Is SE14 5HQ a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE14 5HQ), London, England
View SE14 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE14 5HQ has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 94 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE14 5HQ is a UK postcode in SE14 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Queens Road Peckham, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE14 5HQ 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, 31 incidents were reported in SE14 5HQ. It ranks 425 of 433 for safety within SE14.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE14 5HQ is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 31 incidents were reported in SE14 5HQ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (26%), Criminal damage arson (19%), Anti-social behaviour (16%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE14, this postcode ranks 425 of 433 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE14 district average
- 473 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE14 5HQ
94 schools near SE14 5HQ, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 57 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE14 5HQ 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 Sainsbury's, 0.4 miles away.
Hatcham Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- The Food Warehouse0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Morrisons0.8 mi
- Spar0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Hatcham Gardens0.1 mi
- Eckington Gardens0.2 mi
- St Mary Frobisher Park0.3 mi
- Montague Square0.3 mi
- Brimmington Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Queens Road Peckham is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE14 5HQ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include New Cross Gate (0.4 mi), Nunhead (0.5 mi), New Cross (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Queens Road Peckham0.3 mi
- New Cross Gate0.4 mi
- Nunhead0.5 mi
- New Cross0.8 mi
- Brockley0.9 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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