SE4 1BS

Brockley · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North
Postcode district
SE4
Postcode sector
SE4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE4 1BW 45 m
SE4 1BP 51 m
SE4 1DG 62 m
SE14 6PA 74 m
SE4 1DP 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE4 1BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE4
Postcode sector
SE4 1
Latitude
51.471361
Longitude
-0.032428
British National Grid easting
536,753
British National Grid northing
176,546

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Brockley · E05013716
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham North · E14001332
Output area
E00182537
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 005B · E01003209
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 005 · E02000657

Postcode source versions

Explore SE4

47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Malpas Road, London, SE4 1BS 1 May 2026 £810,000
10d, Malpas Road, London, SE4 1BS 22 January 2026 £890,000
50a - 50b, Malpas Road, London, SE4 1BS 7 October 2024 £950,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
268
Primary
158
Secondary
32
  1. Myatt Garden Primary School

    Community school

    134 m
  2. Oak Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    293 m
  3. Goldsmiths College, University of London

    Higher education institutions

    371 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,179
  • Anti social behaviour 1,388
  • Other theft 848
  • Vehicle crime 631
  • Shoplifting 600

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
134

79 female, 55 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
3.2
SE4 1 residents
16,746

Age bands in SE4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

3,025 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,816 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.3%

6,510 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

4,093 residents

Age 65 and over
9%

1,536 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE4 1 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+
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

76

within 5 km

  • DEPTFORD SURGERY

    502-504 NEW CROSS ROAD, LONDON, SE14 6TJ

    ODS code G85711

    481 m

  • DEPTFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEARSONS AVENUE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6TG

    ODS code G85736

    513 m

  • CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACTICE

    CLIFTON RISE FAMILY PRACT, WALDRON HLTH/CTR(SUITE 2), LONDON, SE8 4BG

    ODS code G85026

    558 m

  • AMERSHAM VALE TRAINING PRACTICE

    SUITE 5, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, NEW CROSS, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85698

    563 m

  • NEW CROSS CENTRE (HURLEY GROUP)

    SUITE 3, WALDRON HEALTH CENTRE, AMERSHAM VALE, LONDON, SE14 6LD

    ODS code G85076

    563 m

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    640 m

  • THE LEWISHAM CARE PARTNERSHIP

    56-60 LOAMPIT HILL, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 7SX

    ODS code G85038

    838 m

  • THE QRP SURGERY

    387 QUEENS ROAD, NEW CROSS GATE, LONDON, SE14 5HD

    ODS code G85015

    1.1 km

  • KINGFISHER MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 KINGFISHER SQUARE, STAUNTON STREET, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 5DA

    ODS code G85020

    1.2 km

  • PLUMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-33 PLUMBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE10 8PA

    ODS code G83641

    1.3 km

  • PRIMECARE PMS (SOUTH STREET)

    SOUTH ST MEDICAL CENTRE, 71A GREENWICH SOUTH STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8NT

    ODS code G83058

    1.5 km

  • BURNEY STREET PMS

    48 BURNEY STREET, GREENWICH, LONDON, SE10 8EX

    ODS code G83065

    1.8 km

  • THE NUNHEAD SURGERY

    58 NUNHEAD GROVE, NUNHEAD, LONDON, SE15 3LY

    ODS code G85685

    1.9 km

  • GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDLASS PLACE, DEPTFORD, LONDON, SE8 3QH

    ODS code G85085

    2.1 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    2.1 km

  • DOCKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    100 SPINDRIFT AVENUE, ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 9WU

    ODS code F84656

    2.3 km

  • THE ACORN & GAUMONT HOUSE SURGERY

    153 PECKHAM HIGH STREET, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 5SL

    ODS code G85006

    2.4 km

  • STERNHALL LANE SURGERY

    12 STERNHALL LANE, PECKHAM, LONDON, SE15 4NT

    ODS code G85119

    2.5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    57 HAWKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE16 2PE

    ODS code G85125

    2.6 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 76 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

  • Malpas Road

    BCT · New Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Malpas Road

    BCT · New Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Shardeloes Road / Lewisham Way

    BCT · New Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Shardeloes Road / Lewisham Way

    BCT · New Cross

    0.1 miles
  • St. Donatts Road

    BCT · New Cross

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 005B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,160 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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
7
Medium risk addresses
7
Low risk addresses
12
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

Property market

The five-year median is £850,000 from 7 recorded sales in SE4 1BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewisham is £491,259 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

268 open schools are in scope, including 158 primary and 32 secondary schools. Myatt Garden Primary School is the nearest published school at 134 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 842.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,179 events.

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