SE23 2AL

Perry Vale · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewisham
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE23 2JH 41 m
SE23 2DY 44 m
SE23 2JQ 52 m
SE23 2DE 71 m
SE23 2JW 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 2AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 2
Latitude
51.436882
Longitude
-0.044269
British National Grid easting
536,033
British National Grid northing
172,690

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Parish or community
E43000213
Output area
E00016763
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 024A · E01003307
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
202
Primary
127
Secondary
28
  1. Perrymount Primary School

    Community school

    173 m
  2. Kilmorie Primary School

    Community school

    372 m
  3. St George's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    523 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,118
  • Anti social behaviour 857
  • Vehicle crime 681
  • Other theft 421
  • Public order 361

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE23 2 residents
13,760

Age bands in SE23 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

2,823 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,344 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.7%

5,221 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

3,379 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

1,457 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

67

within 5 km straight-line

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    164 m

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    550 m

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    656 m

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    714 m

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    714 m

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    714 m

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    714 m

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    927 m

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.5 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.2 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.3 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.4 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.7 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.7 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.8 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    3.0 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    3.0 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    3.0 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, 17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84025

    3.0 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 67 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Siddons Road

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Siddons Road

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Kilmorie Road Bell Green

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Kilmorie Road Bell Green

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.2 miles
  • Windrush Lane

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 024A, 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

17,818 of 33,755

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

202 open schools are in scope, including 127 primary and 28 secondary schools. Perrymount Primary School is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 513.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,118 events.

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