SE23 3UN
The median sold price for the postcode SE23 3UN is around £360,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 102 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SE23 3UN (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £310,500 – £903,250
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SE23 3, last 24 months.
- Flat£390,000(211 sales)
- Terraced£750,000(47 sales)
- Semi-detached£963,500(37 sales)
- Detached£980,000(17 sales)
SE23 3UN median £360,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £450,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 32% below the typical Lewisham neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Lewisham and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in SE23 3UN, compared with 90% across Lewisham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 75.9% of premises across Lewisham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Lewisham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 75.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 90% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 57% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Lewisham: more deprived than 31% of its 175 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (36%). Average Band D in Lewisham is £2,237.33 for 2026/27.
That is 6% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Lewisham: £1,988.74 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 760 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A7%
- Band B24%
- Band C36%
- Band D21%
- Band E5%
- Band F5%
- Band G3%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Eliot Bank Primary School0.1 miles (180 m)Ofsted, April 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Eliot Bank Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.2 miles (380 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St George's CofE Primary School0.4 miles (570 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Sydenham School0.3 miles (440 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Forest Hill School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, December 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Forest Hill School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Kingsdale Foundation School1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted, March 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Kingsdale Foundation School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to SE23 3UN is Forest Hill Rail Station, 0.3 miles (480 m) away in a straight line. There are 25 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.3 miles (480 m)Forest Hill Rail Station
- 0.8 miles (1.3 km)Sydenham Rail Station
- 1.0 mile (1.5 km)Sydenham Hill Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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