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Thinking of living at SE26 5FD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haseltine Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Elfrida Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Adamsrill Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Sedgehill Academy | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harris Girls Academy Bromley | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 58.3 · 24.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forest Hill School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.3 · 18.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Conisborough College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sydenham School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 50.8 · 21.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Education-My Life Matters | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| St Dunstan's College | Independent | 2.2 km | 62.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Sydenham & Dulwich Girls Gdst Sports Ground | 150 m | 51 |
| Swimming | Beckenham Place Park Lake | 1.3 km | 18 |
| Football | Crystal Palace F.C. Academy | 340 m | 14 |
| Squash | Beckenham Sports Club | 1.4 km | 11 |
| Golf | Shortlands Golf Club | 2.8 km | 10 |
| Cricket | The County Ground | 600 m | 9 |
| Bowls | Bellingham Bowling Club | 2.1 km | 9 |
| Skateboard | Crystal Palace Park Skatepark | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Yoga | Power Pilates | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Fitness | The Park Langley Club | 3.3 km | 6 |
| Athletics | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Lewis Sports Centre | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Catford Bridge Tavern | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Croquet | Sydenham Tennis, Squash and Croquet Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Ladywell Basketball Court | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Bmx | The Grove DIY | 3.3 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 33. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 52% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Lower Sydenham, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 787k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Sydenham, 50 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (route 352); 28 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 16% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Haseltine Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 65% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green (0.6 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Sedgehill Academy, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 43.9 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Harris Girls Academy Bromley (1.1 km) and Harris Academy Beckenham (1.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Newstead Wood School (9 km) and Wilson's School (9.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 600 m away, with Seasalt Food And Wine closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sydenham Green Group Practice (700 m), with Touchwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Stylie Barbers is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital Lewisham, 4.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 44% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 50 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
King's Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Railway Tavern the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 150 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 13 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (73%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 536 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
36 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Sydenham & Dulwich Girls GDST | Independent | 2.2 km | 49.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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The nearest park is Southend Park, 300 m away; for exercise, The Bridge Leisure Centre (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 14 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 30 km.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.