LONGFIELD CRESCENT, SE26 4DR House Prices & Local Information

SE26 4DR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Longfield Crescent, 0.8km from Forest Hill in Lewisham. Administratively it sits within Forest Hill ward and the Lewisham West and Penge constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SE26 4DR is a young, diverse area with many ethnic minority families and children. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 29 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 74% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Lewisham.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £364k, up 1.5% year-on-year.

Census 2021 statistics for SE26 4DR are sourced from Output Area E00016471 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.