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SE23 3RL lies on Benson Road in London. SE23 3RL is located in the Forest Hill electoral ward, within the London borough of Lewisham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Lewisham West and Penge. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South East London ICB - 72Q and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

SE23 3RL maps

SE23 3RL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
SE23 3RL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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SE23 3RL geodata

Easting535360
Northing173454
Latitude51.443909
Longitude-0.053680

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Where is SE23 3RL?

StreetBenson Road
Town/CityLondon
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictSE23

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SE23 3RL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SE23 3RL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardForest Hill
ConstituencyLewisham West And Penge

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SE23 3RL

41, BENSON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 3RL
1999
26 JUL
£169,500

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SE23 3RL

Horniman Drive (Honor Oak Road)Forest Hill120m
Horniman Drive (Honor Oak Road)Forest Hill141m
Ewelme Road (Honor Oak Road)Forest Hill196m
Ewelme Road (Honor Oak Road)Forest Hill227m
Fairlawn School (Honor Oak Road)Forest Hill330m

Nearest railway stations to SE23 3RL

Forest Hill Station0.5km
Honor Oak Park Station0.9km
Crofton Park Station1.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in SE23 3RL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access89.3%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband89.3%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband89.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband89.3%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SE23 3RL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed19.2Mbps
Average download speed17.4Mbps
Maximum download speed22.84Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.27Mbps

Broadband limitations in SE23 3RL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps10.7%

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SE23 3RL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SE23 3RL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)571,779
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)20,421
Median (kWh/meter)21,052

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)147,588
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)6,150
Median (kWh/meter)4,112

Deprivation

53.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than SE23 3RL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SE23 3RL (metres)

Tyson Mini Market
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
14 Tyson Road
211m
Shake Sahck
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Shake Shack Units
315m
Forest Hill Montessori Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Rojack Road
320m

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Nearest post box to SE23 3RL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
137 Devonshire Road17:3012:00142m
Tyson Road17:3012:00189m
61 Devonshire Road17:3012:00272m

SE23 3RL ITL and SE23 3RL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SE23 3RL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLILondon
ITL 2 CodeName
TLI4Inner London - East
ITL 3 CodeName
TLI44Lewisham and Southwark
LAU 1 CodeName
E09000023Lewisham

SE23 3RL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SE23 3RL:

CodeName
OAE00016451
LSOAE01003262Lewisham 021E
MSOAE02000673Lewisham 021

Nearest postcodes to SE23 3RL

SE23 3BHEwelme Road38m
SE23 3RJBenson Road40m
SE23 3SLHonor Oak Road99m
SE23 3SWHonor Oak Road120m
SE23 3LYDevonshire Road121m
SE23 3LZDevonshire Road125m
SE23 3BQEwelme Road130m
SE23 3AETalmage Close144m
SE23 3ABCrowmarsh Gardens154m
SE23 3AFHaseley End157m