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Forest Hill West

Middle area

West Lewisham. 8,081 people in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Forest Hill West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£489,250
1,055th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,139
3,310th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Forest Hill West compares

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Median sale price37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from £325,000 to £713,500. The middle area is £468,750. Forest Hill West is £489,250.
£489,25016th highest
Population37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 5,766 to 12,606. The middle area is 8,134. Forest Hill West is 8,139.
8,13918th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage37 middle areas, Lewisham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 69.5% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.2%. Forest Hill West is 85.2%.
85.2%9th lowest
Claimant rate37 middle areas, Lewisham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 4.1% to 9.7%. The middle area is 6.5%. Forest Hill West is 5.1%.
5.1%5th lowest

Figures for the whole of Lewisham

These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Forest Hill West alone. See Lewisham

Average house price
£488,658
Up 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,702
43rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.7×
39th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.5
75th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Forest Hill West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Forest Hill West was £489,250 in 2025.

Forest Hill West had 8,139 usual residents at the census.

In Forest Hill West, 85.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forest Hill West, 5.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.