SE26 6RW postcode in Southwark, England

SE26 6RW is a postcode in Southwark, in the Dulwich Wood ward. It is in the Dulwich and West Norwood parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since December 2000.

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. Southwark: 90% Typical price £443,500 Homes sold in SE26 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1% on the year before Nearest station Sydenham Hill 500 m in a straight line

Where SE26 6RW is, and what is near it

Map of SE26 6RW and what is near it Map of SE26 6RW: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the SE26 6 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 15 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SE26 6AA: also in SE26 6SE26 6AB: also in SE26 6SE26 6AD: also in SE26 6SE26 6AE: also in SE26 6SE26 6AG: also in SE26 6SE26 6AH: also in SE26 6SE26 6AJ: also in SE26 6SE26 6AL: also in SE26 6SE26 6AN: also in SE26 6SE26 6AP: also in SE26 6SE26 6AQ: also in SE26 6SE26 6AR: also in SE26 6SE26 6AS: also in SE26 6SE26 6AW: also in SE26 6SE26 6BF: also in SE26 6SE26 6BL: also in SE26 6SE26 6BP: also in SE26 6SE26 6BS: also in SE26 6SE26 6BT: also in SE26 6SE26 6BW: also in SE26 6SE26 6DD: also in SE26 6SE26 6DG: also in SE26 6SE26 6GA: also in SE26 6SE26 6JJ: also in SE26 6SE26 6JR: also in SE26 6SE26 6JS: also in SE26 6SE26 6JT: also in SE26 6SE26 6JU: also in SE26 6SE26 6JY: also in SE26 6SE26 6LA: also in SE26 6SE26 6LB: also in SE26 6SE26 6LD: also in SE26 6SE26 6LE: also in SE26 6SE26 6NA: also in SE26 6SE26 6NB: also in SE26 6SE26 6NL: also in SE26 6SE26 6NP: also in SE26 6SE26 6NR: also in SE26 6SE26 6NS: also in SE26 6SE26 6NT: also in SE26 6SE26 6NU: also in SE26 6SE26 6NW: also in SE26 6SE26 6NX: also in SE26 6SE26 6NY: also in SE26 6SE26 6PA: also in SE26 6SE26 6PB: also in SE26 6SE26 6PD: also in SE26 6SE26 6PE: also in SE26 6SE26 6PF: also in SE26 6SE26 6QF: also in SE26 6SE26 6QG: also in SE26 6SE26 6QH: also in SE26 6SE26 6QJ: also in SE26 6SE26 6QL: also in SE26 6SE26 6QP: also in SE26 6SE26 6QW: also in SE26 6SE26 6QZ: also in SE26 6SE26 6RA: also in SE26 6SE26 6RB: also in SE26 6SE26 6RE: also in SE26 6SE26 6RF: also in SE26 6SE26 6RG: also in SE26 6SE26 6RH: also in SE26 6SE26 6RJ: also in SE26 6SE26 6RQ: also in SE26 6SE26 6RR: also in SE26 6SE26 6RS: also in SE26 6SE26 6SB: also in SE26 6SE26 6SF: also in SE26 6SE26 6SH: also in SE26 6SE26 6SJ: also in SE26 6SE26 6SL: also in SE26 6SE26 6SN: also in SE26 6SE26 6SP: also in SE26 6SE26 6SQ: also in SE26 6SE26 6SR: also in SE26 6SE26 6SS: also in SE26 6SE26 6ST: also in SE26 6SE26 6SU: also in SE26 6SE26 6SW: also in SE26 6SE26 6SX: also in SE26 6SE26 6SY: also in SE26 6SE26 6TH: also in SE26 6SE26 6TJ: also in SE26 6SE26 6TL: also in SE26 6SE26 6TN: also in SE26 6SE26 6TP: also in SE26 6SE26 6TQ: also in SE26 6SE26 6TR: also in SE26 6SE26 6TS: also in SE26 6SE26 6TT: also in SE26 6SE26 6TU: also in SE26 6SE26 6TW: also in SE26 6SE26 6TX: also in SE26 6SE26 6TY: also in SE26 6SE26 6UP: also in SE26 6SE26 6UT: also in SE26 6SE26 6UW: also in SE26 6SE26 6XP: also in SE26 6SE26 6XQ: also in SE26 6SE26 6XR: also in SE26 6SE26 6XS: also in SE26 6SE26 6XT: also in SE26 6SE26 6XU: also in SE26 6SE26 6XW: also in SE26 6SE26 6XX: also in SE26 6SE26 6XY: also in SE26 6SE26 6XZ: also in SE26 6SE26 6YA: also in SE26 6SE26 6YB: also in SE26 6 Gipsy Hill station 750 mWells Park Practice 900 mSydenham SE26 6RW Map of SE26 6RW and what is near it Map of SE26 6RW: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the SE26 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Sydenham SE26 6RW
  • SE26 6RW
  • Other postcodes in SE26 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • 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 51.4290, longitude -0.0760)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE26 6RW?

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 6RW?

Every home and business at SE26 6RW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Southwark: 90%

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

Southwark: 97%

The line marks the figure across Southwark.

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 6RW?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Southwark's days for SE26 6RW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SE26 6RW 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 6RW 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 6RW.

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 Southwark

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE26 6RW: 8,655 properties in Southwark are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Southwark

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 6RW 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 6RW?

Homes in SE26 6 sold for a typical £443,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, down 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£443,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£448,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £670,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £746,500 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £400,000 75 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 6RW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SE26 6RW 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 6RW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around SE26 6RW. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (41%). 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 6RW

Band D in Southwark for 2026‑27: £1,967. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,312 (band A) to £3,935 (band H); band C, the most common, is £1,749.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,312
Band Babout 110 (14%)£1,530
Band Cabout 170 (21%)£1,749
Band Dabout 120 (15%)£1,967
Band Eabout 160 (20%)£2,404
Band Fabout 60 (8%)£2,842
Band Gabout 70 (9%)£3,279
Band Habout 60 (8%)£3,935

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 41% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Southwark 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 6RW is in (ONS area E01003945), 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 6RW?

The nearest open schools to SE26 6RW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE26 6RW, 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 6RW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE26 6RW is Sydenham Hill Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Sydenham Hill Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Gipsy Hill Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Dome Hill Park, 72 m away.

More stations near SE26 6RW, 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 6RW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE26 6RW, 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 6RW?

3 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE26 6RW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ChargePoint Charging point · 1 charger 750 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 750 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 750 mWalk

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 6RW?

The nearest to the centre of SE26 6RW, 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 6RW?

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 6RW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE26 6RW, 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 6RW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE26 6RW, 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 6RW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE26 6RW 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 6RW in a conservation area?

The centre of SE26 6RW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 6RW?

Police.uk records 472 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE26 6RW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences159 reports
Anti-social behaviour99 reports
Vehicle crime42 reports
Public order39 reports
Other theft33 reports
Burglary21 reports

Also: drugs 20, shoplifting 18, theft from the person 16, robbery 14, other crime 5, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 2, 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 6RW

Ward
Dulwich Wood
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Southwark
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

SE26 6SW50 mSE26 6GA60 mSE26 6SR80 mSE26 6SH90 mSE26 6SU90 mSE19 1UP120 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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