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Benson Road, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Benson Road, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/benson-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SE23 3RL, SE23 3RJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,275,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£1,131,778
18 sales
Price range
£392k – £1.85m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
SE23 3RL

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At a glance

House prices£1.13m averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkForest Hill station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold79% freeholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaYesForest Hill Green beltNoNot in the green belt Listed buildings1 within 200 mNearest: Pillar Box At Corner Of Benson R…, Grade II Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Benson Road, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £1,275,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,260,417. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% semi-detached, 22% flat, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Benson Road range from £392,000 to £1,850,000. 79% of homes sold here were freehold and 21% leasehold.

House prices on Benson Road compared

SE23 postcode area£613,257
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Benson Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SE23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £640,000 (1 sales)2016£640k2017: £1,260,000 (3 sales)2017£1.26m2019: £722,500 (2 sales)2019£723k2020: £1,510,000 (1 sales)2020£1.51m2021: £1,212,500 (2 sales)2021£1.21m2022: £950,000 (3 sales)2022£950k2023: £1,850,000 (1 sales)2023£1.85m2024: £1,330,000 (1 sales)2024£1.33m2025: £1,089,000 (3 sales)2025£1.09m2026: £1,275,000 (1 sales)2026£1.28m

Tenure: 79% freehold and 21% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£1,260,41720 Feb 2026
Flat4£486,75028 Mar 2025
Detached2£1,650,0002 Nov 2023

Sold prices on Benson Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
15, Benson Road SE23 3RL 20 Feb 2026£1,275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Benson Road SE23 3RL 10 Oct 2025£1,475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Benson Road SE23 3RL 4 Jul 2025£1,400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 2, Benson Road SE23 3RJ 28 Mar 2025£392,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Benson Road SE23 3RL 7 Jun 2024£1,330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Benson Road SE23 3RJ 2 Nov 2023£1,850,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Benson Road SE23 3RJ 31 Aug 2022£985,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Benson Road SE23 3RL 16 Mar 2022£1,425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Benson Road SE23 3RL 11 Feb 2022£440,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Benson Road SE23 3RL 18 Jan 2021£1,095,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Benson Road SE23 3RL 15 Jan 2021£1,330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Benson Road SE23 3RL 18 Dec 2020£1,510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Benson Road SE23 3RL 6 Sep 2019£970,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11A, Benson Road SE23 3RL 1 Aug 2019£475,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Benson Road SE23 3RJ 12 Dec 2017£1,450,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Benson Road SE23 3RL 24 Aug 2017£1,250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Benson Road SE23 3RL 15 Aug 2017£682,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Benson Road SE23 3RL 18 May 2017£1,080,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12A, Benson Road SE23 3RJ 27 May 2016£640,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
15, Benson Road £1,095,000 (Jan 2021) → £1,275,000 (Feb 2026) +16%
over 5 yrs
17, Benson Road £1,250,000 (Aug 2017) → £1,330,000 (Jan 2021) → £1,330,000 (Jun 2024) +6%
over 7 yrs
7, Benson Road £1,080,000 (May 2017) → £970,000 (Sep 2019) -10%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Benson Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Fairlawn Primary School 362 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Horniman Primary School 201 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
St George's CofE Primary School 206 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
Dalmain Primary School 381 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Eliot Bank Primary School 397 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Perrymount Primary School 202 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St William of York Catholic Primary School 207 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Forest Hill station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Honor Oak Park station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Crofton Park station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Lewisham DLR Station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • Elverson Road DLR Station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Horniman Drive (Stop Z, HONOR OAK ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Horniman Drive (Stop P, HONOR OAK ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Ewelme Road (Stop R, HONOR OAK ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Ewelme Road (Stop P, HONOR OAK ROAD) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Special Allocation Scheme (Nel)
    Jenner Dental Clinic, 14 St Germans Road, London · 0.6 mi
  • Modality Lewisham (Ml)
    Jenner Health Centre 201-203, Stanstead Road, London · 0.6 mi
  • Sel Special Allocation Practice
    The Jenner Dental Suite, 14 St. Germans Road, London · 0.6 mi
  • One Care Lambeth
    Jenner Dental Suite, 14 St. German's Road, London · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Forest Hill - Stanstead Road · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Forest Hill · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Forest Hill Esso Express · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Honor Oak Park Station Local · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medicos Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Perry Vale Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Wellcare Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Beauty Forest Hill · 0.4 mi
  • Forest Hill Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Oral Surgery Ltd - Family Dental · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.6%62.5%
Private rented32.5%20.3%
Social rented21.7%17.1%
Households667

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.4%64.1%
Aged 65+7.2%18.6%
Residents1,523

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Lewisham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Benson Road

Ethnic group

HereLewisham
White64.5%51.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African17%26.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups9.5%8.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%9%
Other ethnic group3.3%4.7%

Religion

HereLewisham
No religion46.6%36.7%
Christian39.3%43.8%
Not answered7.9%7.5%
Muslim1.9%7.4%
Buddhist1.4%1.1%
Hindu1.4%2.1%
Other religion1%0.8%
Jewish0.3%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLewisham
Born in the UK72.5%64.4%
Born outside the UK27.5%35.6%

Highest qualification

HereLewisham
Level 4 qualifications and above61.7%49.8%
Level 3 qualifications11.4%13%
Level 2 qualifications8.8%9.7%
No qualifications8.6%14.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%7.3%
Apprenticeship2.8%3%
Other qualifications1.9%2.5%

General health

HereLewisham
Very good health56.6%53.1%
Good health31.5%32%
Fair health8.6%10.5%
Bad health2.8%3.3%
Very bad health0.5%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereLewisham
1 car or van in household45.1%40.9%
No cars or vans in household44.8%47.7%
2 cars or vans in household7.8%9.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%2.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Lewisham.

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