Is SE12 8AR a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE12 8AR), London, England
View SE12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE12 8AR has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE12 8AR is a UK postcode in SE12 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Lee, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE12 8AR include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.6 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in SE12 8AR. It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE12 8AR is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in SE12 8AR.
The most common categories are Violent crime (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE12, this postcode ranks 123 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 8AR
94 schools near SE12 8AR, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 55 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 13 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE12 8AR is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.4 miles away.
Edith Nesbit Gardens is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.7 mi
- Tesco Express0.8 mi
- Kidbrooke Food Market0.8 mi
- ALDI1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Edith Nesbit Gardens0.4 mi
- Sutcliffe Park0.4 mi
- Horn Park0.5 mi
- Cator Park0.7 mi
- Northbrook Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Lee is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE12 8AR - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Kidbrooke (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Lee0.3 mi
- Kidbrooke0.8 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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