Is SE14 6RU a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE14 6RU), London, England
View SE14 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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 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.
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
Supermarkets
- Spar0.4 mi
- Asda0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- Deptford Supermarket0.7 mi
- Ha-Noi0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Luxmore Gardens0.2 mi
- Borough of Deptford Memorial Gardens0.3 mi
- Friendly Gardens0.3 mi
- Borough of Deptford Memorial Gardens0.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill Lower Park0.4 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.
- Brockley0.4 mi
- New Cross Gate0.4 mi
- New Cross0.5 mi
- St Johns0.6 mi
- Deptford Bridge0.6 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 81%, ultrafast 81%, 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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