Perry Vale · Lewisham · Lewisham West and East Dulwich constituency · 51.43526, -0.04605

SE23 2JD— Perry Vale, Lewisham

Location and area intelligence for SE23 2JD, Perry Vale, Lewisham

Strong, well-rated schools nearby

 

Schools 100%Safety 84/100Transport 39/100~5% yield · indicativeOnly 4 sales — thin data

Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers

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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
64
Safety
84
Schools
90
Transport
39
Environment
69
Investment
48

The bottom line

SE23 2JD offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — a strong choice for Families and Owner-occupiers.

Less suited to Car-free commuters.

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Location

SE23 2JD

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
HighEstablished mixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+15.0% vs London avg
vs London crime-25.0% vs London avg

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How SE23 2JD has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Perrymount Primary School

Not yet inspected · 3 min walk

KS2: 103.6

★★

Secondary

Forest Hill School

Good · Inspected Dec 2023 · 5 min walk

P8: +0.31A8: 50.7

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 15 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Chelwood Nursery School

Not inspected · 33 min walk

8 primaries · 2 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

48.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 64% of London
→ Stable

-36% vs borough

Crime by type

Other24%
Violence & sexual offences24%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Vehicle crime18%
Burglary8%
Drug offences5%
Theft3%
Robbery0%

Road safety

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Fire Station · 852m

Crime is 25% below London average

Property

2 Jul

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Insufficient sales data

Only 4 sales recorded in the last 24 months — too few for a reliable median price. Price figures have been withheld to avoid misleading comparisons.

Price history

Sales (24 months)4
New build0.0%
Price per m²£3,939/m²
Price per ft²£366/ft²
Avg floor area86.9 m²

EPC breakdown

B
1%
D
6%
E
2%
G
1%

Based on 10 properties · Confidence: medium

Street mix

Detached 14%Flat 79%Other 7%

LHA rates — Inner South East London

Shared room£650/mo
1 bedroom£1296/mo
2 bedrooms£1550/mo
3 bedrooms£1950/mo
4 bedrooms£2625/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

Energy & construction

Solar yield856 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£217,250
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era1900-1929
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof(another dwelling above)
Heating fuelmains gas (not community)
GlazingPartial double glazing
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,892
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

1998–2025 · CAGR

+2.9%

Total change

+116%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

+48.8%

per year

Acceleration

+72.19

change in velocity

Market State

Strong growth

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £125k–£150k · P75: £600k–£700k · 12 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 12 sales

Detached16.7%
Flat/maisonette83.3%

By decade

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Late-1990s boom1998–2000£220k£83k-62.3%1
Post-dot-com plateau2001–2004£120k£126k+5%1
Pre-crash peak2006–2006£221k£221k+0%1
GFC & correction2012–2012£620k£620k+0%1
Rate-rise correction2022–2022£418k£418k+0%1
Current market2024–2025£320k£476k+48.8%2

Price Trajectory by Type

Flat/maisonette

Per-type alpha vs district

Best performer

Flat/maisonette

+0% alpha

Flat/maisonette+0% α
Local
48.8%
District
48.8%

CAGR over 1yr data window. Alpha = local CAGR − district CAGR.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

38out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Seller's Market

Favours sellers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity0
Sales Volume75
Trend Position40

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Forest Hill→ London Bridge· 6 tph
17 min

Nearby stations

Forest Hill Rail StationSouthern · Windrush
8 min walk
Forest HillNational Rail
8 min walk
Sydenham Rail StationWindrush · Southern
13 min walk
Honor Oak Park Rail StationWindrush · Southern
20 min walk
Penge West Rail StationWindrush · Southern
28 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

32

Walkability score

34

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

3.8 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★36 min
Victoria55 min ↑
Waterloo45 min ↑
Canary Wharf43 min ↓
City48 min ↑

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

4

Car parks (800m)

0

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park559m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock3.8 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Perry Vale Car Park
559m
🅿️
Forest Hill Station Carpark· yes
692m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 15.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 95% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 7.2 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB3% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Less green space than 86% of London

