SE26 5RR
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Property report — SE26 5RR
Open-data due diligence for SE26 5RR and the area around it.
SE26 5RR in brief: 62 recorded sales (£59,999–£670,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SE26 5RR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SE26 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£489,554
Population
23,785
Crimes recorded
70
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SE26 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | £625,000 | 7 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2024-11-08 | £670,000 | 5 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-15 | £653,000 | 3 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2022-11-18 | £525,000 | 4 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2022-08-26 | £600,000 | 27 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2021-03-19 | £600,000 | 13 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2019-11-29 | £475,000 | 10 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2019-11-11 | £520,000 | 25 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2018-04-13 | £530,000 | 18 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2017-04-27 | £540,000 | 13 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2017-04-27 | £575,000 | 5 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2017-04-24 | £555,000 | 17 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2016-04-22 | £535,000 | 23 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2016-03-29 | £500,000 | 24 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2016-01-22 | £470,000 | 17 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2015-09-30 | £461,500 | 29 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2015-05-29 | £485,000 | 16 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2014-06-27 | £499,995 | 19 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2014-05-29 | £395,000 | 18 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2013-06-28 | £370,000 | 5 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2013-04-19 | £324,950 | 13 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2012-08-03 | £270,000 | 23 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2012-03-23 | £250,000 | 3 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2012-03-16 | £265,000 | 15 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2011-03-25 | £275,000 | 29 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2008-03-27 | £285,000 | 7 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2008-02-01 | £250,000 | 15 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2007-12-13 | £266,000 | 20 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2007-09-14 | £285,000 | 10 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2007-08-03 | £249,995 | 3 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2006-12-08 | £275,000 | 24 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2006-08-31 | £227,000 | 6 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2006-08-14 | £246,150 | 29 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2006-03-24 | £176,500 | 1 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2005-07-15 | £220,000 | 26 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2005-06-10 | £225,000 | 18 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2005-02-11 | £223,500 | 21 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-11-24 | £164,000 | 1 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-09-21 | £155,000 | 1 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-08-05 | £235,000 | 25 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-07-22 | £208,000 | 29 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-07-20 | £230,000 | 4 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2004-06-25 | £225,000 | 7 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2003-12-05 | £166,000 | 4 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2003-10-10 | £204,000 | 17 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2003-06-13 | £190,500 | 27 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2002-11-08 | £175,000 | 30 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2002-11-01 | £179,950 | 5 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2002-10-09 | £177,500 | 13 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2002-08-12 | £199,250 | 18 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2002-07-08 | £140,000 | 13 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £134,000 | 33 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2001-08-10 | £139,000 | 24 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 2000-12-11 | £105,000 | 18 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1999-06-30 | £68,000 | 31 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-11 | £94,000 | 21 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1997-09-26 | £59,999 | 19 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1997-07-25 | £62,000 | 21 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1997-05-30 | £69,000 | 7 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1997-01-10 | £62,000 | 25 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1996-05-01 | £61,500 | 17 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
| 1996-01-26 | £65,000 | 26 WATLINGTON GROVE | Terraced |
62 recorded sales on SE26 5RR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Haseltine Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Alexandra Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Adamsrill Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Forest Hill School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · VALE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi) · WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE SLOANE HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · LEWISHAM HOSPITAL - COVID VACCINATION CENTRE (2.2 mi) · UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM (2.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 122 and 124 Sydenham Road (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 32 and 34, Sydenham Road (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Lower Sydenham (0.4 mi) · Sydenham (0.5 mi) · Penge East (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Istanbul Supermarket (0.0 mi) · S K Food & Wine (0.1 mi) · Lidl (0.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 10,257
Owned 49% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 25%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SE26 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SE26 5 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 99/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SE26 5RR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSE26 | SectorSE26 5 | PostcodeSE26 5RR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £526,882 | £489,554 | £297,860 |
| Population | 48,715 | 23,785 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 221 | 70 | — |
| Schools | 10 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 88% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SE26 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.