Is SE14 6RU a good place to live?

Lewisham (SE14 6RU), London, England

View SE14 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

SE14 6RU has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 96 nearby (19 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

SE14 6RU is a UK postcode in SE14 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Brockley, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around SE14 6RU include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 81% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in SE14 6RU. 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
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
85/100 — Excellent

Safety

SE14 6RU is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

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

The most common categories are Other theft (33%), Burglary (33%), Other crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within SE14, this postcode ranks 70 of 433 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
6last 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
Other Theft
2 (33%)
Burglary
2 (33%)
Other Crime
1 (17%)
Public Order
1 (17%)

Schools near SE14 6RU

96 schools near SE14 6RU, including 19 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 58 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

78
Primary
18
Secondary
19
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
14
58
2
4
Outstanding (14) Good (58) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools18 schools
5
11
2
Outstanding (5) Good (11) Requires Improvement (2)

Nearby amenities

SE14 6RU 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, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Spar, 0.4 miles away.

Luxmore Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

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

Supermarkets

  • Spar
    SE42EX
    0.4 mi
  • Asda
    SE84AD
    0.5 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SE145UQ
    0.6 mi
  • Deptford Supermarket
    SE84AA
    0.7 mi
  • Ha-Noi
    SE84RG
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Luxmore Gardens
    SE41BS
    0.2 mi
  • Borough of Deptford Memorial Gardens
    SE41XA
    0.3 mi
  • Friendly Gardens
    SE84QH
    0.3 mi
  • Borough of Deptford Memorial Gardens
    SE41UR
    0.3 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Lower Park
    SE145TJ
    0.4 mi

Transportation

Brockley is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE14 6RU - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include New Cross Gate (0.4 mi), New Cross (0.5 mi), St Johns (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
  • Brockley
    SE42EX
    0.4 mi
  • New Cross Gate
    SE146BZ
    0.4 mi
  • New Cross
    SE146LA
    0.5 mi
  • St Johns
    SE84DZ
    0.6 mi
  • Deptford Bridge
    SE84HN
    0.6 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 81%, ultrafast 81%, superfast 100%.

81%
Full fibre
81%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
81%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
81%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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