Is SE1 1QP a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE1 1QP), London, England
View SE1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE1 1QP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE1 1QP is a UK postcode in SE1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Borough, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE1 1QP include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in SE1 1QP. It ranks in the top half for safety within SE1.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE1 1QP is rated 4/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in SE1 1QP.
The most common categories are Other theft (35%), Public order (24%), Burglary (12%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE1, this postcode ranks 688 of 2053 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE1 district average
- 1362 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE1 1QP
93 schools near SE1 1QP, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 46 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 8 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE1 1QP is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.1 miles away.
Mint Street Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- The Savanna0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Mint Street Park0.1 mi
- Little Dorrit Park0.1 mi
- Red Cross Garden0.2 mi
- St George's Churchyard Gardens0.2 mi
- Newington Gardens0.2 mi
Transportation
Borough is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE1 1QP - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Bridge (0.4 mi), Southwark (0.4 mi), Elephant & Castle (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Borough0.1 mi
- London Bridge0.4 mi
- Southwark0.4 mi
- Elephant & Castle0.5 mi
- St Thomas Street0.5 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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