Is SE1 8AF a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE1 8AF), London, England
View SE1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE1 8AF has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 96 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE1 8AF is a UK postcode in SE1 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Waterloo East, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE1 8AF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 27 incidents were reported in SE1 8AF. It ranks 1777 of 2053 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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE1 8AF is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 27 incidents were reported in SE1 8AF.
The most common categories are Violent crime (41%), Anti-social behaviour (41%), Other theft (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE1, this postcode ranks 1777 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 8AF
96 schools near SE1 8AF, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 49 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 7 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE1 8AF 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 Oseyo, 0.3 miles away.
Hatfields Green is just 0.0 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Oseyo0.3 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.3 mi
- Greensmiths0.4 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.4 mi
- Spar0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Hatfields Green0.0 mi
- Christ Church Garden0.1 mi
- St. John's Church Gardens0.2 mi
- Rennie Garden0.2 mi
- Emma Cons Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Waterloo East is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE1 8AF - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Southwark (0.2 mi), London Waterloo (0.3 mi), Waterloo (0.3 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Waterloo East0.1 mi
- Southwark0.2 mi
- London Waterloo0.3 mi
- Waterloo0.3 mi
- London Blackfriars0.4 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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