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Forest Hill

16,682 people · median £440,000 · Lewisham

Lewisham Council · Green (directly-elected mayor)   39/54 seats · 72% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£440,000 median 12th cheapest of 25 neighbourhoods
among 25 neighbourhoods in Lewisham

A typical home here sells for £440,000, up 11.2% over five years. That's about 11.1× local earnings — around the 12.2× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 225 sales
£207k£281k£355k£429k£504k2010201720252014 +34%−11%£460,000
Median sold price£440,000
5-year change+11.2%
Price per square metre£5,100 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£6k£136k£266k£395k£525k1995201020252014 +34%−11%£460,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£856k
Semi-detached
£947k
Terraced
£730k
Flat
£380k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11.1× · five-year average 12.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership47%

Owned outright
17%
With a mortgage
30%
Private rented
28%
Social rented
24%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,237

London Borough of Lewisham£1,727
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,492
Band B£1,740
Band C£1,989
Band D (baseline)£2,237
Band E£2,735
Band F£3,232
Band G£3,729
Band H£4,475
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£5,100 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts AcreRight covers is £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Forest Hill 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Devonshire Road£203,000720+6.8%
Dartmouth Road£172,000493+8.3%
Taymount Rise£196,500419+3.4%
London Road£203,750330+16.3%
Stanstead Road£210,000327-3.8%
Honor Oak Road£211,750302-5%
Sunderland Road£200,000274-10.6%
Kirkdale£202,000260+24.5%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Lewisham how Forest Hill compares · from Lewisham

Fastest 5-yr growth: Redbrick Estate +41%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Redbrick Estate£550,000+41%98
Burnt Ash£535,000+22.6%106
Grove Park£385,750+16.7%132
Telegraph Hill£591,000+15.8%162
Catford South£539,000+15.8%274
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Forest Hill — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
410 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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