Forest Hill

Lewisham · London

Forest Hill in Lewisham is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 48 to 53 out of 100, with typical homes from £470,000 to £570,000.

In summary

The neighbourhoods of Forest Hill are unusually alike — all 2 score within 5 points of each other, from Forest Hill East (49) to Forest Hill West (54). All 2 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Median prices range from £470,000 in Forest Hill West to £570,000 in Forest Hill East.

Living here

Typical net household income£58,554a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)37

Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Forest Hill

£536,000median home sold over the past year · +7.2% over 5 years · -0.8% over the year · 229 sales

Detached£945,000

Semi-detached£920,000

Terraced£745,000

Flat£425,000

Lewisham£472,500

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Forest Hill West	3,179	54	£470,000
Forest Hill East	3,522	49	£570,000

Postcode districts in Forest Hill

SE6 SE23

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Forest Hill.

Catford Nunhead (Southwark) Brockley Peckham Rye (Southwark) Central Lewisham Anerley (Bromley)

“Forest Hill” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Lewisham — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Lewisham.