SE26 4ND postcode in Lewisham, England

SE26 4ND is a postcode in Lewisham, in the Forest Hill ward. It is in the Lewisham West and East Dulwich 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 can get it. Lewisham: 90% Typical price £530,000 Homes sold in SE26 4, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Forest Hill 700 m in a straight line

Where SE26 4ND is, and what is near it

Map of SE26 4ND and what is near it Map of SE26 4ND: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the SE26 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (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 250 m. SE26 4AR: also in SE26 4SE26 4AS: also in SE26 4SE26 4BB: also in SE26 4SE26 4BE: also in SE26 4SE26 4BG: also in SE26 4SE26 4BJ: also in SE26 4SE26 4BL: also in SE26 4SE26 4BN: also in SE26 4SE26 4BP: also in SE26 4SE26 4BS: also in SE26 4SE26 4BT: also in SE26 4SE26 4BU: also in SE26 4SE26 4BW: also in SE26 4SE26 4BX: also in SE26 4SE26 4BY: also in SE26 4SE26 4BZ: also in SE26 4SE26 4DA: also in SE26 4SE26 4DB: also in SE26 4SE26 4DH: also in SE26 4SE26 4DJ: also in SE26 4SE26 4DL: also in SE26 4SE26 4DN: also in SE26 4SE26 4DP: also in SE26 4SE26 4DR: also in SE26 4SE26 4DS: also in SE26 4SE26 4DT: also in SE26 4SE26 4DU: also in SE26 4SE26 4DW: also in SE26 4SE26 4DX: also in SE26 4SE26 4DY: also in SE26 4SE26 4EA: also in SE26 4SE26 4EB: also in SE26 4SE26 4ED: also in SE26 4SE26 4EE: also in SE26 4SE26 4EG: also in SE26 4SE26 4EH: also in SE26 4SE26 4EQ: also in SE26 4SE26 4FA: also in SE26 4SE26 4FB: also in SE26 4SE26 4FE: also in SE26 4SE26 4LH: also in SE26 4SE26 4LJ: also in SE26 4SE26 4LL: also in SE26 4SE26 4LN: also in SE26 4SE26 4LP: also in SE26 4SE26 4LR: also in SE26 4SE26 4LS: also in SE26 4SE26 4LT: also in SE26 4SE26 4LU: also in SE26 4SE26 4NA: also in SE26 4SE26 4NB: also in SE26 4SE26 4NE: also in SE26 4SE26 4NF: also in SE26 4SE26 4NG: also in SE26 4SE26 4NH: also in SE26 4SE26 4NJ: also in SE26 4SE26 4NN: also in SE26 4SE26 4NQ: also in SE26 4SE26 4NS: also in SE26 4SE26 4QG: also in SE26 4SE26 4QH: also in SE26 4SE26 4QJ: also in SE26 4SE26 4QL: also in SE26 4SE26 4QP: also in SE26 4SE26 4QQ: also in SE26 4SE26 4QT: also in SE26 4SE26 4QX: also in SE26 4SE26 4QY: also in SE26 4SE26 4QZ: also in SE26 4SE26 4RA: also in SE26 4SE26 4RB: also in SE26 4SE26 4RD: also in SE26 4SE26 4RE: also in SE26 4SE26 4RF: also in SE26 4SE26 4RG: also in SE26 4SE26 4RH: also in SE26 4SE26 4RL: also in SE26 4SE26 4RN: also in SE26 4SE26 4RP: also in SE26 4SE26 4RQ: also in SE26 4SE26 4RT: also in SE26 4SE26 4RW: also in SE26 4SE26 4SH: also in SE26 4SE26 4SJ: also in SE26 4SE26 4SL: also in SE26 4SE26 4SQ: also in SE26 4SE26 4SS: also in SE26 4SE26 4ST: also in SE26 4SE26 4SU: also in SE26 4 Sydenham station 1.3 kmVale Medical Centre 1.3 kmGP 1.4 kmSydenham SE26 4ND Map of SE26 4ND and what is near it Map of SE26 4ND: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the SE26 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (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 250 m. GP 1.4 kmSydenham SE26 4ND
  • SE26 4ND
  • Other postcodes in SE26 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 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 51.4372, longitude -0.0628)

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 SE26 4ND?

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 SE26 4ND?

Every home and business at SE26 4ND can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lewisham: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Lewisham: 98%

The line marks the figure across Lewisham.

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 SE26 4ND?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Lewisham's days for SE26 4ND today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE26 4ND 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 SE26 4ND 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 SE26 4ND.

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 SE26 4ND: 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 SE26 4ND 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 SE26 4ND?

Homes in SE26 4 sold for a typical £530,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 81 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£530,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£520,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £763,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £665,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £340,000 36 sales

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

Across the whole SE26 district: a typical £460,000 from 269 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 SE26 4ND

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE26 4ND 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

What council tax band are homes near SE26 4ND?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around SE26 4ND. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (57%). 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 SE26 4ND

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 £3,729 (band G); band C, the most common, is £1,989.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (7%)£1,492
Band Babout 180 (24%)£1,740
Band Cabout 270 (36%)£1,989
Band Dabout 160 (21%)£2,237
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,735
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,232
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£3,729
Band Hwithheld£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 57% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: 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 SE26 4ND is in (ONS area E01003257), 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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest open schools to SE26 4ND, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE26 4ND, 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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE26 4ND is Forest Hill Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Forest Hill Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Sydenham Rail Station Railway station 1.3 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 Kirkdale / Thorpewood Avenue, 112 m away.

More stations near SE26 4ND, 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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE26 4ND, 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 SE26 4ND?

0 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE26 4ND, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • ChargePoint Charging point · 1 charger 2.0 kmCycle

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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest to the centre of SE26 4ND, 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 SE26 4ND?

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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE26 4ND, 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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE26 4ND, 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 SE26 4ND?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE26 4ND 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 SE26 4ND in a conservation area?

The centre of SE26 4ND is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 SE26 4ND?

Police.uk records 461 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE26 4ND in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences140 reports
Anti-social behaviour109 reports
Vehicle crime43 reports
Other theft34 reports
Public order31 reports
Shoplifting22 reports

Also: drugs 22, robbery 22, burglary 16, theft from the person 14, other crime 4, bicycle theft 3, criminal damage and arson 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 SE26 4ND

Ward
Forest Hill
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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE26 4NJ30 mSE23 3XR40 mSE26 4NH50 mSE26 6LX60 mSE26 4NB90 mSE26 4NE100 m
All of SE26

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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