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Horniman Drive, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Horniman Drive, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/horniman-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SE23 3BJ, SE23 3BS, SE23 3BU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£460,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£562,932
37 sales
Price range
£275k – £1.23m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Aug 2026
SE23 3BS

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At a glance

House prices£461k average39% below the London average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkForest Hill station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband69% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold62% leaseholdAcross 37 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

37 property sales on Horniman Drive, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £460,833. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £354,348. That is 39% below the London average of £755,818 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% flat, 19% detached, 14% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Horniman Drive range from £275,000 to £1,225,000. 38% of homes sold here were freehold and 62% leasehold.

House prices on Horniman Drive compared

Horniman Drive£460,833
SE23 postcode area£613,257
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SE23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £425,000 (1 sales)2016£425k2017: £566,667 (3 sales)2017£567k2018: £406,250 (2 sales)2018£406k2019: £585,833 (6 sales)2019£586k2020: £317,500 (2 sales)2020£318k2021: £831,250 (4 sales)2021£831k2022: £455,600 (5 sales)2022£456k2024: £783,500 (6 sales)2024£784k2025: £406,583 (6 sales)2025£407k2026: £498,750 (2 sales)2026£499k

Tenure: 38% freehold and 62% leasehold across 37 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat23£354,34810 Aug 2026
Detached7£1,025,71411 Sep 2024
Terraced5£765,80010 Apr 2026
Semi-detached2£834,75019 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Horniman Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 10 Aug 2026£275,000 FlatLeasehold
56, Horniman Drive SE23 3BU 10 Apr 2026£722,500 TerracedFreehold
2 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 24 Nov 2025£385,000 FlatLeasehold
67, Horniman Drive SE23 3BU 19 Sep 2025£784,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
21 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 31 Mar 2025£330,000 FlatLeasehold
1 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 19 Mar 2025£310,000 FlatLeasehold
4 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 24 Feb 2025£350,000 FlatLeasehold
3 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 21 Feb 2025£280,000 FlatLeasehold
69, Horniman Drive SE23 3BU 11 Sep 2024£1,215,000 DetachedFreehold
17 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 6 Sep 2024£390,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Baxter House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 23 Aug 2024£376,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 24 Jun 2024£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Horniman Drive SE23 3BU 7 Jun 2024£680,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 9 Feb 2024£940,000 DetachedFreehold
22 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 19 Dec 2022£385,000 FlatLeasehold
20 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 28 Nov 2022£333,000 FlatLeasehold
54, Horniman Drive SE23 3BU 18 Nov 2022£800,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, Baxter House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 31 Oct 2022£385,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, Baxter House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 7 Mar 2022£375,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 18 Nov 2021£885,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 27 Sep 2021£315,000 FlatLeasehold
18, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 27 Aug 2021£900,000 DetachedFreehold
Alexander House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 25 Mar 2021£1,225,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, Baxter House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 27 Nov 2020£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, High View Court, 65, Horniman Drive SE23 3BZ 31 Jul 2020£315,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Baxter House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 11 Dec 2019£330,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 22 Oct 2019£920,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 30 Aug 2019£880,000 DetachedFreehold
9 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 16 Aug 2019£375,000 FlatLeasehold
2 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 10 Jun 2019£360,000 FlatLeasehold
73, Horniman Drive SE23 3BU 16 Apr 2019£650,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, High View Court, 65, Horniman Drive SE23 3BZ 23 Nov 2018£387,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, High View Court, 65, Horniman Drive SE23 3BZ 30 Apr 2018£425,000 FlatLeasehold
22 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 14 Dec 2017£356,000 FlatLeasehold
12 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive SE23 3BS 27 Oct 2017£367,500 FlatLeasehold
5, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 3 Mar 2017£976,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, Baxter House, Horniman Drive SE23 3BJ 1 Jul 2016£425,000 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
2 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive £360,000 (Jun 2019) → £385,000 (Nov 2025) +7%
over 6 yrs
Flat 2, Baxter House, Horniman Drive £330,000 (Dec 2019) → £376,000 (Aug 2024) +14%
over 5 yrs
22 Ashton Heights, Horniman Drive £356,000 (Dec 2017) → £385,000 (Dec 2022) +8%
over 5 yrs
Flat 3, Baxter House, Horniman Drive £425,000 (Jul 2016) → £320,000 (Nov 2020) -25%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Horniman Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Horniman Primary School 201 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.0 mi
Fairlawn Primary School 362 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St George's CofE Primary School 206 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Eliot Bank Primary School 397 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 185 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Dalmain Primary School 381 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Goodrich Community Primary School 421 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Sydenham School 1,467 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 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 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Honor Oak Park station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Sydenham station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
  • Lewisham DLR Station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
  • Elverson Road DLR Station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

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

GP surgeries

  • Forest Hill Group Practice
    1 Forest Hill Road, Dulwich, London · 0.7 mi
  • The Lordship Lane Surgery
    417 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London · 0.7 mi
  • Modality Lewisham (Ml)
    Jenner Health Centre 201-203, Stanstead Road, London · 0.8 mi
  • Sel Special Allocation Practice
    The Jenner Dental Suite, 14 St. Germans Road, London · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Forest Hill Esso Express · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Forest Hill · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Forest Hill - Stanstead Road · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Dulwich · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wellcare Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Sadlers Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Medicos Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Oral Surgery Ltd - Family Dental · 0.5 mi
  • Forest Hill Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Beauty Forest Hill · 0.6 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.1%62.5%
Private rented16.8%20.3%
Social rented16.0%17.1%
Households601

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.5%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,437

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)69%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)69%80%
Gigabit-capable69%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 Horniman Drive

Ethnic group

HereLewisham
White72.5%51.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.8%26.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.3%8.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.4%9%
Other ethnic group2%4.7%

Religion

HereLewisham
No religion48%36.7%
Christian39.3%43.8%
Not answered6.4%7.5%
Muslim2%7.4%
Hindu1.6%2.1%
Buddhist1.4%1.1%
Jewish0.8%0.3%
Other religion0.6%0.8%

Country of birth

HereLewisham
Born in the UK74.3%64.4%
Born outside the UK25.7%35.6%

Highest qualification

HereLewisham
Level 4 qualifications and above66%49.8%
No qualifications9.7%14.6%
Level 3 qualifications9.2%13%
Level 2 qualifications6.8%9.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%7.3%
Apprenticeship2%3%
Other qualifications1.8%2.5%

General health

HereLewisham
Very good health58%53.1%
Good health31.4%32%
Fair health8.6%10.5%
Bad health1.7%3.3%
Very bad health0.3%1%

Cars or vans per household

HereLewisham
1 car or van in household49.3%40.9%
No cars or vans in household33.7%47.7%
2 cars or vans in household13.6%9.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%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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