Is SE12 9HB a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE12 9HB), London, England
View SE12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE12 9HB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (20 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE12 9HB is a UK postcode in SE12 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 20 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Grove Park, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE12 9HB include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in SE12 9HB. 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
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE12 9HB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in SE12 9HB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Burglary (40%), Vehicle crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE12, this postcode ranks 292 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 9HB
93 schools near SE12 9HB, including 20 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 68 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 25 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 15 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE12 9HB is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Costcutter, 0.6 miles away.
Library Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Costcutter0.6 mi
- Co-op Food0.8 mi
- Lidl0.8 mi
- BMP Star Supermarket0.9 mi
- The Co-operative Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Library Gardens0.2 mi
- Horn Park0.3 mi
- Northbrook Park0.5 mi
- Reigate Road Open Space0.6 mi
- Chinbrook Meadows0.8 mi
Transportation
Grove Park is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from SE12 9HB - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Lee (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Grove Park0.6 mi
- Lee0.8 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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