SE23 2RL

Perry Vale · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Lewisham
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE23 2RN 44 m
SE23 2TL 88 m
SE23 2TN 107 m
SE23 2TS 116 m
SE6 4EU 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 2RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 2
Latitude
51.434861
Longitude
-0.037407
British National Grid easting
536,516
British National Grid northing
172,478

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Parish or community
E43000213
Output area
E00016730
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 027C · E01003311
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 027 · E02000679

Postcode source versions

Explore SE23

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
69, Houston Road, London, SE23 2RL 12 December 2025 £625,000
95, Houston Road, London, SE23 2RL 18 October 2024 £580,000
91, Houston Road, London, SE23 2RL 2 August 2023 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
187
Primary
116
Secondary
26
  1. Brent Knoll School

    Foundation special school

    346 m
  2. Kilmorie Primary School

    Community school

    461 m
  3. Adamsrill Primary School

    Community school

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,726
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,284
  • Anti social behaviour 886
  • Vehicle crime 702
  • Other theft 484
  • Public order 425

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
87

44 female, 43 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE23 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

65

within 5 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    399 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    438 m

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    644 m

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    871 m

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    929 m

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    929 m

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    929 m

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    929 m

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    1.9 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.1 km

  • PARKVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85121

    2.3 km

  • TORRIDON ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    80 TORRIDON ROAD, LONDON, SE6 1RB

    ODS code G85032

    2.5 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.7 km

  • WOODLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    4 EDWIN HALL PLACE, LONDON, SE13 6RN

    ODS code G85722

    2.8 km

  • BROMLEAG CARE PRACTICE

    BECKENHAM CLINIC, 14 THE CRESCENT, BECKENHAM, BR3 1DU

    ODS code Y06345

    2.9 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    2.9 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    3.1 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    3.1 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    3.1 km

  • OAKVIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    190 SHROFFOLD ROAD, BROMLEY, BR1 5NJ

    ODS code G85716

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 65 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Houston Road

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Houston Road

    BCT · Bell Green

    0.1 miles
  • Castlands 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

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 027C, 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

18,259 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £580,000 from 5 recorded sales in SE23 2RL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lewisham is £491,259 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

187 open schools are in scope, including 116 primary and 26 secondary schools. Brent Knoll School is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,726 published events cover 12 months, averaging 560.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,284 events.

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