BR1 4LB
A postcode in Downham, Lewisham. The nearest bus stop is Old Bromley Road /Bromley Road, a minute away; Beckenham Hill Station is 12 min on foot.
What’s nearby
Distances and times are walking routes.
How the area measures up
Both figures describe the surrounding neighbourhood, not this postcode alone. Crime in BR1 breaks it down by category.
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas
This neighbourhood sits in the 2nd tenth of England, ranked 5,807 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
1,191 reports, about 99.2 a month
Within 500 m of here, in the 12 months to July 2026. The police record each report at a point on or near a street, never at an address.
Guides for BR1
The whole district, not just this postcode.
What properties sell for
Every registered sale, as recorded by HM Land Registry. Repossessions and transfers to a company are excluded, so these are open-market prices.
Median sale price
£337,500
Across 4 sales in BR1 4LB between July 2022 and September 2025.
By property type
2 kinds sold
Medians over the same period. A type with only one or two sales behind it is a single house, not a market.
Recent sales in BR1 4LB Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 4
- £195k Sep 2025 Flat B, 7 Old Bromley Road
- £300k Mar 2024 Flat 4, Legion House Old Bromley Road
- £489k Jul 2023 6 Old Bromley Road
- £375k Jul 2022 21 Old Bromley Road
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Caffe Cinos · 12 within 1.0 km 10 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 10 m NW · 1 min walk Caffe Cinos Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Jul 2025
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Honeypot African Restaurant and Bar Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Mar 2024
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Mega Breakfast Cafe Hygiene 4 - goodrated Dec 2025
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Ganesha Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Jul 2025
- 200 m NE · 3 min walk Thensurabi Restaurant Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jan 2025
- 200 m NE · 3 min walk Suruchi Restaurant Hygiene 4 - goodrated Feb 2026
- 250 m NE · 3 min walk Greggs Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
- 250 m E · 3 min walk Cafe Treat Hygiene 4 - goodrated Feb 2024
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk Sponge Kitchens Ltd Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk George's Cafe Hygiene 4 - goodrated Feb 2024
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk GRILLO'S Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Aug 2026
- 300 m SE · 4 min walk Sweet Scoops Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jan 2023
Bus stops Nearest is Old Bromley Road /Bromley Road · 12 within 800 m 40 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 40 m NW · 1 min walk Old Bromley Road /Bromley Road facing S->S
- 150 m N · 2 min walk Old Bromley Road facing SEStop DL
- 200 m E · 3 min walk Bromley Road / Downham Way facing NStop DK
- 250 m NW · 3 min walk Old Bromley Road facing NWStop SU
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Bromley Road / Downham Way facing SStop DA
- 300 m E · 3 min walk Rangefield Road facing EStop DM
- 300 m E · 3 min walk Rangefield Road facing WStop DZ
- 400 m SE · 5 min walk Ashgrove Road facing SStop DJ
- 450 m S · 5 min walk Old Bromley facing WStop DH
- 450 m SE · 5 min walk Ashgrove Road facing SStop DB
- 450 m NW · 5 min walk Green Man Community Hub facing WStop SV
- 550 m E · 7 min walk Keedonwood Road facing WStop DT
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Ganesha Supermarket · 12 within 1.2 km 150 m
- 150 m N · 2 min walk Ganesha Supermarket
- 150 m N · 2 min walk Costcutter Costcutter
- 200 m SE · 3 min walk Iceland Iceland
- 200 m NW · 3 min walk M&S Simply Food M&S Simply Food
- 250 m NE · 3 min walk Best Food Mega Mart
- 250 m E · 3 min walk Premier Premier
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 300 m SE · 4 min walk Sara Euromarket
- 550 m SE · 7 min walk B&K Low Cost Supermarket Mace
- 550 m SE · 7 min walk K&R Supermarket
- 600 m SE · 8 min walk FM Food Centre
- 850 m NW · 10 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
Parks & green space Nearest is Downham memorial park. · 10 within 1.5 km 150 m
- 150 m SE · 2 min walk Downham memorial park.
