SE23 3JQ

Forest Hill · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lewisham
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE23 3BA 6 m
SE23 3AU 19 m
SE23 3HS 33 m
SE23 3JG 52 m
SE23 3EH 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 3JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 3
Latitude
51.436629
Longitude
-0.053891
British National Grid easting
535,365
British National Grid northing
172,644

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Parish or community
E43000213
Output area
E00182550
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 028A · E01003256
Middle layer super output area
Lewisham 028 · E02000680

Postcode source versions

Explore SE23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
218
Primary
133
Secondary
30
  1. St George's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    188 m
  2. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    217 m
  3. Sydenham School

    Community school

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,904
  • Anti social behaviour 829
  • Vehicle crime 664
  • Other theft 394
  • Shoplifting 347

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SE23 3 residents
11,811

Age bands in SE23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

2,283 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

1,076 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.2%

4,708 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

3,091 residents

Age 65 and over
9.4%

1,157 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

74

within 5 km straight-line

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    725 m

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    934 m

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.1 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.1 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.1 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.1 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.1 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.2 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.3 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.9 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    2.0 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    2.2 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.3 km

  • THE DULWICH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85651

    2.4 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    2.6 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.7 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.7 km

  • THE GARDENS SURGERY

    THE GARDENS, LONDON, SE22 9QU

    ODS code G85644

    2.8 km

  • NOVUM HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G85633

    2.9 km

  • ROBIN HOOD SURGERY

    94 CROYDON ROAD, ANERLEY, LONDON, SE20 7AB

    ODS code G84029

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 74 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Forest Hill Pools

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Forest Hill Pools

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Dartmouth Road /Thorpewood Ave

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Church Vale

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Church Vale

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 028A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,146 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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 133 primary and 30 secondary schools. St George's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 480.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,904 events.

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