# SE23 2AQ: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

SE23 2AQ is a postcode in Lewisham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lewisham. Open the map at SE23 2AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [SE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se23) › [SE23 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se23-2)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Lewisham 024C: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **Catford, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **No property in SE23 2AQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 024C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE23 2AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SE23 2AQ**: Road 51 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kilmorie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilmorie-primary-school-e100718) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rathfern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rathfern-primary-school-e100700) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St William of York Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-york-catholic-primary-school-e100737) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perrymount Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perrymount-primary-school-e100715) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dalmain Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dalmain-primary-school-e100677) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brent Knoll School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brent-knoll-school-e100760) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | – |
| [St Dunstan's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-dunstans-college-e100754) | Independent | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Adamsrill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adamsrill-primary-school-e100671) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £553,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £415,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £993,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £485,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £910,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £525,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (90 m); MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML) (460 m); SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE (510 m); SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL) (510 m); ONE CARE LAMBETH (510 m)
- Pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (320 m); MEDICOS PHARMACY (460 m); PERRY VALE PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: JENNER HEALTH CENTRE (510 m); STANSTEAD DENTAL CENTRE (520 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); DENTAL BEAUTY FOREST HILL (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Catford Express (440 m, Tesco); Aldi Bell Green RP Sydenham (810 m, Aldi); Co-op Forest Hill - Stanstead Road (840 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £488,658** (July 2026). Lewisham’s average house price was £488,658 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,702** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lewisham earned a median of £45,702 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 43rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.7×** (2025). A home in Lewisham costs 10.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 39th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Lewisham has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 75th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lewisham 024C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.2** (2025). Lewisham 024C has a deprivation score of 16.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,673rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 024C was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 3,525th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,645** (2021). Lewisham 024C had 1,645 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,951st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 024C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SE23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £519,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SE23 was £519,000 in 2025. 250th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,067** (2021). SE23 had 34,067 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 699th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SE23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In SE23, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham)
- Centre: 51.4387, -0.0380

Council: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Lewisham West and East Dulwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lewisham-west-and-east-dulwich): Ellie Reeves (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0380,51.4387,SE232AQ

## How to cite

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