Is SE16 7AP a good place to live?
Southwark (SE16 7AP), London, England
View SE16 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE16 7AP has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 97 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE16 7AP is a UK postcode in SE16 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Canada Water, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE16 7AP 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, 37 incidents were reported in SE16 7AP. It ranks 1023 of 1103 for safety within SE16.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE16 7AP is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 37 incidents were reported in SE16 7AP.
The most common categories are Theft from person (24%), Violent crime (14%), Other theft (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE16, this postcode ranks 1023 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 7AP
97 schools near SE16 7AP, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 48 Good and 7 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 9 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE16 7AP 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, 0.3 miles away.
King George's Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Tesco Extra0.3 mi
- Khun Ya Thai Supermarket0.4 mi
- River Supermarket0.5 mi
- Londis0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's Local0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- King George's Park0.2 mi
- Neptune Street Park0.2 mi
- Cumberland Wharf0.3 mi
- Southwark Park0.4 mi
- King's Stairs Gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
Canada Water is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE16 7AP - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Rotherhithe (0.2 mi), Surrey Quays (0.4 mi), Wapping (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Canada Water0.1 mi
- Rotherhithe0.2 mi
- Surrey Quays0.4 mi
- Wapping0.5 mi
- Bermondsey0.7 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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