Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,139 residentsin the Forest Hill West census areaMedian age 36.63,496 households53% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright18% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate76% of adults are economically active, 4,692 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, health and social work 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 15% go by car, 21% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages64% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C615 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 25 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHilly Fields Stone Circlehistoric site · 1.2 miBeltwood Househistoric site · 1.5 miOak of Honor Hillhill · under a mileIntermediate Lakelake · 2.0 miVanbrugh Castlecastle · 3.1 miLower Lakelake · 2.4 miSydenham Park Footbridgebridge · 1.1 miSydenham Hillhill · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPeckham Rye Parkpark · under a mile · 40 haBrenchley Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haLadywell Fieldspark · under a mile · 19 haDulwich and Sydenham Hill Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 34 haOne Tree Hill Allotmentsallotments · within reach · 2 haBrockley Rise Sportsgroundsports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202449 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 17 · PM2.5 8.9 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,791 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospital Lewisham1.3 miGP surgerySel Special Allocation Practice56 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBentleys Pharmacy42 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrofton Park Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationSydenham Police StationLondon1.2 miCash machinePost OfficeLondonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi90 schools58 primary, 12 secondary, 2 all-through, 9 independent, 4 special, 3 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryFairlawn Primary Schoolages 3-11, 362 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStillness Junior Schoolages 7-11, 276 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHarris Girls' Academy East Dulwichages 11-18, 809 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChrist The King Sixth Form College2.2 miUniversityGoldsmiths College, University of London1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY5.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR18 miRailway stationHonor Oak Parkunder a mileDLRLewisham DLR Station1.8 miBus stationVictoria Station5.3 miFerryMasthouse Terrace PierMillwall2.8 miBus stops158 within a mileCar parkForest Hill Station Car Park (TfL)Londonunder a mileEV chargingubitricity22 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SE23 postcode district.
