SE26 house prices, schools and flood risk.

300 homes sold in SE26 in the last 12 months at a median of £462,500, up 2.8% on the year before. Detached homes typically sold for £1,375,000, flats for £386,750.

Covers Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, Bellingham, Dulwich Wood, Forest Hill, Penge & Cator, Perry Vale, Sydenham.

Median sold price

£463k

Last 12 months

Change on year

+2.8%

From £450k

Homes sold

300

Last 12 months

New builds

0%

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Prices

What homes sell for in SE26

Detached

£1375k

5 sales

Semi-detached

£813k

34 sales

Terraced

£680k

81 sales

Flat

£387k

180 sales

Median sold price by year

All home types

£395k£439k£483k201620182020202220242026
Median sold price by year in SE26
2016£395k (377 sales)
2017£420k (403 sales)
2018£450k (426 sales)
2019£441k (398 sales)
2020£463k (336 sales)
2021£460k (518 sales)
2022£453k (557 sales)
2023£450k (310 sales)
2024£455k (412 sales)
2025£451k (400 sales)
2026£483k (182 sales, year so far)

HM Land Registry price paid data, standard sales only, to September 2026. Sales take a few weeks to be registered.

Streets

Where prices are highest and lowest

Median sold price over five years, streets with four or more sales.

Highest

Earlsthorpe RoadSE26 4PD · Mostly terraced
£1,193,7507 sales
Foxmore PlaceSE26 6FB · Mostly detached
£1,175,0005 sales
WoodsyreSE26 6SS · Mostly terraced
£1,010,0005 sales
Radlet AvenueSE26 4BZ · Mostly semi-detached
£1,007,5004 sales
Thorpewood AvenueSE26 4BY · Mostly semi-detached
£960,00017 sales

Most affordable

Jews WalkSE26 4NN · Mostly flats
£210,00027 sales
Winchfield RoadSE26 5TJ · Mostly flats
£220,0004 sales
Bell GreenSE26 4EN · Mostly flats
£226,2504 sales
Hazel GroveSE26 4JJ · Mostly flats
£239,0004 sales
Tarragon GroveSE26 5ND · Mostly flats
£254,5006 sales

Sold recently

Latest recorded sales

15a Queensthorpe RoadSE26 4PJ · Flat · 62 m² · 3 rooms · 14 Sept 2026
£350,000£5,650/m²
10 Tarragon GroveSE26 5ND · Flat · 45 m² · 2 rooms · 11 Sept 2026
£250,000£5,560/m²
6 Thorpe CloseSE26 4NX · Flat · 48 m² · 2 rooms · 7 Sept 2026
£295,600£6,160/m²
Flat 9, 2 - 4 Trewsbury RoadSE26 5DW · Flat · 76 m² · 3 rooms · 4 Sept 2026
£390,000£5,130/m²
8 Kent House RoadSE26 5LB · Terraced · 126 m² · 6 rooms · 4 Sept 2026
£800,000£6,350/m²
Flat 7, Ragwort Court, 14, Lawrie Park GardensSE26 6HX · Flat · 73 m² · 4 rooms · 4 Sept 2026
£370,000£5,070/m²
243 Dartmouth RoadSE26 4QY · Terraced · 56 m² · 3 rooms · 3 Sept 2026
£400,000£7,140/m²
First Floor Flat, 52 Sydenham RoadSE26 5QF · Flat · 3 Sept 2026
£335,000

Floor area and rooms from each home's energy certificate. Rooms counts bedrooms and living rooms, not kitchens or bathrooms.

Living here

Schools, crime and flood risk

Schools within 2 miles

St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.2 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
Forest Hill SchoolSecondary · 0.4 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
Kelvin Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.5 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.6 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.6 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
Eliot Bank Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.7 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
Haseltine Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.8 mi from the SE26 centre
Good
Kilmorie Primary SchoolPrimary · 0.9 mi from the SE26 centre
Good

Latest Ofsted ratings. Schools inspected since late 2025 show their report-card Achievement grade.

Crime

Above average

Reported in August 2026

623

Within a mile of the district centre

Violence
178
Anti-social behaviour
156
Vehicle crime
63
Other theft
49

data.police.uk, compared with the England average for a one-mile area.

Flood warning areas

The Environment Agency issues flood alerts for these areas in and around SE26. Being near one doesn't mean a home floods; check the exact address.

Norbury Brook at Thornton Heath and Streatham Vale
River Wandle area in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth, Croydon and Sutton
Chaffinch Brook and St James Stream at Elmers End
Pool River at Bell Green and New Beckenham
Beck at Beckenham
Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth
Ravensbourne at Lewisham
Ravensbourne from Bellingham to Catford

SE26 questions

What is the average house price in SE26?

The median sold price in SE26 over the last 12 months was £462,500, across 300 sales recorded by HM Land Registry. By type: detached £1,375,000, semi-detached £812,500, terraced £680,000, flat £386,750.

Are house prices in SE26 going up?

The median sold price was up 2.8% on the previous 12 months (£450,000). Medians move with the mix of homes sold, so treat one year's change as a signal, not a forecast.

What is the most expensive street in SE26?

Earlsthorpe Road has the highest median sold price in SE26 over the last five years: £1,193,750 across 7 sales.

How do I know if a home in SE26 is fairly priced?

Compare the asking price with recent sales of similar homes nearby, adjust for condition and any risks, then offer from the evidence. A Proptel report does this for one address in about 30 seconds for £9.99, including a suggested offer range and a letter for the agent.

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