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SE23 3XG

Forest Hill · Lewisham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest Hill
Local authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SE23 3XQ 64 m
SE23 3YW 72 m
SE23 3UN 77 m
SE23 3YP 83 m
SE23 3UL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SE23 3XG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SE
Postcode district
SE23
Postcode sector
SE23 3
Latitude
51.437545
Longitude
-0.060342
British National Grid easting
534,914
British National Grid northing
172,734

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Lewisham · E09000023
Electoral ward
Forest Hill · E05013722
Parish or community
E43000213
Westminster constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich · E14001333
Output area
E00016464
Lower layer super output area
Lewisham 028B · E01003257
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
223
Primary
134
Secondary
31

  1. Eliot Bank Primary School

    Community school

    114 m

  2. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    349 m

  3. Sydenham School

    Community school

    377 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,425
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,501
  • Anti social behaviour 669
  • Vehicle crime 539
  • Other theft 304
  • Public order 258

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

16 female, 18 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SE23 3 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

77

within 5 km

  • WELLS PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85114

    805 m

  • VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85696

    1.2 km

  • MODALITY LEWISHAM (ML)

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

    ODS code G85004

    1.5 km

  • ONE CARE LAMBETH

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

    ODS code Y07020

    1.5 km

  • ONE CARE LEWISHAM

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

    ODS code Y08411

    1.5 km

  • SEL SPECIAL ALLOCATION PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y06545

    1.5 km

  • SPECIAL ALLOCATION SCHEME (NEL)

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

    ODS code Y06592

    1.5 km

  • THE LORDSHIP LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G85681

    1.5 km

  • WOOLSTONE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOOLSTONE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SG

    ODS code G85061

    1.6 km

  • SYDENHAM GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

    26 HOLMSHAW CLOSE, SYDENHAM, LONDON, SE26 4TH

    ODS code G85024

    1.7 km

  • FOREST HILL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85001

    1.8 km

  • THE THREE ZERO SIX MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85091

    1.8 km

  • PAXTON GREEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G85039

    2.0 km

  • THE OLD DAIRY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G85706

    2.1 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

    2.6 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    17 OAKFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE20 8QA

    ODS code G84625

    2.8 km

  • THE PARK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G84025

    2.8 km

  • TESSA JOWELL GP SURGERY

    72H EAST DULWICH GROVE, LONDON, SE22 8EY

    ODS code G85132

    2.8 km

  • ELM LODGE SURGERY

    2 BURBAGE ROAD, LONDON, SE24 9HJ

    ODS code G85051

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 77 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

  • Kirkdale / Thorpewood Avenue

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.1 miles

  • Sydenham Rise

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Heathedge

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.2 miles

  • Sydenham Rise

    BCT · Forest Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Sydenham Hill / Kirkdale

    BCT · Upper Sydenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lewisham 028B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,362 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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

223 open schools are in scope, including 134 primary and 31 secondary schools. Eliot Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,425 published events cover 12 months, averaging 368.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,501 events.

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