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SE23 1JW

Crofton Park · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1LJ 64 m
SE23 1DL 86 m
SE23 1DJ 88 m
SE23 1DN 89 m
SE23 1JP 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 1JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 1
Latitude
51.446867
Longitude
-0.042821
British National Grid easting
536,104
British National Grid northing
173,803

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
E00016303
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 019C · E01003228
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
220
Primary
133
Secondary
26

  1. Dalmain Primary School

    Community school

    369 m

  2. St William of York Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    382 m

  3. Stillness Infant School

    Community school

    394 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5,730
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,907
  • Anti social behaviour 768
  • Vehicle crime 516
  • Shoplifting 416
  • Other theft 382

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

70

within 5 km straight-line

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    459 m

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    459 m

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    459 m

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    459 m

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    517 m

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.0 km

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.3 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    1.5 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    1.7 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    2.0 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.1 km

  • THE NUNHEAD SURGERY

    58 NUNHEAD GROVE, NUNHEAD, LONDON, SE15 3LY

    ODS code G85685

    2.2 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.2 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.3 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    2.3 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.4 km

  • VESTA ROAD SURGERY

    58 VESTA ROAD, LONDON, SE4 2NH

    ODS code G85105

    2.4 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.5 km

  • TRIANGLE GROUP PRACTICE LIMITED

    2 MORLEY ROAD, LEWISHAM, LONDON, SE13 6DQ

    ODS code G85120

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.6 km

Showing 20 of 70 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Duncombe Hill

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.0 miles

  • Duncombe Hill

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.0 miles

  • Brockley Rise / Chandos

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

  • Brockley Rise / Chandos

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

  • Brockley Park

    BCT · Honor Oak Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 019C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,217 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

220 open schools are in scope, including 133 primary and 26 secondary schools. Dalmain Primary School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,730 published events cover 12 months, averaging 477.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,907 events.

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