Is SE12 0JA a good place to live?

Lewisham (SE12 0JA), London, England

View SE12 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
8last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
4 (50%)
Theft From Person
2 (25%)
Drugs
1 (13%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (13%)

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.

68
Primary
24
Secondary
18
Outstanding
Primary schools68 schools
12
53
1
2
Outstanding (12) Good (53) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools24 schools
6
13
5
Outstanding (6) Good (13) Requires Improvement (5)

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
2
Supermarkets
5
Parks
2
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Food
    SE120AE
    0.5 mi
  • Costcutter
    SE129RD
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Northbrook Park
    SE120NP
    0.1 mi
  • Horn Park
    SE129DQ
    0.4 mi
  • Library Gardens
    SE120BU
    0.5 mi
  • Reigate Road Open Space
    BR15LL
    0.5 mi
  • Edith Nesbit Gardens
    SE128ZD
    0.8 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.

3
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Lee
    SE128RH
    0.5 mi
  • Grove Park
    SE129TJ
    0.8 mi
  • Hither Green
    SE136SN
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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