# SE23 3BZ: area report for a postcode in Lewisham

SE23 3BZ 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 3BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) › [SE23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se23) › [SE23 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se23-3)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Lewisham 021A: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **Forest Hill, 600 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **No property in SE23 3BZ 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=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lewisham 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **£488,658 average price**: For the whole of Lewisham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **No gigabit broadband at SE23 3BZ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SE23 3BZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **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=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horniman Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horniman-primary-school-e100714) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairlawn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairlawn-primary-school-e100710) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eliot Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eliot-bank-primary-school-e100711) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 85% 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 | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-e100723) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goodrich Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodrich-community-primary-school-e100790) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sydenham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sydenham-school-e100741) | Secondary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dalmain Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dalmain-primary-school-e100677) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £722,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £812,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £740,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £335,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Forest Hill (600 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: ORAL SURGERY LTD - FAMILY DENTAL (690 m); FOREST HILL DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); DENTAL BEAUTY FOREST HILL (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Forest Hill Esso Express (270 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Forest Hill (430 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Forest Hill - Stanstead Road (740 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.3** (2025). Lewisham 021A has a deprivation score of 14.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,618th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £463,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lewisham 021A was £463,500 in 2025. Joint 5,898th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,438** (2021). Lewisham 021A had 1,438 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,958th least 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In Lewisham 021A, 91.1% 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: 51.4432, -0.0591

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=-0.0591,51.4432,SE233BZ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/se23-3bz