Is SE1 2JL a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE1 2JL), London, England
View SE1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE1 2JL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 96 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE1 2JL is a UK postcode in SE1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Tooley Street, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE1 2JL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 43 incidents were reported in SE1 2JL. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE1.
Overall score
Good 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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SE1 2JL is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 43 incidents were reported in SE1 2JL.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (56%), Other theft (14%), Burglary (9%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE1, this postcode ranks 1234 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 2JL
96 schools near SE1 2JL, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 50 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE1 2JL 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 Co-op Food, 0.1 miles away.
St. John's Churchyard is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.2 mi
- Giddy Grocer0.3 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- The Savanna0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- St. John's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Potters Fields Park0.2 mi
- Tanner Street Park0.3 mi
- Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden0.4 mi
- Leathermarket Gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
Tooley Street is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE1 2JL - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include St Thomas Street (0.5 mi), London Bridge (0.5 mi), Bermondsey (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Tooley Street0.5 mi
- St Thomas Street0.5 mi
- London Bridge0.5 mi
- Bermondsey0.5 mi
- Station Approach0.5 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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