Is SE14 5LR a good place to live?

Lewisham (SE14 5LR), London, England

View SE14 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SE14 5LR has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (17 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SE14 5LR is a UK postcode in SE14 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Nunhead, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SE14 5LR include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in SE14 5LR. It ranks in the top 25% 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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
73/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SE14 5LR 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 SE14 5LR.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Violent crime (25%), Other crime (25%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SE14, this postcode ranks 57 of 433 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
4last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
2 (50%)
Violent Crime
1 (25%)
Other Crime
1 (25%)

Schools near SE14 5LR

93 schools near SE14 5LR, including 17 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 76 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 57 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.

76
Primary
17
Secondary
17
Outstanding
Primary schools76 schools
11
57
3
5
Outstanding (11) Good (57) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (5)
Secondary schools17 schools
6
11
Outstanding (6) Good (11)

Nearby amenities

SE14 5LR 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, 0.6 miles away.

St Mary Frobisher Park 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

  • Sainsbury's
    SE145UQ
    0.6 mi
  • Spar
    SE42EX
    0.6 mi
  • Lidl
    SE151NJ
    0.8 mi
  • The Food Warehouse
    SE151TQ
    0.8 mi
  • Khan's Bargain
    SE154ST
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • St Mary Frobisher Park
    SE152EQ
    0.2 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Lower Park
    SE145TJ
    0.2 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Upper Park
    SE145SH
    0.3 mi
  • Hatcham Gardens
    SE145BL
    0.3 mi
  • Eckington Gardens
    SE145QN
    0.5 mi

Transportation

Nunhead is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE14 5LR - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Queens Road Peckham (0.4 mi), New Cross Gate (0.5 mi), Brockley (0.7 mi).

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

5
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Nunhead
    SE152AR
    0.3 mi
  • Queens Road Peckham
    SE152JN
    0.4 mi
  • New Cross Gate
    SE146BZ
    0.5 mi
  • Brockley
    SE42EX
    0.7 mi
  • New Cross
    SE146LA
    0.8 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.

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