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Peter Pan's Park
- 750 m E · 9 min walk St. Barnabas Park
- 750 m SE · 9 min walk Beechmore play park
- 950 m E · 11 min walk Downham Park
- 1.0 km E · 12 min walk Downham Fields
- 1.1 km SE · 13 min walk Swiftsden Green
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields
- 1.2 km N · 15 min walk Forster Memorial Park
- 1.4 km SW · 17 min walk Beckenham Place Park
Takeaways Nearest is Wing it up · 10 within 1.0 km 200 m
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Wing it up Awaiting inspection
- 200 m NE · 3 min walk Downham Kebab Hygiene 4 - good
- 200 m SE · 3 min walk Ben & Harry Limited Hygiene 5 - very good
- 250 m NE · 3 min walk Malar Spice Ltd Hygiene 1 - major improvement needed
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk MORLEY'S Hygiene 5 - very good
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk Favorite Chicken & Ribs Hygiene 3 - satisfactory
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk After Hours Express Limited Hygiene 5 - very good
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk Pizza & Chinese Awaiting inspection
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk PIZZA GOGO Hygiene 5 - very good
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk Pizza Hut Delivery Hygiene 5 - very good
Dentists Nearest is Arkh View · 7 within 2.0 km 200 m
- 200 m NE · 2 min walk Arkh View
- 1.4 km NW · 17 min walk smilestraight
- 1.6 km NW · 20 min walk Maxident
- 2.0 km NW · 24 min walk Integrity Dental Care CQC: Regulations met
- 2.2 km E · 26 min walk HB Dental Practice
- 2.2 km SE · 26 min walk Coley Kenward & Partners Dental Practice
- 2.2 km SE · 27 min walk Premier Orthodontists
Pharmacies Nearest is Day Lewis Pharmacy · 5 within 1.5 km 200 m
- 200 m E · 3 min walk Day Lewis Pharmacy
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Brownes Pharmacy
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk Duncan's Chemist
- 950 m NW · 12 min walk Vantage Pharmacy
- 1.6 km E · 19 min walk Day Lewis
Post offices Nearest is Downham Post Office · 4 within 2.0 km 250 m
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Downham Post Office
- 1.6 km NW · 19 min walk Bellingham Post Office
- 1.6 km E · 20 min walk Downham Way Post Office
- 2.2 km N · 26 min walk Torridon Road Post Office
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Angelface Preschool · 11 within 1.5 km 300 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in BR1 — every one in the district, compared
- 300 m NE · 3 min walk Angelface Preschool Full day careOfsted: Good20 places
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk Ladybird Nursery Bromley Full day care60 places
- 700 m NW · 8 min walk SHELLZ ASC Out-of-school day care35 places
- 1.1 km SE · 13 min walk Blossom Years Sessional day careOfsted: Good32 places
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Little Lambs Preschool Sessional day careOfsted: Outstanding32 places
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Downham Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Sugarplumz Ltd Out-of-school day care70 places
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Just Little Kidz Children's Centre Full day careOfsted: Good30 places
- 1.4 km E · 16 min walk Burnt Ash School Nursery Full day careOfsted: Outstanding24 places
- 1.5 km NE · 18 min walk Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good39 places
- 1.7 km E · 21 min walk BMB Future Starz Full day care
Playgrounds Nearest is Playground · 8 within 1.2 km 350 m
- 350 m SW · 4 min walk Playground
- 550 m W · 6 min walk Playground
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Playground
- 900 m E · 11 min walk Playground
- 950 m N · 11 min walk Playground
- 950 m N · 12 min walk Playground
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk Playground
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk Playground
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre · 10 within 2.0 km 450 m
- 450 m S · 5 min walk Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre
- 1.2 km SW · 15 min walk Beckenham Place Park Lake
- 1.5 km E · 18 min walk Downham Leisure Centre
- 1.6 km E · 19 min walk Downham Health & Leisure Centre
- 1.8 km N · 21 min walk Bellingham Bowling Club
- 1.8 km NW · 21 min walk Bellingham Leisure Centre
- 2.5 km W · 30 min walk Goals
- 2.7 km NW · 33 min walk The Gym
- 2.8 km SW · 33 min walk Crystal Palace FC Training Ground
- 3.0 km W · 36 min walk The County Ground
Schools Nearest is Bonus Pastor Catholic College · 12 within 2.0 km 450 m
State and independent schools. Ofsted replaced its single overall grade with a report card of separate area grades in November 2025, so a school shows either those area grades, an earlier overall grade with its year, or the result of an ungraded inspection - a check that the previous grade still holds rather than a new judgement. Independent schools are inspected by the ISI, which publishes no grades, so they show none.
