Postcode SE23 3UG (Lewisham)

Map showing SE23 3UG and nearby postcodes

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

SE23 3UG 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 3UG as Cosmopolitans > Aspiring and affluent > Highly-qualified quaternary workers.

The closest road name to SE23 3UG is Forestholme Close which is centered 18 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Honor Oak Road and is 190 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.4 km away at Beckenham Road Tram Stop The closest railway station is Forest Hill Rail Station, 260 m away.

The closest primary school to SE23 3UG (for ages 11 and under) is Eliot Bank Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on February 3, 2010. 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 3UG is Sylvan Post and is 216 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 23, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Perfect Fried Chicken and is 215 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on January 24, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 88.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 51.6% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 51.6% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 48.4% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Forestholme Close 18 m
Taymount Rise 50 m
Highgate Walk 67 m
Grassmount 117 m
Windley Close 157 m
Derby Hill 171 m
Park Hill 182 m
Shackleton Close 197 m
King Garth Mews 199 m
Derby Hill Crescent 205 m
Featherstone Avenue 224 m
Grizedale Terrace 226 m
London Road 229 m
Torcross Drive 233 m
Knapdale Close 241 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SE23 3UG

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 3UG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Eliot Bank Primary School Outstanding
(February 3, 2010)
329 m
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(December 4, 2018)
385 m
St George's CofE Primary School Good
(January 27, 2022)
424 m
Sydenham School Good
(March 14, 2017)
501 m
Rose House Montessori School 598 m
Horniman Primary School Good
(March 8, 2018)
610 m
Kelvin Grove Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
758 m
Perrymount Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
828 m
St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary School Good
(September 12, 2017)
878 m
Fairlawn Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
893 m
Forest Hill School Requires improvement
(October 8, 2021)
1.03 km
Dalmain Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
1.12 km
Kilmorie Primary School Outstanding
(March 23, 2017)
1.24 km
St Francesca Cabrini Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.27 km
Sydenham High School GDST 1.39 km
St William of York Catholic Primary School Good
(February 6, 2019)
1.44 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Good
(February 27, 2020)
1.5 km
Adamsrill Primary School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.5 km
Goodrich Community Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.54 km
Brent Knoll School Good
(June 5, 2019)
1.54 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Matoom Thai Bistro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
134 m
Riwaz Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
134 m
The Butchery Limited Retailers - other 4
Good
August 8, 2019
134 m
The India Gate Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 26, 2018
134 m
Anita Robertson Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
July 11, 2018
157 m
Canvas & Cream Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
215 m
Energie Fitness Retailers - other Exempt
April 16, 2019
215 m
KFC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 2, 2022
215 m
Perfect Fried Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 24, 2019
215 m
Pizza Hut Delivery Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 23, 2019
215 m
The Teapot Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 10, 2020
215 m
TSE'S Chinese Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
215 m
Sylvan Post Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 23, 2019
216 m
Fu House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
January 29, 2019
234 m
Capitol - JD Wetherspoon PLC Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 2, 2019
240 m
Costa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2018
240 m
The Guava Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 13, 2019
252 m
Aga's Little Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 20, 2019
280 m
BB & Friends Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 12, 2019
280 m
Beetroot & Beans Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 10, 2019
280 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Honor Oak Road Bus Stop/Station 190 m
Forest Hill Station London Rd Bus Stop/Station 206 m
Forest Hill Station London Rd Bus Stop/Station 207 m
Forest Hill Station London Rd Bus Stop/Station 236 m
South View Court Bus Stop/Station 243 m
Beckenham Road Tram Stop Metro/Tram 3.4 km
Beckenham Road Tram Stop Metro/Tram 3.4 km
Beckenham Road Tram Stop Metro/Tram 3.42 km
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 260 m
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 290 m
Forest Hill Rail Station Rail 346 m
Masthouse Terrace Pier Ferry 5.96 km
Masthouse Terrace Pier Ferry 5.96 km
Masthouse Terrace Pier Ferry 5.98 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 31.9 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 32.05 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 32.15 km

Nearby Nature

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

Dulwich Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Sydenham Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.25 km
Oak of Honor Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.36 km
Honor Oak Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Intermediate Lake Inland Water 1.82 km
Dulwich Upper Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Lower Lake Inland Water 2.39 km
Westow Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.5 km
Green Dale Fields Urban Greenspace 2.97 km
Knight's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.11 km
Croydon Canal Inland Water 3.27 km
Stumpshill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.29 km
Convent Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km
Holly Grove Shrubbery Woodland Or Forest 3.61 km
South Norwood Lake Inland Water 3.7 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 20.4 Mbps 88.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 1.1 Mbps 7.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4 0
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 48.4% 17.4 1.1
30-300 Mbps 0% 156 15.5
300+ Mbps 51.6% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

31 meters consuming 326,445 kWh - mean 10,530 kWh : median 7,379 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SE23 3UG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Inner London
Latitude 51.43869200
Longitude -0.05791600
OS Easting 535081
OS Northing 0172866
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: Cosmopolitans
Group: Aspiring and affluent
Subgroup: Highly-qualified quaternary workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Lewisham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33035305
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lewisham 021
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lewisham 021B
Output Area / Small Area 2D2