SE23 3EB postcode in Lewisham, England

SE23 3EB is a postcode in Lewisham, in the Forest Hill ward. It is in the Lewisham West and East Dulwich parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 59% of homes and businesses at SE23 3EB can get it Across Lewisham: 90% Typical price £462,000 Homes sold in SE23 3, last 12 months. ▼ 2.2% on the year before Nearest station Honor Oak Park 1.1 km in a straight line

Where SE23 3EB is, and what is near it

Map of SE23 3EB and what is near it Map of SE23 3EB: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the SE23 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SE23 3AA: also in SE23 3SE23 3AB: also in SE23 3SE23 3AD: also in SE23 3SE23 3AE: also in SE23 3SE23 3AF: also in SE23 3SE23 3AG: also in SE23 3SE23 3AH: also in SE23 3SE23 3AJ: also in SE23 3SE23 3AL: also in SE23 3SE23 3AN: also in SE23 3SE23 3AP: also in SE23 3SE23 3AQ: also in SE23 3SE23 3AT: also in SE23 3SE23 3AW: also in SE23 3SE23 3AY: also in SE23 3SE23 3BF: also in SE23 3SE23 3BG: also in SE23 3SE23 3BH: also in SE23 3SE23 3BJ: also in SE23 3SE23 3BL: also in SE23 3SE23 3BN: also in SE23 3SE23 3BP: also in SE23 3SE23 3BQ: also in SE23 3SE23 3BS: also in SE23 3SE23 3BU: also in SE23 3SE23 3BW: also in SE23 3SE23 3BX: also in SE23 3SE23 3BY: also in SE23 3SE23 3BZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3DB: also in SE23 3SE23 3DD: also in SE23 3SE23 3DE: also in SE23 3SE23 3DF: also in SE23 3SE23 3DG: also in SE23 3SE23 3DJ: also in SE23 3SE23 3DL: also in SE23 3SE23 3DP: also in SE23 3SE23 3DQ: also in SE23 3SE23 3DR: also in SE23 3SE23 3DS: also in SE23 3SE23 3DT: also in SE23 3SE23 3DU: also in SE23 3SE23 3DW: also in SE23 3SE23 3DX: also in SE23 3SE23 3DY: also in SE23 3SE23 3DZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3EA: also in SE23 3SE23 3ED: also in SE23 3SE23 3EE: also in SE23 3SE23 3EF: also in SE23 3SE23 3EG: also in SE23 3SE23 3EQ: also in SE23 3SE23 3ES: also in SE23 3SE23 3ET: also in SE23 3SE23 3EY: also in SE23 3SE23 3FB: also in SE23 3SE23 3FD: also in SE23 3SE23 3LB: also in SE23 3SE23 3LD: also in SE23 3SE23 3LE: also in SE23 3SE23 3LF: also in SE23 3SE23 3LH: also in SE23 3SE23 3LR: also in SE23 3SE23 3LX: also in SE23 3SE23 3LY: also in SE23 3SE23 3LZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3NA: also in SE23 3SE23 3NB: also in SE23 3SE23 3ND: also in SE23 3SE23 3NH: also in SE23 3SE23 3NJ: also in SE23 3SE23 3NL: also in SE23 3SE23 3NN: also in SE23 3SE23 3NP: also in SE23 3SE23 3NR: also in SE23 3SE23 3NS: also in SE23 3SE23 3NT: also in SE23 3SE23 3NW: also in SE23 3SE23 3PF: also in SE23 3SE23 3PY: also in SE23 3SE23 3PZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3QA: also in SE23 3SE23 3QB: also in SE23 3SE23 3QD: also in SE23 3SE23 3QE: also in SE23 3SE23 3QF: also in SE23 3SE23 3QG: also in SE23 3SE23 3QH: also in SE23 3SE23 3QL: also in SE23 3SE23 3QN: also in SE23 3SE23 3QP: also in SE23 3SE23 3QQ: also in SE23 3SE23 3QR: also in SE23 3SE23 3QS: also in SE23 3SE23 3QT: also in SE23 3SE23 3QU: also in SE23 3SE23 3QX: also in SE23 3SE23 3QY: also in SE23 3SE23 3QZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3RA: also in SE23 3SE23 3RD: also in SE23 3SE23 3RG: also in SE23 3SE23 3RJ: also in SE23 3SE23 3RL: also in SE23 3SE23 3RN: also in SE23 3SE23 3RS: also in SE23 3SE23 3RT: also in SE23 3SE23 3RU: also in SE23 3SE23 3RW: also in SE23 3SE23 3RX: also in SE23 3SE23 3RZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3SA: also in SE23 3SE23 3SB: also in SE23 3SE23 3SD: also in SE23 3SE23 3SE: also in SE23 3SE23 3SF: also in SE23 3SE23 3SG: also in SE23 3SE23 3SH: also in SE23 3SE23 3SJ: also in SE23 3SE23 3SL: also in SE23 3SE23 3SQ: also in SE23 3SE23 3SU: also in SE23 3SE23 3SW: also in SE23 3SE23 3SX: also in SE23 3SE23 3SY: also in SE23 3SE23 3SZ: also in SE23 3SE23 3TA: also in SE23 3SE23 3TB: also in SE23 3SE23 3TD: also in SE23 3SE23 3TE: also in SE23 3SE23 3TF: also in SE23 3SE23 3TG: also in SE23 3SE23 3TH: also in SE23 3SE23 3TL: also in SE23 3SE23 3TQ: also in SE23 3 Forest Hill station 1.1 kmSchool 1.1 kmForest Hill SE23 3EB Map of SE23 3EB and what is near it Map of SE23 3EB: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the SE23 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Forest Hill SE23 3EB
  • SE23 3EB
  • Other postcodes in SE23 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4480, longitude -0.0611)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SE23 3EB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SE23 3EB?