Schools in BR1 — every one in the district, compared
- 450 m NE · 6 min walk Bonus Pastor Catholic College Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2023)Secondary school919 pupilsAges 11-16
- 800 m NE · 10 min walk Downderry Primary School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2022)Primary school477 pupilsAges 3-11
- 850 m NW · 10 min walk St John Baptist Southend Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good (2020)Primary school177 pupilsAges 4-11
- 950 m NE · 11 min walk New Woodlands School Ofsted: Standards maintained (2024)101 pupilsAges 5-16
- 1.0 km E · 12 min walk Rangefield Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022)Primary school236 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.1 km W · 13 min walk St Augustine's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: School remains Good (2024)Primary school216 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.5 km NW · 18 min walk Conisborough College Ofsted: Requires improvement (2022)Secondary school703 pupilsAges 11-16
- 1.5 km W · 18 min walk Watergate School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2022)185 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.5 km NE · 18 min walk Greenvale School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2023)216 pupilsAges 11-19
- 1.5 km E · 18 min walk Good Shepherd RC School Ofsted: School remains Good (2020)Primary school201 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.5 km W · 18 min walk Sedgehill Academy Ofsted: Good (2022)Secondary school960 pupilsAges 11-18
- 1.7 km NE · 21 min walk Forster Park Primary School Primary school269 pupilsAges 4-11
Places of worship Nearest is St John the Baptist · 12 within 2.0 km 700 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 700 m NW · 9 min walk St John the Baptist christiananglican
- 800 m E · 9 min walk St Barnabas christiananglican
- 950 m W · 11 min walk The Annunciation and St Augustine Catholic Church christian
- 1.3 km W · 16 min walk Albacore Meeting Room christian
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Good Shepherd Church christian
- 1.6 km NE · 19 min walk St Luke christiananglican
- 1.8 km NE · 22 min walk Tahir Mosque muslimahmadiyya
- 1.9 km N · 22 min walk St Mark christiananglican
- 1.9 km NW · 23 min walk St Dunstan christiananglican
- 2.0 km NW · 24 min walk Christ Church christianunited_reformed
- 2.1 km N · 25 min walk St. Mark's Church christian
- 2.3 km NW · 28 min walk Catford Synagogue jewish
GP surgeries Nearest is South Lewisham Health Centre · 7 within 2.0 km 950 m
- 950 m NW · 11 min walk South Lewisham Health Centre
- 1.4 km NE · 16 min walk Oakview Family Practice CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2017
- 1.6 km E · 19 min walk Ashdown Medical Group
- 1.7 km SE · 20 min walk London Lane Clinic CQC: Goodinspected Jan 2017
- 1.7 km E · 21 min walk Links Medical Practice CQC: Goodinspected May 2016
- 1.9 km NW · 22 min walk Bellingham Green Surgery
- 2.2 km SE · 27 min walk Sundridge Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Nov 2017
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Beckenham Hill Station · 8 within 5.0 km 950 m
- 950 m W · 12 min walk Beckenham Hill Station Railway station entrance
- 1.4 km S · 16 min walk Ravensbourne Station Railway station entrance
- 1.5 km NW · 18 min walk Bellingham Station Railway station entrance
- 2.4 km E · 28 min walk Grove Park Station Railway station entrance
- 2.4 km S · 29 min walk Shortlands Station Railway station entrance
- 2.5 km SW · 30 min walk Beckenham Junction Station Railway station entrance
- 2.5 km W · 30 min walk Lower Sydenham Railway station entrance
- 2.5 km SE · 31 min walk Sundridge Park Rail Station Railway station
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Bromley Court Hotel · 2 within 2.0 km 1.2 km
Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs. Listed by the Food Standards Agency because they serve food, so they carry a hygiene rating for their kitchen rather than a rating of the rooms.
- 1.2 km SE · 14 min walk Bromley Court Hotel Hygiene 4 - good
- 2.0 km SE · 24 min walk Travelodge Hygiene 5 - very good
Pubs & bars Nearest is Bellingham Ex-servicemen's club · 1 within 1.2 km 1.2 km
- 1.2 km NW · 14 min walk Bellingham Ex-servicemen's club Exempt
Libraries Nearest is Downham Library · 6 within 3.0 km 1.6 km
- 1.6 km E · 19 min walk Downham Library
- 2.1 km E · 25 min walk Burnt Ash Library
- 2.5 km N · 29 min walk Torridon Road Library
- 2.7 km NE · 33 min walk Coopers Lane Primary School Library
- 2.9 km W · 35 min walk Sydenham Library
- 3.0 km NE · 36 min walk Grove Park Library
Hospitals Nearest is Sloane Hospital · 6 within 8.0 km 2.4 km
- 2.4 km S · 29 min walk Sloane Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2023
- 2.7 km NE · 33 min walk Baring Road Medical Centre
- 3.2 km SE · 39 min walk Renal Dialysis Unit
- 3.7 km SW · 45 min walk Beckenham Beacon
- 4.2 km N · 51 min walk University Hospital Lewisham
- 5.6 km N · 67 min walk Blackheath Hospital CQC: Goodinspected May 2019
Vets Nearest is Fitzgerald Veterinary Care · 1 within 2.5 km 2.9 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 2.9 km NW · 35 min walk Fitzgerald Veterinary Care
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- BR1 4PP 30 m
- BR1 4LX 50 m
- BR1 4LS 60 m
- BR1 4LU 70 m
- BR1 4PH 80 m
- BR1 4LT 90 m
- BR1 4LR 90 m
- BR1 4PR 100 m
- BR1 4LW 100 m
- BR1 4LY 100 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.424728
- Longitude
- -0.005015
- OS grid reference
- TQ 387 714
- Easting / Northing
- 538798 / 171412
- Introduced
- January 1980
- Postcode type
- Small user (several addresses share it)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | London |
| Local authority | Lewisham |
| Ward | Downham |
| Parish | Lewisham, unparished area |
| Constituency | Lewisham East |
| Police force | Metropolitan Police |
| Built up area | Lewisham |
| NHS region | London |
| Integrated care board | NHS South East London Integrated Care Board |
| Travel to work area | London |
Census geography
| Rural / urban | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
|---|---|
| LSOA (2021) | Lewisham 038DE01003243 |
| MSOA (2021) | Lewisham 038E02006784 |
| Output area (2021) | E00016358 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |