Is SE26 5FE a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

SE26 5FE is a postcode in Bellingham, Lewisham, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SE26 5FE, then scores the surrounding small area 66/100 - top 26% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SE26 5FE are health and housing, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SE26 5FE is based on Bromley 006 Census 2021. It covers 9,840 residents, 5,660 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 38, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 52% owner-occupied, 33% privately rented, 13% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near SE26 5FE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SE26 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £450k from 66 rolling sales, down 2.2% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near SE26 5FE can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 1 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SE26 5FE by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around SE26 5FE is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 64 HMO licences, 30 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.