BR1 5JU
A postcode in Downham, Lewisham. The nearest bus stop is Northover / Shroffold Road, 2 min on foot; Grove Park Station is 13 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 4,832 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
804 reports, about 67.0 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
£360,000
Across 5 sales in BR1 5JU between November 2022 and April 2026.
By property type
1 kind 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 5JU Address-level records, published by HM Land Registry. 5
- £340k Apr 2026 119 Northover
- £360k Sep 2024 159 Northover
- £335k Aug 2024 115 Northover
- £425k Feb 2023 137 Northover
- £421k Nov 2022 135 Northover
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Places of worship Nearest is St Luke · 12 within 2.0 km 150 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 150 m SE · 2 min walk St Luke christiananglican
- 200 m N · 3 min walk Tahir Mosque muslimahmadiyya
- 750 m S · 9 min walk Good Shepherd Church christian
- 950 m SW · 11 min walk St Barnabas christiananglican
- 1.1 km NW · 13 min walk St Mark christiananglican
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk St Augustine christiananglican
- 1.4 km W · 16 min walk St. Mark's Church christian
- 1.4 km NE · 17 min walk Burnt Ash Methodist Church christianmethodist
- 1.6 km NW · 19 min walk St Andrew the Apostle christiananglican
- 1.8 km N · 22 min walk Trinity Presbyterian Church christianpresbyterian
- 2.1 km N · 25 min walk St. Mildred's Church christiananglican
- 2.1 km N · 25 min walk St Mildred's Church christiananglican
Bus stops Nearest is Northover / Shroffold Road · 12 within 800 m 200 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 200 m SE · 2 min walk Northover / Shroffold Road facing NStop H
- 200 m SE · 3 min walk Northover / Shroffold Road facing SStop R
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Whitefoot Lane facing SStop P
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Whitefoot Lane facing NStop J
- 400 m SE · 5 min walk Vanoc Gardens facing NStop G
- 450 m NW · 5 min walk Crutchley Road facing EStop N
- 450 m SE · 6 min walk Downham Way / Northover facing NEStop T
- 500 m SE · 6 min walk Northover facing SStop F
- 550 m NW · 6 min walk Crutchley Road facing WStop K
- 700 m SE · 8 min walk The Green (BR1) facing WStop E
- 700 m W · 8 min walk Greenvale School facing NEStop M
- 700 m W · 9 min walk Greenvale School facing WStop L
Takeaways Nearest is Rock n Roe · 10 within 1.0 km 250 m
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Rock n Roe Hygiene 4 - good
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Chicken Star Hygiene 5 - very good
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Tams Kebab Hygiene 3 - satisfactory
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Morleys Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Farmhouse Pizza Hygiene 4 - good
- 700 m SE · 8 min walk Morley's Awaiting inspection
- 750 m SE · 9 min walk Golden City Hygiene 5 - very good
- 750 m SE · 9 min walk The Fishery Hygiene 5 - very good
- 750 m SE · 9 min walk Vini's Hygiene 3 - satisfactory
- 950 m E · 11 min walk Mr Chippy Hygiene 5 - very good
Playgrounds Nearest is Playground · 8 within 1.2 km 250 m
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Playground
- 300 m SW · 4 min walk Playground
- 500 m NE · 6 min walk Reigate Road Playground
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk Playground
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk Playground
- 750 m SW · 9 min walk Playground
- 1.2 km W · 14 min walk Playground
- 1.3 km NE · 16 min walk Playground
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is St Luke's Church · 12 within 1.0 km 250 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk St Luke's Church Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Dec 2024
- 450 m NW · 5 min walk Whitefoot & Downham Community Food + Project Awaiting inspection
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Kings Diner Hygiene 4 - goodrated Nov 2025
- 800 m S · 10 min walk Fit for Sport Exempt
- 800 m S · 10 min walk Core Downham Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2025
- 950 m NW · 11 min walk All 4 Mind Exempt
- 950 m E · 11 min walk The Filling Station Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
- 1.0 km S · 12 min walk Downham Cafe Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
- 1.0 km NE · 13 min walk Take A Break Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2026
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Bubble & Squeak Cafe Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Jan 2026
- 1.1 km E · 14 min walk BURGER BOULEVARD Hygiene 5 - very goodrated May 2025
- 1.6 km N · 19 min walk Karlene's Vegan Eats Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Feb 2024
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery · 12 within 1.5 km 250 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in BR1 — every one in the district, compared
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Northover Fruit Tree Day Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good39 places
- 650 m E · 8 min walk Sugarplumz Ltd K.T.G Bromley Out-of-school day care30 places
- 750 m SE · 9 min walk Strive2Score LIMITED Out-of-school day care
- 750 m S · 9 min walk Little Lambs Preschool Sessional day careOfsted: Outstanding32 places
- 750 m S · 9 min walk Downham Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- 750 m S · 9 min walk Sugarplumz Ltd Out-of-school day care70 places
- 750 m S · 9 min walk Just Little Kidz Children's Centre Full day careOfsted: Good30 places
- 1.5 km S · 18 min walk Burnt Ash School Nursery Full day careOfsted: Outstanding24 places
- 1.5 km SW · 18 min walk Ladybird Nursery Bromley Full day care60 places
- 1.5 km SW · 18 min walk Angelface Preschool Full day careOfsted: Good20 places
- 1.5 km S · 19 min walk Blossom Years Sessional day careOfsted: Good32 places
- 1.5 km S · 19 min walk BMB Future Starz Full day care
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Budgens · 8 within 1.2 km 250 m
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Budgens Budgens
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk Co-op Food
- 750 m S · 9 min walk The Co-operative Food The Co-operative Food
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Sainsbury's Local Sainsbury's Local
- 1.2 km E · 14 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 1.2 km E · 15 min walk Sainsbury's
- 1.4 km NE · 16 min walk Londis Londis
- 1.4 km NE · 17 min walk Burnt Ash Superstore
Schools Nearest is Drumbeat School and ASD Service · 12 within 2.0 km 250 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
- 250 m NE · 3 min walk Drumbeat School and ASD Service Ofsted: Improved significantly (2024)298 pupilsAges 4-19
- 450 m E · 6 min walk Haberdashers' Knights Primary Ofsted: Good (2023)Primary school207 pupilsAges 3-11
- 700 m W · 8 min walk Greenvale School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2023)216 pupilsAges 11-19
- 700 m SE · 9 min walk Launcelot Primary School and Nursery Ofsted report card 2026Primary school307 pupilsAges 3-11
- 750 m SE · 9 min walk Haberdashers' Knights Academy Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)Secondary school1,098 pupilsAges 11-18
- 850 m SW · 10 min walk New Woodlands School Ofsted: Standards maintained (2024)101 pupilsAges 5-16
- 850 m NW · 11 min walk Forster Park Primary School Primary school269 pupilsAges 4-11
- 900 m S · 11 min walk Good Shepherd RC School Ofsted: School remains Good (2020)Primary school201 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.0 km SW · 12 min walk Downderry Primary School Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (2022)Primary school477 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.3 km NE · 15 min walk Cooper's Lane Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2022)Primary school646 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.3 km NW · 15 min walk Torridon Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023)Primary school632 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.3 km SW · 16 min walk Rangefield Primary School Ofsted: Good (2022)Primary school236 pupilsAges 3-11
Parks & green space Nearest is Reigate Road Open Space · 10 within 1.5 km 450 m
- 450 m NE · 5 min walk Reigate Road Open Space
- 700 m S · 9 min walk Downham Fields
- 800 m W · 9 min walk Whitefoot Lane Playing Fields
- 950 m SW · 12 min walk St. Barnabas Park
- 1.0 km NE · 12 min walk Grove Park Nature Reserve
- 1.4 km NE · 16 min walk Library Gardens
- 1.5 km W · 18 min walk School Playing Fields
- 1.5 km E · 18 min walk Desmond Tutu Peace Garden
- 1.6 km S · 19 min walk Downham Park
- 1.7 km N · 21 min walk Northbrook Park
GP surgeries Nearest is Oakview Family Practice · 9 within 2.0 km 600 m
- 600 m SW · 7 min walk Oakview Family Practice CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2017
- 800 m S · 10 min walk Ashdown Medical Group
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Baring Road Medical Centre
- 1.2 km E · 14 min walk Chinbrook Medical Cosmetics Centre CQC: Goodinspected Apr 2019
- 1.5 km S · 19 min walk Links Medical Practice CQC: Goodinspected May 2016
- 1.6 km E · 19 min walk Marvels Lane Clinic
- 1.9 km W · 22 min walk South Lewisham Health Centre
- 2.4 km NW · 29 min walk Park View Medical Centre
- 2.6 km S · 32 min walk London Lane Clinic CQC: Goodinspected Jan 2017
Pharmacies Nearest is Day Lewis · 6 within 1.5 km 650 m
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Day Lewis
- 1.5 km SW · 19 min walk Day Lewis Pharmacy
- 1.6 km SW · 19 min walk Brownes Pharmacy
- 1.7 km E · 21 min walk Brook Pharmacy
- 1.8 km N · 21 min walk Gokul Chemist
- 2.0 km SW · 24 min walk Duncan's Chemist
Post offices Nearest is Downham Way Post Office · 3 within 2.0 km 700 m
- 700 m SE · 9 min walk Downham Way Post Office
- 1.5 km NW · 18 min walk Torridon Road Post Office
- 1.6 km SW · 19 min walk Downham Post Office
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Downham Health & Leisure Centre · 7 within 2.0 km 800 m
- 800 m S · 10 min walk Downham Health & Leisure Centre
- 900 m S · 11 min walk Downham Leisure Centre
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Anytime Fitness
- 1.6 km NE · 20 min walk Bannatyne's Health Club
- 1.7 km W · 20 min walk Bellingham Bowling Club
- 2.0 km SW · 24 min walk Ten-Em-Bee Sports Development Centre
- 2.5 km N · 30 min walk Lite Up
Libraries Nearest is Downham Library · 6 within 3.0 km 800 m
- 800 m S · 10 min walk Downham Library
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Coopers Lane Primary School Library
- 1.3 km NE · 16 min walk Grove Park Library
- 1.6 km NW · 19 min walk Torridon Road Library
- 1.7 km SE · 21 min walk Burnt Ash Library
- 3.0 km E · 36 min walk Mottingham Library
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Grove Park Station · 8 within 5.0 km 1.1 km
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Grove Park Station Railway station entrance
- 2.4 km SW · 28 min walk Beckenham Hill Station Railway station entrance
- 2.4 km S · 29 min walk Sundridge Park Station Railway station entrance
- 2.6 km W · 31 min walk Bellingham Rail Station Railway station
- 2.6 km N · 31 min walk Lee Railway station entrance
- 2.6 km N · 32 min walk Hither Green Rail Station Railway station
- 2.9 km SW · 35 min walk Ravensbourne Station Railway station entrance
- 3.0 km S · 36 min walk Bromley North Station Railway station entrance
Hospitals Nearest is Baring Road Medical Centre · 6 within 8.0 km 1.1 km
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Baring Road Medical Centre
- 3.7 km NW · 44 min walk University Hospital Lewisham
- 3.8 km S · 46 min walk Renal Dialysis Unit
- 4.0 km S · 47 min walk Sloane Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2023
- 4.2 km N · 50 min walk Blackheath Hospital CQC: Goodinspected May 2019
- 4.8 km NE · 58 min walk Eltham Community Hospital
Dentists Nearest is Arkh View · 7 within 2.0 km 1.6 km
- 1.6 km SW · 19 min walk Arkh View
- 1.7 km NW · 20 min walk Hillview Dental
- 1.8 km SE · 22 min walk HB Dental Practice
- 1.8 km NE · 22 min walk Jevington Dental Practice
- 1.8 km E · 22 min walk First Dental
- 2.4 km W · 29 min walk smilestraight
- 2.5 km W · 29 min walk Maxident
Pubs & bars Nearest is The Summerfield Pub · 5 within 1.2 km 1.8 km
- 1.8 km N · 21 min walk The Summerfield Pub Hygiene 2 - improvement needed
- 1.8 km SE · 21 min walk Sundridge Park Working Men's Club Hygiene 5 - very good
- 2.0 km N · 24 min walk The Crown Hygiene 5 - very good
- 2.2 km W · 27 min walk Bellingham Ex-servicemen's club Exempt
- 2.7 km N · 32 min walk The Lord Northbrook Hygiene 5 - very good
Vets Nearest is Burnt Ash Veterinary Clinic · 2 within 2.5 km 1.9 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 1.9 km NE · 22 min walk Burnt Ash Veterinary Clinic
- 3.0 km NW · 36 min walk Fitzgerald Veterinary Care
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Bromley Court Hotel · 1 within 2.0 km 2.2 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.
- 2.2 km S · 27 min walk Bromley Court Hotel Hygiene 4 - good
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- BR1 5JX 50 m
- BR1 5HJ 80 m
- BR1 5HL 90 m
- BR1 5NN 100 m
- BR1 5LF 150 m
- BR1 5JZ 150 m
- BR1 5LE 150 m
- BR1 5HH 200 m
- BR1 5HA 200 m
- BR1 5SH 200 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.432052
- Longitude
- 0.010021
- OS grid reference
- TQ 398 722
- Easting / Northing
- 539821 / 172255
- 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 026CE01003351 |
| MSOA (2021) | Lewisham 026E02000678 |
| Output area (2021) | E00016960 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |