Perry Rise, London, SE23 2QT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SE23 2QT has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	57.5%	47.7%	-9.8%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	42.5%	52.3%	9.8%	49.0%	3.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	42.8%	36.9%	-5.9%	37.9%	-1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	39.5%	47%	7.5%	44.2%	2.8%
Separated	3%	2.1%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	9.2%	7%	-2.2%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	5.5%	7%	1.5%	6.1%	0.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.6%	54.6%	6.0%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	37.8%	32.6%	-5.2%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	9.9%	8.8%	-1.1%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	3%	3.2%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 47.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.1%	14.8%	-3.3%	18.2%	-3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.7%	8.6%	-2.1%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.3%	8.3%	-9.0%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.8%	13.1%	1.3%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	33.9%	47.9%	14.0%	33.8%	14.1%
Other	6.6%	3.4%	-3.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	4.4%	2.7%	-1.7%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	6.9%	5%	-1.9%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	11.6%	9.3%	-2.3%	1.0%	8.3%
Other Black	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	0.8%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.1%	2.4%	-3.7%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	0.8%	1.9%
White	55%	59.4%	4.4%	81.4%	-22.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	4.7%	5.3%	0.6%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.7%	77%	1.3%	83.2%	-6.2%
European Union	4.1%	5.8%	1.7%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	5%	3.2%	-1.8%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.5%	5.8%	-1.7%	5.6%	0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	5.8%	-0.3%	1.3%	4.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.6%	77%	2.4%	83.2%	-6.2%
10+ Years	0.8%	20.1%	19.3%	9.8%	10.3%
5-10 Years	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	4.1%	0%	-4.1%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	18.2%	0.8%	-17.4%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.4%	76.7%	5.7%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	7.2%	13.5%	-6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.2%	37.2%	5.0%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	6.9%	6.5%	0.4%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Perry Rise Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Perry Rise was 68.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.5% lower than the Perry Vale average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Perry Rise has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale and the 290th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SE23 2QT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Perry Rise are based on 241 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lewisham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Perry Rise, London, SE23 2QT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SE23 2QT

Average Price
£589,490

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£589,490

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Perry Rise

Average Price
£573,490

Semi-Detached
£888,594

Terraced
£596,417

Detached
£1,241,802

Flats/Maisonettes
£410,774

Other
£343,204

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Perry RiseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
234 Perry Rise, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£591,000	2025-01-27	£601,839
224 Perry Rise, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-06-23	£521,462
210 Perry Rise, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£645,000	2022-12-01	£668,443
218 Perry Rise, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£580,000	2022-02-25	£651,651
182 Perry Rise, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£613,500	2021-09-08	£719,958

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SE23 2QT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Education	27
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	9
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Construction	6
Real estate activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dulwich Wood Nursery School Lyall Avenue , SE21 8QS	3out of 4	2,955 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chelwood Nursery School Chelwood Walk , Turnham Road SE4 2QQ	4out of 4	3,270 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crosfield Nursery School Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD	3out of 4	5,166 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Adamsrill Primary School Adamsrill Road , Sydenham SE26 4AQ	3out of 4	110 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Champion Road , Sydenham SE26 4HH	3out of 4	333 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haseltine Primary School Haseltine Road , Bell Green SE26 5AD	3out of 4	532 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School 208 Sydenham Road , SE26 5SE	3out of 4	640 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perrymount Primary School Sunderland Road , Forest Hill SE23 2PX	3out of 4	786 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest Hill School Dacres Road , Forest Hill SE23 2XN	2out of 4	538 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Sydenham School Dartmouth Road , SE26 4RD	3out of 4	1,425 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Sedgehill Academy Sedgehill Road , Lewisham SE6 3QW	- not rated	1,839 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Girls Academy Bromley Lennard Road , BR3 1QR	4out of 4	1,881 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Conisborough College Conisborough Crescent , Catford SE6 2SE	2out of 4	2,278 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	4,851 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form 11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ	- not rated	4,926 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	2,407 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	4,319 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	4,639 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	5,018 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brent Knoll School Perry Rise , SE23 2QU	3out of 4	100 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenvale School Waters Road , Catford SE6 1UF	4out of 4	108 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rose House Montessori School The Chapel-on-the-Hill , South Road SE23 2UJ	- not rated	953 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Allenby Tutorial Trust 62-72 Dalmain Road , SE23 1AT	- not rated	1,502 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Watergate School Lushington Road , Bellingham SE6 3WG	4out of 4	1,623 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Livesey Memorial Hall	225 Perry Hill, London	104 yd
Glory Days Community Group	New Testament Church Of God, 159 Perry Rise	114 yd
A I P Alliance Partnership	St Michaels Church Of England Primary School, Champion Road	259 yd
Oze Sushi	335 Sydenham Road, London	326 yd
My Front Room	341 Sydenham Road, London	326 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bell Flex	The Bell, 59 Bell Green	335 yd
Prince of Wales	Prince Of Wales, 52 Perry Rise	390 yd
Railway Tavern	401 Southend Lane, Bellingham	558 yd
The Alfred	178 Sydenham Road, London	705 yd
Poodle Club Ltd	167 Sydenham Road, London	903 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
M&J Caribbean Takeaway	337 Sydenham Road, London	326 yd
Wing Lee	295 Sydenham Road, London	446 yd
Caribbean Bites	293 Sydenham Road, London	446 yd
Barakah	299 Sydenham Road, London	446 yd
Dumplings Thai and Sushi	289 Sydenham Road, London	446 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Unit 1 And 2, Bell Green Retail Park	514 yd
Tesco	87-91 Perry Hill, London	702 yd
Lidl	237-249 Southend Lane, Bellingham	812 yd
Lidl UK Gmbh	Lidl, 106-112 Sydenham Road	988 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brent Knoll School PERRY RISE		121 yd
The Livesey Sports And Social Club (Closed) Livesey Memorial Hall Livesey Memorial Hall Perry Hill		167 yd
Brent Knoll School (Closed) Mayow Road		479 yd
Home Park PORTHCAWE ROAD	grass pitches	543 yd
Forest Hill School Sports Centre DACRES ROAD	health and fitness suite	656 yd
The Bridge Leisure Centre THE BRIDGE SPORTS & LEISURE CENTRE THE BRIDGE SPORTS & LEISURE CENTRE KANGLEY BRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	663 yd
Mayow Park MAYOW PARK MAYOW PARK MAYOW ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	765 yd
Blackheath Hockey And Catford & Cyphers Cricket Club RUBENS STREET	grass pitches	782 yd
Lewisham Indoor Bowls Centre Kangley Bridge Road	indoor bowls	821 yd
Firhill Road Recreation Ground FIRHILL ROAD	grass pitches	826 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	120 Mbit/s
Average download speed	166.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	27 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SE23 2QT