SE26 4BU maps, stats, and open data
SE26 4BU lies on Thorpewood Avenue in London. SE26 4BU is located in the Forest Hill electoral ward, within the London borough of Lewisham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Lewisham West and Penge. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South East London ICB - 72Q and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SE26 4BU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SE26 4BU geodata
| Easting | 534870 |
| Northing | 172614 |
| Latitude | 51.436478 |
| Longitude | -0.061046 |
Where is SE26 4BU?
| Street | Thorpewood Avenue |
| Town/City | London |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SE26 |
SE26 4BU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SE26 4BU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.
Politics
| Ward | Forest Hill |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Lewisham West And Penge |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SE26 4BU
2003 17 OCT £369,950 |
23, THORPEWOOD AVENUE, LONDON, SE26 4BU 2003 20 AUG £356,250 |
1996 28 JUN £147,500 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SE26 4BU
| Kirkdale Thorpewood Avenue (Kirkdale) | Upper Sydenham | 132m |
| Heathedge (Kirkdale) | Upper Sydenham | 150m |
| Sydenham Hill Kirkdale (Sydenham Hill) | Upper Sydenham | 245m |
| Mount Ash Road (Kirkdale) | Upper Sydenham | 246m |
| Sydenham Hill Kirkdale (Sydenham Hill) | Upper Sydenham | 288m |
Nearest railway stations to SE26 4BU
| Forest Hill Station | 0.6km |
| Sydenham Station | 1.1km |
| Sydenham Hill Station | 1.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SE26 4BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 90.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SE26 4BU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 30.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 64.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SE26 4BU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SE26 4BU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SE26 4BU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 552,870 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 26,327 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 27,016 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 83,890 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,661 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,597 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SE26 4BU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SE26 4BU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
61% of English postcodes are less deprived than SE26 4BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SE26 4BU (metres)
➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency
Nearest post box to SE26 4BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Derby Hill Crescent | 17:30 | 12:00 | 202m |
| 27 Kirkdale | 17:30 | 12:00 | 218m |
| 42 Sydenham Hill | 17:30 | 12:00 | 299m |
SE26 4BU ITL and SE26 4BU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SE26 4BU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLI | London |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLI4 | Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLI44 | Lewisham and Southwark |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E09000023 | Lewisham |
SE26 4BU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SE26 4BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00016466 | |
| LSOA | E01003257 | Lewisham 028B |
| MSOA | E02000680 | Lewisham 028 |
Nearest postcodes to SE26 4BU
| SE26 4BX | Thorpewood Avenue | 41m |
| SE26 4NH | Heathedge | 115m |
| SE26 4BZ | Radlet Avenue | 119m |
| SE23 3YR | Featherstone Avenue | 121m |
| SE26 4NJ | Heathedge | 124m |
| SE23 3YP | Shackleton Close | 124m |
| SE26 4ND | Kirkdale | 148m |
| SE23 3XQ | Knapdale Close | 152m |
| SE26 4NE | Kirkdale | 153m |
| SE23 3YW | Shackleton Close | 155m |
- 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)
- Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright (2026)
- Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
- Everything else © GetTheData Publishing Limited (2026)
GetTheData.com is owned and operated by GetTheData Publishing Limited.
Company Number: 11075184 · Registered in England and Wales.
Registered Office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE
By accessing our site you agree to us using cookies, and sharing information about your use of our site, in accordance with our privacy policy.