Postcode SE23 3HN (Lewisham)

Map showing SE23 3HN and nearby postcodes

The postcode SE23 3HN is located in Lewisham, in the county of Inner London. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. SE23 3HN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SE23 3HN is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 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 3HN as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to SE23 3HN is Bird-In-Hand Passage which is centered 5 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Forest Hill Pools and is 35 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.23 km away at Beckenham Road Tram Stop The closest railway station is Forest Hill Rail Station, 174 m away.

The closest primary school to SE23 3HN (for ages 11 and under) is St George's CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 27, 2022. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Sydenham School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 14, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of SE23 3HN is Bird in Hand and is 0 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 3, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Forest Hill BBQ House and is 0 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 16, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 65.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 74% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SE23 3HN 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 3HN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SE23 3HN, and the approximate distance away.

Bird-In-Hand Passage 5 m
Dartmouth Place 119 m
Torcross Drive 121 m
Derby Hill 123 m
Windley Close 123 m
Clyde Terrace 150 m
Church Vale 159 m
Hindsley's Place 174 m
Clyde Vale 190 m
King Garth Mews 195 m
Glynwood Court 224 m
Derby Hill Crescent 229 m
Havelock Walk 230 m
Westbourne Drive 249 m
Waldram Place 262 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE23 3HN

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 3HN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St George's CofE Primary School Good
(January 27, 2022)
236 m
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(December 4, 2018)
329 m
Rose House Montessori School 341 m
Eliot Bank Primary School Outstanding
(February 3, 2010)
501 m
Sydenham School Good
(March 14, 2017)
517 m
Perrymount Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
548 m
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
760 m
Horniman Primary School Good
(March 8, 2018)
778 m
Forest Hill School Requires improvement
(October 8, 2021)
789 m
Kelvin Grove Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
833 m
Fairlawn Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
965 m
Kilmorie Primary School Outstanding
(March 23, 2017)
970 m
Dalmain Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
979 m
Adamsrill Primary School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.23 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.24 km
Brent Knoll School Good
(June 5, 2019)
1.27 km
St William of York Catholic Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
1.27 km
St Francesca Cabrini Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.31 km
Sydenham High School GDST 1.4 km
Rathfern Primary School Outstanding
(September 29, 2021)
1.52 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SE23 3HN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aga's Little Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 20, 2019
0 m
BB & Friends Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 12, 2019
0 m
Beetroot & Beans Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 10, 2019
0 m
Bird in Hand Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
0 m
Boots the Chemist Retailers - other Exempt
April 10, 2019
0 m
Forest Hill BBQ House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 16, 2019
0 m
Forest Hill Pools Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 2, 2022
0 m
Forest Hill Supermarket Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 8, 2018
0 m
Fortune In Noodle Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 22, 2019
0 m
Hill Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 4, 2019
0 m
Lion and Lamb Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
October 7, 2021
0 m
Lolak Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 3, 2019
0 m
Smoddy Sharp of London Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 29, 2019
0 m
Subplot 57 (Basement) Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 15, 2019
0 m
Taste of Greek Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 2, 2021
0 m
Taste of Turkish Foresthill Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
October 29, 2020
0 m
The Archie Parker Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 18, 2019
0 m
The Dartmouth Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 12, 2019
0 m
Sylvan Post Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 23, 2019
68 m
Fu House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
January 29, 2019
70 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SE23 3HN - Data from Apr 2022

Forest Hill Pools Bus Stop/Station 35 m
Church Vale Bus Stop/Station 116 m
Forest Hill Stn Dartmouth Rd Bus Stop/Station 117 m
Church Vale Bus Stop/Station 133 m
Forest Hill Pools Bus Stop/Station 154 m
Beckenham Road Tram Stop Metro/Tram 3.23 km
Beckenham Road Tram Stop Metro/Tram 3.23 km
Beckenham Road Tram Stop Metro/Tram 3.25 km
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 174 m
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 177 m
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 177 m
Masthouse Terrace Pier Ferry 5.95 km
Masthouse Terrace Pier Ferry 5.95 km
Greenwich Pier Ferry 5.96 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 31.87 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.02 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 32.12 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SE23 3HN - Data from Dec 2021

Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Oak of Honor Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.4 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.43 km
Honor Oak Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 1.84 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 2.37 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.57 km
Stumpshill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 3.22 km
Croydon Canal Inland Water 3.23 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.38 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.57 km
Ash Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.69 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 3.69 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SE23 3HN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 71.2 Mbps 65.1 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.4 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.9 1.1
30-300 Mbps 26% 89.3 15.4
300+ Mbps 74% - -

Gas Consumption

61 meters consuming 692,133 kWh - mean 11,346 kWh : median 9,067 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE23 3HN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.43779300
Longitude -0.05413000
OS Easting 535345
OS Northing 0172773
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16542
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Metropolitan Police

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Lewisham West and Penge
Electoral Ward Forest Hill
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: New EU 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 E33031749
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lewisham 021
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lewisham 021B
Output Area / Small Area 3D1