464 m
  2. Harris Primary Academy Crystal Palace

    Academy sponsor led

    786 m
  3. St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,925
  • Anti social behaviour 949
  • Vehicle crime 693
  • Shoplifting 482
  • Other theft 467

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

72

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    832 m

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    1.2 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    1.2 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    1.5 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.6 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    1.6 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.7 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.0 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    2.1 km

  • AUCKLAND SURGERY

    84A AUCKLAND ROAD, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 2DF

    ODS code H83037

    2.1 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    2.3 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.5 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.5 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.5 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    2.5 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    2.5 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    2.6 km

  • SOUTH NORWOOD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    103A SOUTH NORWOOD HILL, LONDON, SE25 6BY

    ODS code H83010

    2.7 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

    CROWN DALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 61 CROWN DALE, UPPER NORWOOD, LONDON, SE19 3NY

    ODS code G85022

    2.7 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 72 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Border Road

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • St Christophers Hospice

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • St Christophers Hospice

    BCT · Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Sydenham Avenue

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.1 miles
  • Springfield Rd/Lawrie Park Rd

    BCT · Penge & Sydenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bromley 005D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,136 of 33,755

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

196 open schools are in scope, including 123 primary and 29 secondary schools. Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 533.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,925 events.

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