Every home and business at SE23 3EB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 59% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SE23 3EB 59% Lewisham 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SE23 3EB 100% Lewisham 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SE23 3EB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SE23 3EB.

Check the bin days for SE23 3EB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SE23 3EB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SE23 3EB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Lewisham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SE23 3EB: 8,204 properties in Lewisham are at high risk (5.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Lewisham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SE23 3EB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SE23 3EB?

Homes in SE23 3 sold for a typical £462,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 125 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£462,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£472,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £950,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £948,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £754,895 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £400,000 79 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SE23 district: a typical £508,000 from 343 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SE23 3EB

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SE23 3EB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SE23 3EB

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SE23 3EB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SE23 3EB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around SE23 3EB. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SE23 3EB

Band D in Lewisham for 2026‑27: £2,237. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,492 (band A) to £3,729 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,735.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (7%)£1,492
Band Babout 180 (25%)£1,740
Band Cabout 120 (17%)£1,989
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,237
Band Eabout 210 (30%)£2,735
Band Fabout 70 (10%)£3,232
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,729
Band Hfewer than 5£4,475

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 28% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Lewisham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SE23 3EB is in (ONS area E01003260), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SE23 3EB?

The nearest open schools to SE23 3EB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SE23 3EB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SE23 3EB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SE23 3EB is Honor Oak Park Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Honor Oak Park Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Forest Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Langton Rise, 60 m away.

More stations near SE23 3EB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SE23 3EB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SE23 3EB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SE23 3EB?

0 within 1 km 27 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SE23 3EB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 1.9 kmCycle
  • Char.gy Charging point · 1 charger 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SE23 3EB?

The nearest to the centre of SE23 3EB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SE23 3EB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SE23 3EB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SE23 3EB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Mundania Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 023 8027 0310 500 mWalk
  • The Elms Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report December 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8693 4622 800 mWalk
  • Aster House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8613 0310 1.7 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SE23 3EB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SE23 3EB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SE23 3EB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SE23 3EB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SE23 3EB in a conservation area?

The centre of SE23 3EB is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SE23 3EB?

Police.uk records 433 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SE23 3EB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences98 reports
Anti-social behaviour74 reports
Shoplifting61 reports
Vehicle crime50 reports
Other theft35 reports
Public order26 reports

Also: theft from the person 21, burglary 20, robbery 15, drugs 14, bicycle theft 11, other crime 5, criminal damage and arson 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SE23 3EB

Ward
Forest Hill
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Lewisham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SE23 3EY50 mSE23 3ET60 mSE23 3EQ70 mSE23 3EG90 mSE23 3QL100 mSE23 3EF120 m
All of SE23

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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