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Forest Hill

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
15,180
Households
6,450
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
6,450
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£438,544
Median property price
325
Postcodes
6,450
Households
White Brit. · 47%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£438,544
Median property price
325
Postcodes

Sold prices in Forest Hill

England & Wales
Property sales · Forest Hill
HM Land Registry · Forest Hill
Average price
£585,109
YoY: +4.4%
Median price: £427,529
View district SE23
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 8 sales · avg £578,762
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£768k£605k£443k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY -23%
493520
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY -22%
362411
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY stable
15117
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

82
incidents · Jun '26

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

School applications

We've matched this area to Lewisham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Lewisham
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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

Overview of Forest Hill

Coordinates51.4395, -0.0581
Postcodes
325
Population (Census)
15,180
Households (Census)
6,450
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.4 per 1k

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%

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 4.74 (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 4.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Forest Hill

SE23
214 postcodes
SE26
111 postcodes