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SE26 postcode area · Lewisham

The SE26 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Southwark. Area Scores range from 10 to 72 across them. Every full SE26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SE26 district: New Beckenham scores 72 out of 100 (#1,904 of 6,856 nationally) while Beckenham Hill sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 62 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £340,000 in Beckenham Hill to £647,500 in Penge East — a 1.9× gap within the SE26 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham and Southwark — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,181a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime92per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied48%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SE26 district

£455,000median home sold over the past year · -1.7% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 357 sales
Detached£971,000
Semi-detached£785,000
Terraced£695,000
Flat£385,000
Lewisham£472,500
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New BeckenhamBromley 1,90472 £385,000
Sydenham HillSouthwark 3,15854 £475,000
Penge EastBromley 3,28252 £647,500
Crystal Palace ParkBromley 3,61147 £405,000
South Norwood HillCroydon 4,37836 £350,000
Sydenham WellsLewisham 4,55734 £437,500
Lower SydenhamLewisham 4,66632 £534,500
Upper SydenhamLewisham 4,72131 £450,000
Perry ValeLewisham 4,76930 £468,500
Bellingham & Perry HillLewisham 5,63318 £455,000
Beckenham HillLewisham 6,12011 £340,000

People living in SE26 Census 2021

Residents93,849
Median age (est.)37
Density6,041per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above50%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 35%45–64 25%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 26%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors14%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 56%Asian: 8%Black: 24%Mixed: 8%Other: 4%
White 56%Asian 8%Black 24%Mixed 8%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 37% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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.

Towns & places in SE26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SE26 district.

South Norwood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SE26.

SE20 SE23 SE19 SE6 SE21 BR3 SE25 SE27

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.