Is SE1 2EP a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE1 2EP), London, England
View SE1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE1 2EP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE1 2EP is a UK postcode in SE1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Tooley Street, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE1 2EP include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 83% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in SE1 2EP. 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE1 2EP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in SE1 2EP.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Drugs (25%), Robbery (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE1, this postcode ranks 666 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 2EP
95 schools near SE1 2EP, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 48 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 10 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE1 2EP 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 The Savanna, 0.1 miles away.
Potters Fields Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Savanna0.1 mi
- Giddy Grocer0.2 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Potters Fields Park0.1 mi
- St. John's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Leathermarket Gardens0.2 mi
- Tanner Street Park0.2 mi
- Guy Street Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Tooley Street is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SE1 2EP - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Bridge (0.2 mi), St Thomas Street (0.2 mi), Station Approach (0.2 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Tooley Street0.2 mi
- London Bridge0.2 mi
- St Thomas Street0.2 mi
- Station Approach0.2 mi
- Joiner Street0.3 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 83%, ultrafast 83%, superfast 83%.
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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