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Forest Hill

EnglandLondonLewishamForest Hill
WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
15,180
Households
6,450
Crimes · May '26
115 · 7.6 per 1k
6,450
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
115 · 7.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£435,645
Median property price
324
Postcodes
6,450
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
115 · 7.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£435,645
Median property price
324
Postcodes

Overview of Forest Hill

Coordinates51.4394, -0.0582
Postcodes
324
Population (Census)
15,180
Households (Census)
6,450
Recorded crime · May '26
115 · 7.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest Hill

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Forest Hill

Property sales · Forest Hill
HM Land Registry · Forest Hill
Average price
£599,153
YoY: +6.4%
Median price: £435,645
View district SE26
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £663,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£807k£625k£443k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Forest Hill

Crime trends · Forest Hill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
493520
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY +48%
ASB
362411
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +32%
Vehicle Crime
22157
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -43%
Burglary
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -64%
Criminal damage
22110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%

3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

115
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Forest Hill

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,163
White Brit.46.8%
Other White12.2%
African9.8%
Caribbean7.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.6%
+ 9 other groups · 20.0%

Religion

Total residents: 15,168
No religion44.7%
Christian38.8%
Not answered7.2%
Muslim5.2%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,180
35–4925.0%
25–3419.6%
50–6417.3%
10–157.5%
≤46.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%

Households

Total households: 6,450
Other22.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.6%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%

Postcode Districts in Forest Hill

SE23
213 postcodes
SE26
111 postcodes