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Downham
Lewisham, London
Downham sits in southern Lewisham on the Bromley border, the 1920s London County Council cottage estate built out on what had been farmland above Catford. The entire ward falls inside a conservation area — the Downham Estate itself — and the single listed entry is the Grade II Baring Hall Hotel and stable block, a surviving older landmark on Bromley Road. Nature is strong: 61 hectares of green space anchored by the 26-hectare Beckenham Place Park on the eastern edge. Forty-six outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, one of the deepest education footprints in this batch, and pollution scores are strong at 75. The drawbacks are narrow. Safety scores sit at 47 below the London median, and public-transport access is only moderate, anchored by Grove Park and Catford stations rather than any Tube. The food and nonFood venue counts are respectable but the ward is residential-first rather than a high-street centre.
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- Moderate public-transport access
- 1 listed building
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Beckenham Place Park (26 hectares)
- 123 open venues (76 food and drink, 47 other)
Downham score highlights
- Air & Quiet Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards (score 75/100).
- Nature Access Strong access to green space and waterways (score 70/100).
- Area development Little recent major-development activity (score 0/100).
Downham, layer by layer
Property prices & growth
60/ 100
- Purchase affordability80
- Rent affordability80
- Price momentum (5yr)57
- Activity (turnover)32
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Safety
48/ 100
- Personal safety38
- Property crime51
- Anti-social behaviour56
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Connectivity
40/ 100
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
Air & Quiet
75/ 100
- Air quality68
- Quietness85
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Cultural Signal
16/ 100
- Nightlife0
- Dining7
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation0
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)38
123 open venues nearby — 76 food & drink, 47 other.
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Education
60/ 100
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools68
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Heritage
42/ 100
1 listed building · 100% under a conservation area
- Baring Hall Hotel and Associated Stable BlockGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
70/ 100
- Green spaces93
- Waterways25
Largest green space: Beckenham Place Park (26 ha). ~61 ha of green space in total.
Area development
0/ 100
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