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SE23 1AJ

Crofton Park · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crofton Park
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE23 1HN 16 m
SE23 1GA 26 m
SE23 1AT 60 m
SE23 1AL 72 m
SE23 1HW 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 1AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 1
Latitude
51.443295
Longitude
-0.045909
British National Grid easting
535,900
British National Grid northing
173,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Crofton Park · E05013718
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich · E14001333
Output area
E00016322
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 019D · E01003229
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 019 · E02000671

Postcode source versions

Explore SE23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
218
Primary
134
Secondary
26

  1. Allenby Tutorial Trust

    Miscellaneous

    57 m

  2. Dalmain Primary School

    Community school

    174 m

  3. St William of York Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,994
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,691
  • Anti social behaviour 720
  • Vehicle crime 562
  • Other theft 339
  • Public order 293

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE23 1 residents
9,073

Age bands in SE23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,624 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

712 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.7%

3,419 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

2,010 residents

Age 65 and over
9.9%

851 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

73

within 5 km straight-line

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

    JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMAN'S ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y07020

    354 m

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y08411

    354 m

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

    THE JENNER DENTAL SUITE, 14 ST. GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06545

    354 m

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

    JENNER DENTAL CLINIC, 14 ST GERMANS ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1RJ

    ODS code Y06592

    354 m

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

    JENNER HEALTH CENTRE 201-203, STANSTEAD ROAD, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 1HU

    ODS code G85004

    366 m

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    836 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    195-197 PERRY VALE, FOREST HILL, LONDON, SE23 2JF

    ODS code G85696

    885 m

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

    1 FOREST HILL ROAD, DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 0SQ

    ODS code G85001

    1.6 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.6 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

    1 WELLS PARK ROAD, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 6JQ

    ODS code G85114

    1.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

    417 LORDSHIP LANE, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 8JN

    ODS code G85681

    2.0 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    THE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, HAWSTEAD ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE6 4JH

    ODS code G85633

    2.1 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

    163-169 CRYSTAL PALACE ROAD, EAST DULWICH, LONDON, SE22 9EP

    ODS code G85651

    2.3 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    306 MEDICAL CENTRE, 306 LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, SE22 8LY

    ODS code G85091

    2.3 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.4 km

  • THE NUNHEAD SURGERY

    58 NUNHEAD GROVE, NUNHEAD, LONDON, SE15 3LY

    ODS code G85685

    2.5 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 186 BROWNHILL ROAD, CATFORD, LONDON, SE6 1AT

    ODS code G85121

    2.7 km

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    2.9 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.9 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 73 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Forest Hill Fire Station

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Hill Fire Station

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

  • Stanstead Road / Colfe Road

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

  • Brockley Park

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.2 miles

  • Brockley Rise / Cranston Road

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 019D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,685 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

218 open schools are in scope, including 134 primary and 26 secondary schools. Allenby Tutorial Trust is the nearest published school at 57 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,994 published events cover 12 months, averaging 416.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,691 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.