SE6 3PQ

Downham · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Downham
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham East
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE6 3NS 21 m
SE6 3PL 78 m
SE6 3PN 82 m
SE6 3PW 84 m
BR1 5QU 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE6 3PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE6
Postcode sector
SE6 3
Latitude
51.425616
Longitude
-0.010702
British National Grid easting
538,400
British National Grid northing
171,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Downham · E05013720
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham East · E14001331
Output area
E00016385
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 038C · E01003241
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 038 · E02006784

Postcode source versions

Explore SE6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
153
Primary
98
Secondary
19
  1. St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    380 m
  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    441 m
  3. Bonus Pastor Catholic College

    Academy converter

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,695
  • Shoplifting 682
  • Anti social behaviour 648
  • Vehicle crime 588
  • Public order 304

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE6 3 residents
12,437

Age bands in SE6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,354 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,455 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

3,533 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

3,243 residents

Age 65 and over
11.2%

1,333 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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    1.3 km

  • ASHDOWN MEDICAL GROUP

    7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, DOWNHAM, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85057

    1.4 km

  • ICO HEALTH GROUP

    MOORSIDE CLINIC, 7-9 MOORSIDE ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5EP

    ODS code G85104

    1.4 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    1.7 km

  • LONDON LANE CLINIC

    KINNAIRD HOUSE, 37 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HB

    ODS code G84016

    1.8 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROOK LANE SURGERY, 27 BROOK LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4PX

    ODS code G84003

    1.9 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    2.0 km

  • HIGHLAND ROAD SURGERY

    10 HIGHLAND ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 4AD

    ODS code G84604

    2.1 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06345

    2.1 km

  • SUNDRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    84 LONDON LANE, BROMLEY, BR1 4HE

    ODS code G84629

    2.1 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.2 km

  • CORNERWAYS SURGERY

    50 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LG

    ODS code G84018

    2.2 km

  • MANOR ROAD SURGERY

    14 MANOR ROAD, BECKENHAM, BR3 5LE

    ODS code G84008

    2.2 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    2.3 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    2.5 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.7 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.7 km

  • ELM HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G84027

    2.8 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    2.8 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Green Man Community Hub

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles
  • Primrose Close

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles
  • Beckenham Hill Road / Primrose Close

    BCT · Southend

    0.1 miles
  • Green Man Community Hub

    BCT · Southend

    0.2 miles
  • Old Bromley Road

    BCT · Southend

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 038C, 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

8,662 of 33,755

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

153 open schools are in scope, including 98 primary and 19 secondary schools. St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 441.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,695 events.

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