Is SE1 2YS a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE1 2YS), London, England
View SE1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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 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.
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
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.1 mi
- Giddy Grocer0.4 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- The Savanna0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- St. John's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Potters Fields Park0.3 mi
- Tanner Street Park0.3 mi
- Hermitage Riverside Memorial Garden0.3 mi
- Hellings Street Open Space0.4 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.
- Bermondsey0.4 mi
- Tooley Street0.6 mi
- St Thomas Street0.6 mi
- London Bridge0.6 mi
- Station Approach0.6 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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