Is SE16 6QH a good place to live?
Southwark (SE16 6QH), London, England
View SE16 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE16 6QH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 98 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE16 6QH is a UK postcode in SE16 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Canada Water, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE16 6QH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in SE16 6QH. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE16.
Overall score
Good 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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SE16 6QH is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in SE16 6QH.
The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE16, this postcode ranks 268 of 1103 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE16 district average
- 440 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE16 6QH
98 schools near SE16 6QH, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 47 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE16 6QH 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 Tesco Extra, 0.5 miles away.
Russia Dock Woodland is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Tesco Extra0.5 mi
- China Ark Market0.7 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
- Fodal Oriental Supermarket0.7 mi
- Tian Tian Oriental Supermarket0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Russia Dock Woodland0.1 mi
- Tommy's Park0.2 mi
- Stave Hill Ecology Park0.2 mi
- Durand's Wharf0.3 mi
- Pearsons Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Canada Water is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE16 6QH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Surrey Quays (0.6 mi), Rotherhithe (0.6 mi), Heron Quays (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Canada Water0.5 mi
- Surrey Quays0.6 mi
- Rotherhithe0.6 mi
- Heron Quays0.8 mi
- Canary Wharf0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 8%, ultrafast 8%, superfast 96%.
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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