SE26London, Lewisham, England

House prices in SE26, Lewisham

Homes in SE26 sold for a median of £453,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 702 standard sales.

It is the third cheapest of the 8 postcode districts in the Lewisham council area with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£453,500702 standard sales
Middle half of prices£343,000 to £644,000
Against the Lewisham council area5% belowLewisham median £475,000

Prices by property type

Standard sales in SE26, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached12£1,050,000£740,000 to £2,100,000Too few
Semi-detached66£819,500£671,000 to £955,000Too few
Terraced179£668,000£530,000 to £847,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes445£380,500£300,000 to £460,000£6,481/m²from 20 sales

Only 28 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Most homes sold here were flats and maisonettes, at 63% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in SE26

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SE26 4, around London, with a median of £520,000, and lowest in SE26 5, around London, at £433,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in SE26 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 105 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in SE26, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
SE26 5NL£1,300,0003
SE26 4PD£1,182,5004
SE26 5HS£1,090,0003
SE26 4HJ£995,0003
SE26 5HY£915,0005
SE26 5DJ£901,0005
SE26 5NH£900,0003
SE26 6XL£900,0003
SE26 5DQ£890,0004
SE26 4LQ£862,0003
SE26 4BY£850,0004
SE26 5JA£840,0003
SE26 4JA£812,0003
SE26 6LY£801,5003
SE26 5JB£742,5004
SE26 4PL£740,0003
SE26 6SQ£740,0005
SE26 6QE£735,0003
SE26 6NB£730,0003
SE26 5HT£718,5004
SE26 4AF£715,0003
SE26 6QQ£680,0003
SE26 4HB£675,0003
SE26 4BS£668,0003
SE26 4EX£654,5004
SE26 4AG£650,0003
SE26 6JA£650,0006
SE26 4RG£643,0005
SE26 6PD£620,0003
SE26 6SH£615,0003
SE26 6BA£601,0004
SE26 5EF£595,0003
SE26 5HU£592,5008
SE26 5SD£580,0003
SE26 4NY£578,5006
SE26 6EG£570,0006
SE26 5PP£565,0005
SE26 4ES£562,5004
SE26 6AE£560,0003
SE26 6UR£557,5004
SE26 4PQ£556,5004
SE26 4ER£553,5004
SE26 5JD£550,0003
SE26 4JX£545,0003
SE26 4PF£545,0003
SE26 4EU£540,0005
SE26 4EY£540,0003
SE26 5RJ£533,5004
SE26 4HY£520,0003
SE26 5AP£516,5004
SE26 4PH£515,0003
SE26 4RQ£510,0003
SE26 4NS£500,0003
SE26 5DN£497,5004
SE26 4DE£482,5004
SE26 4QG£475,0003
SE26 5BG£475,0003
SE26 4AD£467,0003
SE26 5DW£465,0003
SE26 6JP£455,0003
SE26 5JG£453,0004
SE26 6XB£452,5004
SE26 6NR£450,0003
SE26 4NT£447,5008
SE26 6TL£440,0003
SE26 5FF£437,5008
SE26 5FE£431,5006
SE26 4QD£425,0005
SE26 5PW£425,0003
SE26 6UN£425,0005
SE26 6DP£424,00010
SE26 4AA£420,0003
SE26 5QN£420,0005
SE26 6BE£420,0004
SE26 6SL£416,5003
SE26 6UT£415,0005
SE26 5NB£414,5006
SE26 4DJ£410,0004
SE26 6AR£408,0005
SE26 4SQ£400,0004
SE26 6EE£393,0003
SE26 6NA£380,0003
SE26 6UP£367,50010
SE26 5NE£365,5004
SE26 6QP£365,0003
SE26 6HB£363,0003
SE26 4HA£345,0003
SE26 5GA£343,00045
SE26 5FD£342,5009
SE26 6EX£336,5006
SE26 5FQ£320,0003
SE26 6DR£312,5004
SE26 4ST£305,0003
SE26 6BG£305,0003
SE26 4TD£300,0003
SE26 5EZ£293,5006
SE26 5EX£290,0003
SE26 5QF£285,0003
SE26 6EB£279,0004
SE26 5BF£275,0004
SE26 5GE£270,00012
SE26 5ND£250,0003
SE26 4NN£222,5004
SE26 5LR£174,0003
SE26 5FG£142,5003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £395,000
  2. 2017: £420,000
  3. 2018: £450,000
  4. 2019: £441,500
  5. 2020: £463,000
  6. 2021: £460,000
  7. 2022: £452,500
  8. 2023: £450,000
  9. 2024: £454,500
  10. 2025: £451,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £480,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 14%, from £395,000 in 2016 to £451,000 in 2025, less than the 22% rise for a typical district in London.

Postcode districts in the Lewisham council area

Median sale price of the 8 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SE26 is the third cheapest.

  1. SE4 Lewisham£575,000
  2. SE23 Lewisham£520,000
  3. SE14 Lewisham£464,000
  4. SE12 Lewisham£462,500
  5. SE6 Lewisham£461,000
  6. SE26 Lewisham, this district£453,500
  7. SE13 Lewisham£440,000
  8. SE8 Lewisham£414,000

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in SE26, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 19007611.9%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192920832.7%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 19497712.1%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 19667311.5%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198210416.4%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995426.6%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011365.7%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later203.1%, England and Wales 5.7%

45% of homes put up for sale were built before 1930, against 24% across England and Wales. For older homes RICS suggests a Level 3 survey: see which survey you need.

Leasehold homes

65% of sales in SE26 were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales. Most are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £250,000 for a flat on Tarragon Grove to £800,000 for a terraced house on Kent House Road.

The latest standard sales recorded in SE26. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 15A Queensthorpe RoadSold for £350,000SE26 4PJSold on 14 Sep 2026Flat
  2. 10 Tarragon GroveSold for £250,000SE26 5NDSold on 11 Sep 2026Flat
  3. 6 Thorpe CloseSold for £295,600SE26 4NXSold on 7 Sep 2026Flat
  4. Flat 7, Ragwort Court, 14 Lawrie Park GardensSold for £370,000SE26 6HXSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  5. Flat 9, 2 - 4 Trewsbury RoadSold for £390,000SE26 5DWSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  6. 8 Kent House RoadSold for £800,000SE26 5LBSold on 4 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. First Floor Flat, 52 Sydenham RoadSold for £335,000SE26 5QFSold on 3 Sep 2026Flat
  8. 243 Dartmouth RoadSold for £400,000SE26 4QYSold on 3 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. Flat 8, Crown Court Berrymans LaneSold for £400,000SE26 4JLSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  10. 121A Venner RoadSold for £420,000SE26 5HUSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Batik Road, London£280,00057 sales
  • Crystal Palace Park Road, London£436,00034 sales
  • Lawrie Park Road, London£385,50028 sales
  • Venner Road, London£620,00023 sales
  • Sydenham Hill, London£417,00022 sales

Living in SE26

Crime

85 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Higher than 69 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 90% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,237 a year in Lewisham for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 88 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of SE26, from the sales in SE26, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Forest Hill 109 sales£500,000
  2. Sydenham 350 sales£485,500
  3. Penge & Cator 134 sales£481,500

Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Bellingham.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in SE26, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B152.4%, England and Wales 4.8%
C34554.2%, England and Wales 46.9%
D25139.5%, England and Wales 38.1%
E203.1%, England and Wales 7.3%
F40.6%, England and Wales 1.9%
G10.2%, England and Wales 0.6%

About these figures

The figures come from 702 standard sales in SE26, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale).

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.