Typical 3-bedroom house£796kmost £693k–£922k
Houses per m²£7,759flats £6,490
Sold last year2311,853 in five years
Prices in Lewisham+0.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE23 sold for £796,223 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £692,703 and £921,569, for about 99 m² of space. That is 5% less than the same home across London (£840,000).
231 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £306k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SE23 2 (£7,327) and the most in SE23 1 (£8,310).
Across Lewisham, prices are up 0.7% on a year ago and up 10.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,057 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,631 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £159,000 for that mortgage: what £160,000 buys.
Questions about SE23
Is SE23 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% less than across London; prices in Lewisham are up 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.9% against 43.8%); 231 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SE23?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SE23 sold for £796,223 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £692,703 and £921,569.
Is SE23 expensive for London?
A 3-bedroom house in SE23 costs 5% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).
How many homes sell in SE23 each year?
231 homes sold in the last year and 1,853 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SE23?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Eliot Bank Primary School, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SE23?
For a 3-bedroom house, SE26 (£692k, 2 km), SE6 (£607k, 2 km), SE20 (£616k, 3 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.