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

SE23 2LW 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 2LW 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

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Lewisham 027D: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **Forest Hill, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **No property in SE23 2LW 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=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 027D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SE23 2LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SE23 2LW**: Road 50 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **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=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Forest Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-hill-school-e100745) | Secondary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Adamsrill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adamsrill-primary-school-e100671) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brent Knoll School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brent-knoll-school-e100760) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | – |
| [Perrymount Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perrymount-primary-school-e100715) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-e151010) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-primary-school-e145621) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomewss-church-of-england-primary-school-e100726) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kilmorie Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kilmorie-primary-school-e100718) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £610,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2023 | £489,995 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £1,350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2023 | £555,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £495,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £1,160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Forest Hill (890 m, 11 minutes on foot); Sydenham (London) (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: VALE MEDICAL CENTRE (290 m); SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE (590 m); WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: PERRY VALE PHARMACY (290 m); TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (690 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (830 m); TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (880 m); BOOTS (890 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); MY DENTIST (SYDENHAM) (800 m); ORAL SURGERY LTD - FAMILY DENTAL (830 m); FOREST HILL DENTAL SURGERY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Bell Green RP Sydenham (710 m, Aldi); Tesco Catford Express (820 m, Tesco); Lidl Lower Sydenham London (870 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Sydenham (880 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Sydenham Rd Express (910 m, Tesco)

## 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 027D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Lewisham 027D has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 027D was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,756** (2021). Lewisham 027D had 1,756 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,345th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 027D, 98.9% 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: 51.4330, -0.0451

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=-0.0451,51.4330,SE232LW

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