Is SE1 4QX a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE1 4QX), London, England
View SE1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE1 4QX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE1 4QX is a UK postcode in SE1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St Thomas Street, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE1 4QX include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 50% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 18 incidents were reported in SE1 4QX. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE1.
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 — Good
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
SE1 4QX is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 18 incidents were reported in SE1 4QX.
The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (17%), Theft from person (17%), Violent crime (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE1, this postcode ranks 1149 of 2053 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE1 district average
- 1362 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE1 4QX
92 schools near SE1 4QX, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 49 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 9 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE1 4QX 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 Co-op Food, 0.2 miles away.
Tanner Street Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.2 mi
- Giddy Grocer0.3 mi
- Lidl0.4 mi
- The Savanna0.4 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Tanner Street Park0.2 mi
- Bricklayers Arms Roundabout0.2 mi
- Leathermarket Gardens0.3 mi
- Tabard Gardens0.3 mi
- Paragon Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
St Thomas Street is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE1 4QX - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Borough (0.5 mi), London Bridge (0.5 mi), Station Approach (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St Thomas Street0.5 mi
- Borough0.5 mi
- London Bridge0.5 mi
- Station Approach0.5 mi
- Tooley Street0.6 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 50%, ultrafast 50%, superfast 50%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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