BR1 5JS
A postcode in Downham, Lewisham. The nearest bus stop is Vanoc Gardens, a minute away; Grove Park Station is 9 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 6,195 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
656 reports, about 54.7 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
£450,000
BR1 had too few sales to report on its own, so this is across 2,866 sales in the wider BR1 district between January 2022 and July 2026.
By property type
4 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 5JS Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 1
- £390k May 2022 29 Northover
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Bus stops Nearest is Vanoc Gardens · 12 within 800 m 10 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 10 m E · 1 min walk Vanoc Gardens facing NStop G
- 70 m E · 1 min walk Downham Way / Northover facing NEStop T
- 100 m SE · 1 min walk Northover facing SStop F
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Northover / Shroffold Road facing SStop R
- 200 m NW · 2 min walk Northover / Shroffold Road facing NStop H
- 200 m S · 3 min walk Downham Way / Southover facing NStop S
- 300 m NE · 3 min walk The Green (BR1) facing WStop E
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk The Green (BR1) facing EStop U
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Downham Way / Southover facing SStop DU
- 600 m S · 7 min walk Headcorn Road facing EStop DR
- 650 m S · 8 min walk Headcorn Road facing WStop DV
- 800 m SW · 10 min walk Valeswood Road facing EStop DQ
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is St Luke's Church · 12 within 1.0 km 200 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 200 m N · 2 min walk St Luke's Church Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Dec 2024
- 300 m S · 3 min walk Kings Diner Hygiene 4 - goodrated Nov 2025
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Fit for Sport Exempt
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Core Downham Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2025
- 600 m E · 7 min walk The Filling Station Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
- 600 m S · 7 min walk Downham Cafe Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
- 700 m E · 8 min walk Resta Coffee Bar Hygiene 0 - urgent improvement neededrated Apr 2026
- 700 m E · 8 min walk Grove house Cafe Hygiene 4 - goodrated Jun 2026
- 750 m E · 9 min walk Bubble & Squeak Cafe Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Jan 2026
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk BURGER BOULEVARD Hygiene 5 - very goodrated May 2025
- 850 m NW · 10 min walk Whitefoot & Downham Community Food + Project Awaiting inspection
- 1.0 km W · 12 min walk Downham Community (Wesley Halls) Assn Hygiene 4 - goodrated Jan 2026
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery · 12 within 1.5 km 200 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in BR1 — every one in the district, compared
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good39 places
- 350 m E · 4 min walk Strive2Score LIMITED Out-of-school day care
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Little Lambs Preschool Sessional day careOfsted: Outstanding32 places
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Downham Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Sugarplumz Ltd Out-of-school day care70 places
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Just Little Kidz Children's Centre Full day careOfsted: Good30 places
- 500 m NE · 6 min walk Sugarplumz Ltd K.T.G Bromley Out-of-school day care30 places
- 1.1 km S · 13 min walk Burnt Ash School Nursery Full day careOfsted: Outstanding24 places
- 1.1 km SW · 14 min walk Blossom Years Sessional day careOfsted: Good32 places
- 1.2 km S · 14 min walk BMB Future Starz Full day care
- 1.4 km SE · 17 min walk St Andrews Pre School Sessional day care75 places
- 1.4 km W · 17 min walk Angelface Preschool Full day careOfsted: Good20 places
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Co-op Food · 9 within 1.2 km 200 m
- 200 m SE · 2 min walk Co-op Food
- 350 m S · 4 min walk The Co-operative Food The Co-operative Food
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Budgens Budgens
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk Sainsbury's Local Sainsbury's Local
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk Sainsbury's
- 1.3 km SE · 16 min walk B&A Convenience Store
- 1.3 km SE · 16 min walk NSS Food & Wine
- 1.4 km SE · 17 min walk Lidl Lidl
