Postcode SE23 2SS (Lewisham)

Map showing SE23 2SS and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE23 2SS is located in Lewisham, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SE23 2SS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE23 2SS is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SE23 2SS as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > Established tech workers.

The closest road name to SE23 2SS is Elsinore Road which is centered 149 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Kilmorie Road Honor Oak Park and is 144 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.29 km away at Lewisham DLR Station The closest railway station is Forest Hill Rail Station, 778 m away.

The closest primary school to SE23 2SS (for ages 11 and under) is Kilmorie Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on March 23, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Forest Hill School. The last OFSTED inspection on October 8, 2021 rated this school as Requires improvement

The nearest takeaway food is available from Bang Bang Burger @ Honor Oak Pub and is 295 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 25, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 143.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 94.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 94.7% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 5.3% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE23 2SS is covered by the Metropolitan Police police force association and Lewisham is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SE23 2SS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE23 2SS, and the approximate distance away.

Elsinore Road 149 m
Kilmorie Road 150 m
Stanstead Road 172 m
Hurstbourne Road 184 m
Cranston Road 231 m
Colfe Road 234 m
Fermor Road 236 m
Park Rise Road 251 m
Loxton Road 253 m
Vancouver Road 276 m
St German's Road 286 m
Marler Road 337 m
Cibber Road 356 m
Farren Road 364 m
Woolstone Road 402 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE23 2SS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SE23 2SS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kilmorie Primary School Outstanding
(March 23, 2017)
340 m
St William of York Catholic Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
410 m
Dalmain Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
439 m
Rathfern Primary School Outstanding
(September 29, 2021)
582 m
Rose House Montessori School 652 m
Perrymount Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
668 m
St George's CofE Primary School Good
(January 27, 2022)
789 m
St Dunstan's College 903 m
Stillness Infant School Outstanding
(June 6, 2008)
980 m
Stillness Junior School Good
(February 5, 2020)
980 m
Brent Knoll School Good
(June 5, 2019)
1.04 km
Forest Hill School Requires improvement
(October 8, 2021)
1.1 km
Adamsrill Primary School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.11 km
Fairlawn Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
1.16 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.23 km
St Francesca Cabrini Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.26 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.26 km
Horniman Primary School Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.31 km
Athelney Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
1.38 km
Haseltine Primary School Good
(December 6, 2017)
1.43 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE23 2SS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
medicos Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
October 18, 2016
183 m
Crumbs And Cutters Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
224 m
BP.Forest Hill Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 9, 2020
261 m
Londies (MFG Forest Hill Service Station) Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
September 2, 2020
261 m
Lewisham Elders & Resource Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 29, 2019
274 m
Bang Bang Burger @ Honor Oak Pub Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
295 m
The Honor Oak Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 14, 2020
295 m
49 Brockley Rise Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
November 8, 2018
314 m
Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
June 30, 2021
314 m
Chicken Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
December 17, 2020
314 m
Cost Cutter Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 5, 2018
314 m
Mega Bite Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
October 26, 2018
314 m
Nonna Maria Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 11, 2020
314 m
NUMBER 41 COFFEE AND KITCHEN Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 15, 2020
314 m
Pizzarte Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2018
314 m
Sans Store Retailers - other 4
Good
November 3, 2020
314 m
Pitta Patta Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 8, 2021
318 m
Rose House Montessori Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 8, 2017
336 m
Vancouver Road Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 11, 2019
336 m
Chartwells at Kilmorie Primary Schoo School/college/university 4
Good
February 8, 2019
340 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE23 2SS - Data from Apr 2022

Kilmorie Road Honor Oak Park Bus Stop/Station 144 m
Kilmorie Road Honor Oak Park Bus Stop/Station 179 m
Hurstbourne Road Bus Stop/Station 209 m
Hurstbourne Road Bus Stop/Station 251 m
Brockley Rise Cranston Road Bus Stop/Station 258 m
Lewisham DLR Station Metro/Tram 3.29 km
Lewisham DLR Station Metro/Tram 3.29 km
Lewisham DLR Station Metro/Tram 3.33 km
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 778 m
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 868 m
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 924 m
Greenwich Pier Ferry 5.23 km
Greenwich Pier Ferry 5.24 km
Greenwich Pier Ferry 5.28 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.45 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.6 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 32.67 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE23 2SS - Data from Dec 2021

Oak of Honor Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.34 km
Honor Oak Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.41 km
Stumpshill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 2.67 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 3.1 km
Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.46 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 3.71 km
Croydon Canal Inland Water 3.87 km
Holly Grove Shrubbery Woodland Or Forest 3.9 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.27 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 4.41 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE23 2SS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 143.3 Mbps 550 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 18.9 Mbps 75 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3.7 0.3
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 5.3% 19.5 1.1
30-300 Mbps 0% 130.4 18.5
300+ Mbps 94.7% 425.2 53.7

Gas Consumption

49 meters consuming 829,745 kWh - mean 16,934 kWh : median 15,049 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

48 meters consuming 184,209 kWh - mean 3,838 kWh : median 3,545 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE23 2SS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.44075400
Longitude -0.04077700
OS Easting 536266
OS Northing 0173127
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16906
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Lewisham West and Penge
Electoral Ward Perry Vale
Local Authority District Lewisham
Region / Government Office Region London
European Electoral Region London
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: London
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council London East

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E09000023
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region London
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Lewisham
Cancer Alliance South East London
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
London
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Our Healthier South East London
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South East London CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Aspirational techies
Subgroup: Established tech workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lewisham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035317
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lewisham 024
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lewisham 024C
Output Area / Small Area 3D2