BR1 5SA postcode in Lewisham, England

BR1 5SA is a postcode in Lewisham, in the Catford South ward. It is in the Lewisham East parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at BR1 5SA can get it Across Lewisham: 90% Typical price £420,000 Homes sold in BR1 5, last 12 months. ▼ 2.3% on the year before Nearest station Beckenham Hill 700 m in a straight line

Where BR1 5SA is, and what is near it

Map of BR1 5SA and what is near it Map of BR1 5SA: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the BR1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. BR1 5EL: also in BR1 5BR1 5ES: also in BR1 5BR1 5ET: also in BR1 5BR1 5EU: also in BR1 5BR1 5EX: also in BR1 5BR1 5EY: also in BR1 5BR1 5EZ: also in BR1 5BR1 5FD: also in BR1 5BR1 5GN: also in BR1 5BR1 5HA: also in BR1 5BR1 5HB: also in BR1 5BR1 5HD: also in BR1 5BR1 5HH: also in BR1 5BR1 5HJ: also in BR1 5BR1 5HL: also in BR1 5BR1 5HY: also in BR1 5BR1 5LA: also in BR1 5BR1 5NG: also in BR1 5BR1 5NH: also in BR1 5BR1 5NJ: also in BR1 5BR1 5NP: also in BR1 5BR1 5NQ: also in BR1 5BR1 5NS: also in BR1 5BR1 5NT: also in BR1 5BR1 5NU: also in BR1 5BR1 5NW: also in BR1 5BR1 5NX: also in BR1 5BR1 5NY: also in BR1 5BR1 5NZ: also in BR1 5BR1 5PB: also in BR1 5BR1 5PD: also in BR1 5BR1 5PE: also in BR1 5BR1 5PF: also in BR1 5BR1 5PG: also in BR1 5BR1 5PJ: also in BR1 5BR1 5PL: also in BR1 5BR1 5PN: also in BR1 5BR1 5PP: also in BR1 5BR1 5PQ: also in BR1 5BR1 5PR: also in BR1 5BR1 5PS: also in BR1 5BR1 5PT: also in BR1 5BR1 5PU: also in BR1 5BR1 5PW: also in BR1 5BR1 5PX: also in BR1 5BR1 5PY: also in BR1 5BR1 5PZ: also in BR1 5BR1 5QA: also in BR1 5BR1 5QB: also in BR1 5BR1 5QD: also in BR1 5BR1 5QE: also in BR1 5BR1 5QF: also in BR1 5BR1 5QG: also in BR1 5BR1 5QH: also in BR1 5BR1 5QJ: also in BR1 5BR1 5QL: also in BR1 5BR1 5QN: also in BR1 5BR1 5QP: also in BR1 5BR1 5QQ: also in BR1 5BR1 5QR: also in BR1 5BR1 5QS: also in BR1 5BR1 5QT: also in BR1 5BR1 5QU: also in BR1 5BR1 5QW: also in BR1 5BR1 5RA: also in BR1 5BR1 5RB: also in BR1 5BR1 5RD: also in BR1 5BR1 5RE: also in BR1 5BR1 5RF: also in BR1 5BR1 5RG: also in BR1 5BR1 5RH: also in BR1 5BR1 5RJ: also in BR1 5BR1 5RL: also in BR1 5BR1 5RN: also in BR1 5BR1 5RP: also in BR1 5BR1 5RQ: also in BR1 5BR1 5RR: also in BR1 5BR1 5RS: also in BR1 5BR1 5RT: also in BR1 5BR1 5RU: also in BR1 5BR1 5RW: also in BR1 5BR1 5SB: also in BR1 5BR1 5SD: also in BR1 5BR1 5SE: also in BR1 5BR1 5SF: also in BR1 5BR1 5SG: also in BR1 5BR1 5SH: also in BR1 5BR1 5SJ: also in BR1 5BR1 5SQ: also in BR1 5 GP 1.3 kmAshdown Medical Group 1.4 kmDownham BR1 5SA Map of BR1 5SA and what is near it Map of BR1 5SA: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the BR1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.3 kmTram or metro 2.4 kmDownham BR1 5SA
  • BR1 5SA
  • Other postcodes in BR1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4294, longitude -0.0099)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after BR1 5SA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at BR1 5SA?

Every home and business at BR1 5SA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

BR1 5SA 100% Lewisham 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

BR1 5SA 100% Lewisham 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at BR1 5SA?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lewisham's days for BR1 5SA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for BR1 5SA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is BR1 5SA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include BR1 5SA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lewisham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for BR1 5SA: 8,204 properties in Lewisham are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewisham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of BR1 5SA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near BR1 5SA?

Homes in BR1 5 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£430,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £530,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £410,000 59 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £275,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole BR1 district: a typical £462,500 from 467 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in BR1 5SA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in BR1 5SA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at BR1 5SA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at BR1 5SA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near BR1 5SA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around BR1 5SA. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (55%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around BR1 5SA

Band D in Lewisham for 2026‑27: £2,237. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,492 (band A) to £3,232 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,492
Band Babout 100 (14%)£1,740
Band Cabout 150 (21%)£1,989
Band Dabout 430 (61%)£2,237
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,735
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,232
Band Gwithheld£3,729
Band Hfewer than 5£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 55% 1919 to 1939
  4. 30% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Lewisham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of BR1 5SA is in (ONS area E01003348), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near BR1 5SA?

The nearest open schools to BR1 5SA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near BR1 5SA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to BR1 5SA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of BR1 5SA is Beckenham Hill Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Beckenham Hill Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Bellingham Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Beckenham Junction Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Whitefoot Lane / Bromley Road, 122 m away.

More stations near BR1 5SA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near BR1 5SA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of BR1 5SA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near BR1 5SA?

0 within 1 km 20 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of BR1 5SA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near BR1 5SA?

The nearest to the centre of BR1 5SA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to BR1 5SA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near BR1 5SA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of BR1 5SA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near BR1 5SA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of BR1 5SA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near BR1 5SA?

The nearest vets to the centre of BR1 5SA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is BR1 5SA in a conservation area?

The centre of BR1 5SA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near BR1 5SA?

Police.uk records 485 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of BR1 5SA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences151 reports
Anti-social behaviour107 reports
Shoplifting59 reports
Vehicle crime55 reports
Drugs27 reports
Public order22 reports

Also: other theft 20, burglary 17, robbery 11, theft from the person 9, other crime 5, criminal damage and arson 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for BR1 5SA

Ward
Catford South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lewisham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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