Is SE14 5NN a good place to live?

Lewisham (SE14 5NN), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SE14 5NN has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (16 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SE14 5NN is a UK postcode in SE14 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is New Cross Gate, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SE14 5NN include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 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, 19 incidents were reported in SE14 5NN. It ranks in the lower half 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
4/5 — Moderate
Schools
73/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

SE14 5NN is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in SE14 5NN.

The most common categories are Violent crime (26%), Anti-social behaviour (26%), Other theft (16%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SE14, this postcode ranks 318 of 433 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
19last 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
Violent Crime
5 (26%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
5 (26%)
Other Theft
3 (16%)
Burglary
2 (11%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (11%)
Vehicle Crime
2 (11%)

Schools near SE14 5NN

95 schools near SE14 5NN, including 16 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 60 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

78
Primary
17
Secondary
16
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
11
60
3
4
Outstanding (11) Good (60) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools17 schools
5
11
1
Outstanding (5) Good (11) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

SE14 5NN is well served by everyday amenities, with 19 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Spar, 0.4 miles away.

Telegraph Hill Lower Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
4
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Spar
    SE42EX
    0.4 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SE145UQ
    0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food
    SE42BN
    0.8 mi
  • Asda
    SE84AD
    0.8 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SE42RA
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Telegraph Hill Lower Park
    SE145TJ
    0.1 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Upper Park
    SE145SH
    0.2 mi
  • Luxmore Gardens
    SE41BS
    0.4 mi
  • St Mary Frobisher Park
    SE152EQ
    0.5 mi
  • Hatcham Gardens
    SE145BL
    0.5 mi

Transportation

New Cross Gate is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE14 5NN - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Brockley (0.4 mi), Nunhead (0.5 mi), New Cross (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
  • New Cross Gate
    SE146BZ
    0.4 mi
  • Brockley
    SE42EX
    0.4 mi
  • Nunhead
    SE152AR
    0.5 mi
  • New Cross
    SE146LA
    0.6 mi
  • Queens Road Peckham
    SE152JN
    0.7 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

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