Is SE12 0JA a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE12 0JA), London, England
View SE12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE12 0JA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE12 0JA is a UK postcode in SE12 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Lee, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE12 0JA include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in SE12 0JA. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE12.
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 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 77/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE12 0JA is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in SE12 0JA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Theft from person (25%), Drugs (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE12, this postcode ranks 352 of 527 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE12 district average
- 272 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE12 0JA
92 schools near SE12 0JA, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 68 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 53 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 13 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE12 0JA has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.5 miles away.
Northbrook Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Costcutter0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Northbrook Park0.1 mi
- Horn Park0.4 mi
- Library Gardens0.5 mi
- Reigate Road Open Space0.5 mi
- Edith Nesbit Gardens0.8 mi
Transportation
Lee is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE12 0JA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Grove Park (0.8 mi), Hither Green (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Lee0.5 mi
- Grove Park0.8 mi
- Hither Green1.0 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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