Is SE1 2YS a good place to live?

Lambeth (SE1 2YS), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SE1 2YS has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
  • Schools: 96 nearby (25 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SE1 2YS is a UK postcode in SE1 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bermondsey, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SE1 2YS include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 53 incidents were reported in SE1 2YS. It ranks in the lower 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
4/5 — Moderate
Schools
74/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SE1 2YS is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 53 incidents were reported in SE1 2YS.

The most common categories are Shoplifting (72%), Violent crime (9%), Robbery (6%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SE1, this postcode ranks 1514 of 2053 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
53last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Shoplifting
38 (72%)
Violent Crime
5 (9%)
Robbery
3 (6%)
Public Order
2 (4%)
Theft From Person
2 (4%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (2%)

Schools near SE1 2YS

96 schools near SE1 2YS, including 25 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 73 primary schools (18 Outstanding, 49 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 11 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

73
Primary
23
Secondary
25
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
18
49
6
Outstanding (18) Good (49) Requires Improvement (6)
Secondary schools23 schools
7
11
3
2
Outstanding (7) Good (11) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

SE1 2YS 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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Food
    SE12DE
    0.1 mi
  • Unknown Supermarket
    SE12XP
    0.1 mi
  • Giddy Grocer
    SE13JR
    0.4 mi
  • Unknown Supermarket
    E19YL
    0.4 mi
  • The Savanna
    SE13QU
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • St. John's Churchyard
    SE12AL
    0.2 mi
  • Potters Fields Park
    SE12RL
    0.3 mi
  • Tanner Street Park
    SE13LE
    0.3 mi
  • Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden
    E1W1LS
    0.3 mi
  • Hellings Street Open Space
    E1W1YP
    0.4 mi

Transportation

Bermondsey is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE1 2YS - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Tooley Street (0.6 mi), St Thomas Street (0.6 mi), London Bridge (0.6 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Bermondsey
    SE164RZ
    0.4 mi
  • Tooley Street
    SE12SZ
    0.6 mi
  • St Thomas Street
    SE13RR
    0.6 mi
  • London Bridge
    SE19SP
    0.6 mi
  • Station Approach
    SE19SP
    0.6 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

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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