Lower Sydenham
Lewisham · London · population 8,253 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode SE26
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,666 of 6,856 in England
- #622 of 1,002 in London
- #23 of 37 in Lewisham
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 39% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 30%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Lower Sydenham is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,666 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 37 in Lewisham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (68) and lowest on Living environment (17). Typical homes here sold for about £534,500 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 102 sales), 13% above the wider Lewisham median of £472,500. Typical household take-home income is around £50,491 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £534,500 | 102 | +1.8% | +20.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £798,500 | 10 | -1.5% | +21.9% |
| Terraced | £650,000 | 38 | -3.0% | -3.0% |
| Flat | £385,375 | 52 | -6.9% | +18.6% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,052 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,819 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 237 |
| Theft | 80 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 98 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 56 |
| Public order & weapons | 50 |
| Drugs | 31 |
| Robbery | 19 |
| Other | 19 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 180 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Lewisham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Merton Church Road & Phipps BridgeMerton32£391,250
- WestboroughSouthend-on-Sea32£299,500
- Rudheath West & LeftwichCheshire West and Chester32£226,000
- Trowbridge NorthWiltshire32£215,000
- High Green & BurncrossSheffield32£185,000
- Brampton & West MeltonRotherham32£175,000