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SE23 1BU

Perry Vale · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Perry Vale
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE23 2DD 47 m
SE23 2PW 67 m
SE23 2AT 68 m
SE23 1BS 74 m
SE23 1BT 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 1BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 1
Latitude
51.441545
Longitude
-0.048862
British National Grid easting
535,700
British National Grid northing
173,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Perry Vale · E05013729
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich · E14001333
Output area
E00016741
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 024D · E01003315
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 024 · E02000676

Postcode source versions

Explore SE23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
135
Secondary
28

  1. Allenby Tutorial Trust

    Miscellaneous

    266 m

  2. Dalmain Primary School

    Community school

    439 m

  3. St George's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    479 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,026
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,701
  • Anti social behaviour 746
  • Vehicle crime 596
  • Other theft 343
  • Criminal damage and arson 287

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

72

within 5 km straight-line

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    565 m

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    578 m

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    578 m

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    578 m

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    578 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    768 m

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    911 m

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.5 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.6 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    1.6 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.9 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.2 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.2 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.3 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.5 km

  • THE NUNHEAD SURGERY

    58 NUNHEAD GROVE, NUNHEAD, LONDON, SE15 3LY

    ODS code G85685

    2.6 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    PAXTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ALLEYN PARK, LONDON, SE21 8AU

    ODS code G85039

    2.9 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.9 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    3.0 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

    19B CROXTED ROAD, WEST DULWICH, LONDON, SE21 8SZ

    ODS code G85706

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 72 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Waldram Park Road

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Waldram Park Road

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Hill Fire Station

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Hill Station

    RSE · Forest Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Forest Hill Stn / Waldram Cres

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 024D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,987 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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

222 open schools are in scope, including 135 primary and 28 secondary schools. Allenby Tutorial Trust is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,026 published events cover 12 months, averaging 418.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,701 events.

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