Substation · England, United Kingdom
Sydenham Park 33kV Substation
Sydenham Park 33kV Substation is a 33 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 48.9 MVA of demand headroom and 161 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 48.9 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 161 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 149 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 33 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4332, -0.0534 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and the land around it.Its headroom, connection queue and congestion, who owns the land around it, and an introduction to those owners.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 357 grid connections (256 operating, 2,487 MW), 355 power plants (134 operating, 5,225 MW), 144 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilbury Docks Ph2 grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Planned | 4.1 km |
| Gas 1.47 MW grid connection at Deptford Grid 11kV | Grid connection | 1.47 MW | Operating | 4.1 km |
| Citibank Riverdale Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Kings College Hospital grid connection | Grid connection | 4.2 MW | Operating | 4.7 km |
| Selhurst Traincare Depot, Selhurst Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1 MW | Permitted | 5.1 km |
| SELCHP ERF | Power plant | 35 MW | Operating | 5.8 km |
| SELCHP | Power plant | 35.5 MW | Operating | 5.9 km |
| Telstra London Hosting Centre | Data center | — | — | 7.2 km |
| Csquare: LHR2 Docklands Data Center Campus | Data center | — | — | 7.2 km |
Grid operator and place
More from London Power Networks plc
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Candidate sites around this substation
6 sites of land near Sydenham Park 33kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 1.84 ha brownfield site at Bampton Estate, Lewisham0.39 km · score 64
- 2.16 ha brownfield site at Former Bell Green Gas Holders and Livesey Memorial Hall, Lewisham1.2 km · score 52
- 7.37 ha brownfield site at Bell Green Retail Park, Lewisham1.43 km · score 49
- 5.42 ha brownfield site at Sainsbury's Bell Green, Lewisham1.42 km · score 49
- 1.97 ha brownfield site at Crystal Palace Park Crystal Palace Park Road, Thicket Road, Crystal…, Bromley1.68 km · score 45
- 1.26 ha brownfield site at Worsley Bridge Road Locally Significant Industrial Site, Lewisham1.68 km · score 45
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.