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Perry Vale

Middle area

South west Lewisham. 8,253 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Perry Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£467,000
1,221st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,134
3,318th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Perry Vale

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Perry Vale at a rate of 87.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences258
Anti-social behaviour159
Vehicle crime90
Other crime82
Criminal damage and arson47
Drug offences26
Burglary19
Theft from the person18
Robbery16
Shoplifting8

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Perry Vale compares

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Median sale price37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from £325,000 to £713,500. The middle area is £468,750. Perry Vale is £467,000.
£467,00018th cheapest
Population37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 5,766 to 12,606. The middle area is 8,134. Perry Vale is 8,134.
8,13419th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares37 middle areas, Lewisham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Perry Vale is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage37 middle areas, Lewisham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lewisham37 areas from 69.5% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.2%. Perry Vale is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 8th highest

Is Perry Vale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Perry Vale at a rate of 87.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 122.7 per 1,000 people across Lewisham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Perry Vale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (258), anti-social behaviour (159) and vehicle crime (90).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lewisham

These figures are published for the whole of Lewisham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewisham and not Perry Vale alone. See Lewisham

Average house price
£486,416
Down 1.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,702
43rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.6×
41st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.5
Joint 75th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Perry Vale in brief

The median price paid for a home in Perry Vale was £467,000 in 2025.

Perry Vale had 8,134 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Perry Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Perry Vale, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.