Nearest SSSI: Croham Hurst SSSI — 9.5 km

Energy

Solar: 856 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): 2

Landslide susceptibility: Medium

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,520 hrs/yr

Sunshine

608 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.5°C

Summer avg

3.2°C

Winter avg

Solar yield856.3 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

OHL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CLINIC

OHL 3RD FLOOR, LAURENCE HOUSE, 1 CATFORD ROAD, SE6 4FN

25 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

4

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospital · 2.8 km
Nearest A&EKING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 4.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%59.4%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

27

Parks (1km)

3

Restaurants (800m)

1

Cafes (800m)

0

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

1

Gyms (1km)

3

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

No pubs within 400m — nearest: Prince Of Wales (303 m)

Nearest supermarketCorner Shop · 173 m
1 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

0

Late-night venues

E
866 licensed premises in borough229 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

0

Cinemas (2km)

1.1km

Post office

Nearby shops

Siddons News253 m
One Stop681 m
Wine Merchant797 m
West 9 Food & Wine840 m

Nearby cafes

Archie Parker630 m
The Gym Cafe633 m
Big Breakfast650 m
Ounce10 Coffee679 m

Nearby restaurants

Bad Brownie563 m
Morley's619 m
Piazza Della Cucina620 m
Bamboo House626 m

Nearby pubs

Prince Of Wales303 m
The Foresters Arms568 m
JK Banquets610 m
Bird in Hand639 m

Nearby gyms

Forest Hill Pools681 m
Energie787 m
The Gym Group1.1 km

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug1.1 km
Touchwood Pharmacy1.1 km

Nearby health

London Dental Arts693 m
Dental Beauty Forest Hill765 m
Jenner Health Centre842 m
Food hygiene (5-star)50% of 24

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
270

High street

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

48

Investment score

Moderate

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,425London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
4.8% (good)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 21% of London
Gentrification score16/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition270
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

Medium

Demand

Medium

Void risk

Mixed owner / renter

Tenant profile

+8.4%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

17/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

49.2

Price growth score

C
Low

New supply risk

High investment quality

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score25/100
Bakerloo Extension route1,754m
Crossrail 2 route9,131m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 6/10

Around average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Average deprivation level

Rank: 17,818 nationally

1,599

Est. population

12,480/km²

67%

Employed

53%

Degree educated

£48,300

Median income

4.2%

Claimant rate

SuburbanHigh densityEstablished mixed

49

Community stability

Age profile

22%
22%
26%
19%
Under 1822%
18–3422%
35–4926%
50–6419%
65+11%

Tenure

20%
39%
20%
21%
Own outright20%
Own (mortgage)39%
Private rent20%
Social rent21%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

48%
25%
White British48%
White Other10%
Asian6%
Black25%
Mixed8%
Other3%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional49%
Routine / semi-routine16%
No car household35%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications12%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent21%
Private rent20%

vs. London

Income vs London+15.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
4
Borough approval rate
61%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£150/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
113
Largest scheme
59 homes · FORMER OUR LADY AND ST PHILIP NERI ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY, MAYOW ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2XG, Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

FORMER OUR LADY AND ST PHILIP NERI ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY, MAYOW ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2XG, Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary59 homes
completed
REAR OF OUR LADY & ST.P.NERI SCHOOL, REAR OF OUR LADY & ST.P.NERI SCHOOL, MAYOW ROAD, SE2339 homes
completed
MAYOW PARK WAREHOUSE, MAYOW ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2XJ, Mayow Park Warehouse32 homes
completed
CHRIST CHURCH, CHRIST CHURCH, CHURCH RISE, SE2319 homes
completed
173-175, 173-175, Perry Vale, SE23 2JD16 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour and Co-operative Party
Ward majority vote
20.5%
Election year
2022
MP
Ellie Reeves (Labour)
MP majority
18,397
Constituency
Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Councillors

Sakina SheikhLabour and Co-operative Party
Susan WiseLabour and Co-operative Party
John PaschoudLabour and Co-operative Party

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Key facts for SE23 2JD

Full postcodeSE23 2JD
Postcode districtSE23
BoroughLondon Borough of Lewisham
WardPerry Vale
Latitude51.435257
Longitude-0.046048
Parliamentary constituencyLewisham West and East Dulwich
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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