SE23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park, in Lewisham.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SE23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SE23, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SE23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SE23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SE23 at a rate of 84.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 133.0 per 1,000 people across SE.
In August 2026 alone, 235 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SE23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (849), anti-social behaviour (610) and other crime (388).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SE23 was 89.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SE23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SE23 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SE23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisham 019A | 1,838 | 139.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| Lewisham 019B | 1,639 | 82.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.6% |
| Lewisham 019C | 1,578 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Lewisham 019D | 1,686 | 159.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.3% |
| Lewisham 019E | 1,997 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.0% |
| Lewisham 021A | 1,438 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.1% |
| Lewisham 021B | 1,990 | 148.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.0% |
| Lewisham 021C | 1,661 | 64.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 72.3% |
| Lewisham 021D | 1,526 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.5% |
| Lewisham 021E | 1,524 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.5% |
| Lewisham 024A | 1,599 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Lewisham 024B | 1,789 | 86.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Lewisham 024C | 1,645 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Lewisham 024D | 1,306 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.1% |
| Lewisham 024E | 1,477 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Lewisham 027A | 1,620 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Lewisham 027B | 1,589 | 92.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.6% |
| Lewisham 027C | 1,596 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Lewisham 027D | 1,756 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| Lewisham 027E | 1,571 | 125.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| Lewisham 028B | 1,602 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.3% |
MPs for SE23
- Ellie ReevesLabourMP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich98% of SE23’s postcodes
- Helen HayesLabourMP for Dulwich and West Norwood1.6% of SE23’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SE234
Postcode sectors in SE234
Council1
Towns in SE231
Postcode districts next to SE235
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SE postcode area2
SE23 in brief
SE23 is a postcode district covering Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park, in Lewisham.
About 34,039 people lived in SE23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £519,000 in 2025 across 498 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SE23 was £519,000 in 2025.
SE23 had 34,067 usual residents at the census.
In SE23, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SE23, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.