Is SE15 2NB a good place to live?
Southwark (SE15 2NB), London, England
View SE15 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE15 2NB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE15 2NB is a UK postcode in SE15 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Queens Road Peckham, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE15 2NB 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 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 7 incidents were reported in SE15 2NB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE15.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE15 2NB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 7 incidents were reported in SE15 2NB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (57%), Criminal damage arson (29%), Burglary (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE15, this postcode ranks 839 of 1208 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE15 district average
- 426 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE15 2NB
93 schools near SE15 2NB, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 57 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE15 2NB 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 Lidl, 0.3 miles away.
Brimmington Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.3 mi
- The Food Warehouse0.4 mi
- Morrisons0.4 mi
- Kumasi Market0.5 mi
- Khan's Bargain0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Brimmington Park0.2 mi
- Cossall Park0.3 mi
- Montague Square0.3 mi
- Hatcham Gardens0.3 mi
- St Mary Frobisher Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Queens Road Peckham is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE15 2NB - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Peckham Rye (0.6 mi), Nunhead (0.6 mi), New Cross Gate (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Queens Road Peckham0.1 mi
- Peckham Rye0.6 mi
- Nunhead0.6 mi
- New Cross Gate0.8 mi
- South Bermondsey0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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