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SE26 6AF

Sydenham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sydenham
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 6AN 36 m
SE26 6AW 44 m
SE26 6AL 72 m
SE26 6QP 88 m
SE26 6AP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 6AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 6
Latitude
51.431047
Longitude
-0.066573
British National Grid easting
534,500
British National Grid northing
172,000

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
E00016840
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 033B · E01003330
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 033 · E02000685

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
214
Primary
129
Secondary
29

  1. Kelvin Grove Primary School

    Community school

    317 m

  2. Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST

    Other independent school

    547 m

  3. Sydenham School

    Community school

    625 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,463
  • Anti social behaviour 669
  • Vehicle crime 463
  • Other theft 350
  • Shoplifting 326

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE26 6 residents
11,184

Age bands in SE26 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,092 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,105 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.7%

3,559 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,854 residents

Age 65 and over
11.7%

1,268 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

76

within 5 km straight-line

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    249 m

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    1.4 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.7 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    1.8 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.0 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.0 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.0 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.2 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.2 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    2.2 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    2.2 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    2.2 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    2.2 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    306 MEDICAL CENTRE, 306 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LY

    ODS code G85091

    2.3 km

  • UPPER NORWOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H83005

    2.3 km

  • NORTH WOOD GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85022

    2.4 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    2.4 km

  • ANERLEY SURGERY

    224 ANERLEY ROAD, PENGE, LONDON, SE20 8TJ

    ODS code G84624

    2.5 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    1 FOREST HILL ROAD, DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 0SQ

    ODS code G85001

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 76 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sydenham Hill Estate

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.0 miles

  • Coombe Road

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.0 miles

  • Coombe Road

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Sydenham Hill Estate

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Crescent Wood Road

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 033B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,521 of 33,755

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

214 open schools are in scope, including 129 primary and 29 secondary schools. Kelvin Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 317 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 383.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,463 events.

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