Places of worship Nearest is St Luke · 12 within 2.0 km 250 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 250 m N · 3 min walk St Luke christiananglican
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Good Shepherd Church christian
- 600 m N · 7 min walk Tahir Mosque muslimahmadiyya
- 850 m SW · 10 min walk St Barnabas christiananglican
- 1.0 km NE · 12 min walk St Augustine christiananglican
- 1.4 km SE · 17 min walk St Andrew christiananglican
- 1.5 km NW · 18 min walk St Mark christiananglican
- 1.8 km NW · 21 min walk St. Mark's Church christian
- 1.8 km NE · 21 min walk Burnt Ash Methodist Church christianmethodist
- 2.0 km NW · 24 min walk St Andrew the Apostle christiananglican
- 2.0 km W · 24 min walk St John the Baptist christiananglican
- 2.2 km N · 27 min walk Trinity Presbyterian Church christianpresbyterian
Playgrounds Nearest is Playground · 8 within 1.2 km 250 m
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Playground
- 450 m NW · 5 min walk Playground
- 650 m W · 8 min walk Playground
- 900 m N · 10 min walk Reigate Road Playground
- 950 m NW · 11 min walk Playground
- 950 m NW · 12 min walk Playground
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Playground
- 1.2 km S · 14 min walk Playground
Pharmacies Nearest is Day Lewis · 5 within 1.5 km 250 m
- 250 m S · 3 min walk Day Lewis
- 1.4 km E · 17 min walk Brook Pharmacy
- 1.5 km W · 17 min walk Day Lewis Pharmacy
- 1.5 km SW · 18 min walk Brownes Pharmacy
- 1.9 km SW · 22 min walk Duncan's Chemist
Takeaways Nearest is Morleys · 10 within 1.0 km 300 m
- 300 m S · 3 min walk Morleys Hygiene 5 - very good
- 300 m S · 3 min walk Farmhouse Pizza Hygiene 4 - good
- 300 m S · 4 min walk Morley's Awaiting inspection
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk Golden City Hygiene 5 - very good
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk The Fishery Hygiene 5 - very good
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk Vini's Hygiene 3 - satisfactory
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Mr Chippy Hygiene 5 - very good
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Perfect Fried Chicken Hygiene 4 - good
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Meta Fried Chicken & Pizza Hygiene 4 - good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Rock n Roe Hygiene 4 - good
Post offices Nearest is Downham Way Post Office · 3 within 2.0 km 300 m
- 300 m S · 4 min walk Downham Way Post Office
- 1.5 km SW · 18 min walk Downham Post Office
- 1.9 km NW · 23 min walk Torridon Road Post Office
Schools Nearest is Launcelot Primary School and Nursery · 12 within 2.0 km 350 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
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Ofsted report card 2026Primary school307 pupilsAges 3-11
- 350 m E · 4 min walk Haberdashers' Knights Academy Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)Secondary school1,098 pupilsAges 11-18
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Good Shepherd RC School Ofsted: School remains Good (2020)Primary school201 pupilsAges 3-11
- 550 m N · 6 min walk Drumbeat School and ASD Service Ofsted: Improved significantly (2024)298 pupilsAges 4-19
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Haberdashers' Knights Primary Ofsted: Good (2023)Primary school207 pupilsAges 3-11
- 900 m W · 11 min walk New Woodlands School Ofsted: Standards maintained (2024)101 pupilsAges 5-16
- 1.0 km W · 12 min walk Downderry Primary School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2022)Primary school477 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.1 km NW · 13 min walk Greenvale School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2023)216 pupilsAges 11-19
- 1.2 km S · 14 min walk Burnt Ash Primary School Ofsted: Outstanding (2019)Primary school428 pupilsAges 5-11
- 1.2 km SW · 15 min walk Rangefield Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022)Primary school236 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.3 km NW · 15 min walk Forster Park Primary School Primary school269 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.4 km W · 17 min walk Bonus Pastor Catholic College Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2023)Secondary school919 pupilsAges 11-16
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Downham Health & Leisure Centre · 7 within 2.0 km 400 m
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Downham Health & Leisure Centre
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Downham Leisure Centre
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk Anytime Fitness
