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SE26 Sydenham — Family Area Report

Sydenham · Lewisham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lewisham£2,272/yrBromley£2,123/yrCroydon£2,621/yrThis postcode straddles 3 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityAverage · 22–27%25.6% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE26 is the London postcode area covering Sydenham in the London Borough of Lewisham. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 17 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Canary Wharf in 35 min on the morning rush. 25.6% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density26
Commute70

Schools

17 within 1 mile

  • St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 394 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    330m

  • Forest Hill School

    Secondary · 1080 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    637m

  • Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST

    Independent · 716 pupils

    673m

  • Sydenham School

    Secondary · 1467 pupils

    751m

  • Kelvin Grove Primary School

    Primary · 535 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    761m

  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 185 pupils

    822m

  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 197 pupils

    908m

  • Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 233 pupils

    925m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    1
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    4

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    37 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    50 min
    via Windrush & Hammersmith & City
    Liverpool Street
    40 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line
    Canary WharfFastest
    35 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    53 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    47 min
    via Southeastern + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 35 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      SE26 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Sydenham, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is SE26 a good area for families?
      SE26 (Sydenham, Lewisham) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in SE26?
      There are 17 schools within a mile of SE26, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE26 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SE26?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE26 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE26 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SE26 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE26 is Canary Wharf in about 35 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SE26?
      25.6% of households in SE26's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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