Forest Hill

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
15,173
Households
6,408
Crimes · Aug '26
103
6,408
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
103
Crimes · Aug '26
£475,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 149 sales
325
Postcodes
6,408
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
103
Crimes · Aug '26
£475,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 149 sales
325
Postcodes

Sold prices in Forest Hill

England & Wales
Property sales · Forest Hill
HM Land Registry · Forest Hill
Average price
£617,058
Median price: £475,000
Median -2.1% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 149 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 6 sales · avg £493,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£787k£635k£483k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Forest Hill

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY stable
493520
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
15
YoY -58%
362411
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
15117
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1172
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
22110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
39
YoY +70%
513417
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

103
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Forest Hill

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,178
White Brit.46.8%
Other White12.2%
African9.8%
Caribbean7.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.5%
+ 14 other groups · 20.1%

Religion

Total residents: 15,174
No religion44.6%
Christian38.8%
Not answered7.2%
Muslim5.2%
Hindu1.5%
+ 4 other religions · 2.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,175
35–4925.0%
25–3419.6%
50–6417.3%
10–157.5%
≤46.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%

Households

Total households: 6,408
One person: other22.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.5%
+ 9 other households · 35.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest Hill

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.74 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Forest Hill

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Forest Hill

GPs make up most of the mapped places

31 GPs · 14 Libraries · 3 Hospitals · 54 in all

  • GPs31
  • Libraries14
  • Hospitals3
  • Universities3
  • Museums2
  • Parks1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

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Last published allocation

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Overview of Forest Hill

Coordinates51.4395, -0.0581
Postcodes
325
Census 2021
15,173
Households (Census)
6,408
Recorded crime · Aug '26
103

Postcode Districts in Forest Hill

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