- 1.7 km NE · 21 min walk Bannatyne's Health Club
- 1.9 km S · 22 min walk Progressive Fitness UK
- 1.9 km SW · 23 min walk Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre
- 2.1 km NW · 25 min walk Bellingham Bowling Club
GP surgeries Nearest is Ashdown Medical Group · 9 within 2.0 km 400 m
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Ashdown Medical Group
- 550 m W · 6 min walk Oakview Family Practice CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2017
- 900 m E · 11 min walk Chinbrook Medical Cosmetics Centre CQC: Goodinspected Apr 2019
- 1.1 km S · 14 min walk Links Medical Practice CQC: Goodinspected May 2016
- 1.2 km NE · 15 min walk Baring Road Medical Centre
- 1.6 km NE · 19 min walk Marvels Lane Clinic
- 1.8 km S · 21 min walk Sundridge Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Nov 2017
- 2.2 km W · 27 min walk South Lewisham Health Centre
- 2.2 km S · 27 min walk London Lane Clinic CQC: Goodinspected Jan 2017
Libraries Nearest is Downham Library · 6 within 3.0 km 400 m
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Downham Library
- 1.3 km SE · 16 min walk Burnt Ash Library
- 1.4 km NE · 16 min walk Coopers Lane Primary School Library
- 1.4 km NE · 17 min walk Grove Park Library
- 2.0 km NW · 24 min walk Torridon Road Library
- 2.7 km NE · 33 min walk Mottingham Library
Parks & green space Nearest is Downham Fields · 10 within 1.5 km 650 m
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk Downham Fields
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Reigate Road Open Space
- 850 m SW · 10 min walk St. Barnabas Park
- 1.2 km W · 14 min walk Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields
- 1.2 km E · 15 min walk Desmond Tutu Peace Garden
- 1.3 km SW · 15 min walk Downham Park
- 1.3 km S · 15 min walk Shaftesbury Park
- 1.4 km N · 17 min walk Grove Park Nature Reserve
- 1.5 km E · 18 min walk Chinbrook Meadows
- 1.8 km SW · 22 min walk Beechmore play park
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Grove Park Station · 8 within 5.0 km 750 m
- 750 m NE · 9 min walk Grove Park Station Railway station entrance
- 2.1 km S · 25 min walk Sundridge Park Station Railway station entrance
- 2.5 km W · 29 min walk Beckenham Hill Station Railway station entrance
- 2.6 km S · 31 min walk Bromley North Station Railway station entrance
- 2.8 km SW · 34 min walk Ravensbourne Station Railway station entrance
- 2.9 km W · 35 min walk Bellingham Rail Station Railway station
- 3.0 km N · 35 min walk Lee Railway station entrance
- 4.1 km SE · 51 min walk Elmstead Woods Rail Station Railway station
Hospitals Nearest is Baring Road Medical Centre · 6 within 8.0 km 1.2 km
- 1.2 km NE · 15 min walk Baring Road Medical Centre
- 3.4 km S · 41 min walk Renal Dialysis Unit
- 3.9 km SW · 46 min walk Sloane Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2023
- 4.1 km NW · 49 min walk University Hospital Lewisham
- 4.5 km NE · 54 min walk Eltham Community Hospital
- 4.6 km N · 55 min walk Blackheath Hospital CQC: Goodinspected May 2019
Pubs & bars Nearest is Sundridge Park Working Men's Club · 1 within 1.2 km 1.4 km
- 1.4 km SE · 17 min walk Sundridge Park Working Men's Club Hygiene 5 - very good
Dentists Nearest is HB Dental Practice · 6 within 2.0 km 1.4 km
- 1.4 km SE · 17 min walk HB Dental Practice
- 1.5 km W · 18 min walk Arkh View
- 1.5 km E · 19 min walk First Dental
- 2.0 km NE · 25 min walk Jevington Dental Practice
- 2.1 km NW · 25 min walk Hillview Dental
- 2.1 km S · 25 min walk Premier Orthodontists
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Bromley Court Hotel · 2 within 2.0 km 1.8 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.
- 1.8 km SW · 22 min walk Bromley Court Hotel Hygiene 4 - good
- 2.6 km S · 31 min walk Avis Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
Vets Nearest is Burnt Ash Veterinary Clinic · 1 within 2.5 km 2.2 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 2.2 km N · 27 min walk Burnt Ash Veterinary Clinic
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- BR1 5LU 50 m
- BR1 5LT 70 m
- BR1 5LB 100 m
- BR1 5HP 100 m
- BR1 5HS 150 m
- BR1 5LX 150 m
- BR1 5EF 150 m
- BR1 5JH 150 m
- BR1 5JR 150 m
- BR1 5LZ 150 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.428851
- Longitude
- 0.012614
- OS grid reference
- TQ 400 719
- Easting / Northing
- 540011 / 171904
- 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 037CE01003238 |
| MSOA (2021) | Lewisham 037E02006783 |
| Output area (2021) | E00016377 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |