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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtSE26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:02 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,267 residentsin the Lower Sydenham census areaMedian age 38.23,455 households46% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright31% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.4% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 4,228 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 18% go by car, 25% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C664 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November28 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBeltwood Househistoric site · under a mileWatermen's Memorial Plaquehistoric site · 1.0 miIntermediate Lakelake · under a mileLower Lakelake · 1.1 miSydenham Park Footbridgebridge · under a mileLondon - Crystal Palace Parkwalk or trail · 1.3 miPool River (West Branch)river · 1.3 miSydenham Hillhill · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCrystal Palace Parkpark · under a mile · 59 haMayow Parkpark · within reach · 7 haDe Frene Market Gardenpark · under a mileDulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 34 haAlexandra Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haKent House Leisure Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202450 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 8.8 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,800 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Lewisham2.1 miGP surgerySydenham Green Group Practice43 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy32 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMy Dentist (Sydenham)under a milePolice stationSydenham Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi68 schools48 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 6 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherSecondaryForest Hill Schoolages 11-18, 1,080 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bartholomews's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 394 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Michael's Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChrist The King Sixth Form College3.1 miUniversityGoldsmiths College, University of London3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY6.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR18 miRailway stationSydenhamunder a mileTramBeckenham Road Tram StopPenge & Sydenham1.4 miBus stationVictoria Station6.2 miFerryGreenwich Pier4.1 miBus stops151 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Sydenham Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingubitricity15 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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