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SE26 6LU

Forest Hill · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE26 6FD 54 m
SE26 6FE 54 m
SE26 4NE 80 m
SE26 6LX 80 m
SE26 6LW 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE26 6LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE26
Postcode sector
SE26 6
Latitude
51.436478
Longitude
-0.064344
British National Grid easting
534,639
British National Grid northing
172,608

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Forest Hill · E05013722
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich · E14001333
Output area
E00016465
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 028B · E01003257
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 028 · E02000680

Postcode source versions

Explore SE26

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
135
Secondary
30

  1. Eliot Bank Primary School

    Community school

    189 m

  2. Sydenham School

    Community school

    438 m

  3. Kelvin Grove Primary School

    Community school

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,373
  • Anti social behaviour 615
  • Vehicle crime 508
  • Other theft 288
  • Public order 245

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

31 female, 14 male

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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE26 6 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

79

within 5 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    668 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.4 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.5 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    1.7 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.8 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.8 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.8 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.8 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.8 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.8 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    1.9 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    1.9 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.9 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.9 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

    163-169 CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 9EP

    ODS code G85651

    2.2 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.6 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.6 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.7 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    2.8 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 79 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

  • Sydenham Hill / Kirkdale

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.0 miles

  • Sydenham Hill / Kirkdale

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Heathedge

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Kirkdale / Thorpewood Avenue

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Mount Ash Road

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 028B, 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

14,362 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

225 open schools are in scope, including 135 primary and 30 secondary schools. Eliot Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,373 events.

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