Is SE19 2RJ a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE19 2RJ), London, England
View SE19 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE19 2RJ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (16 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE19 2RJ is a UK postcode in SE19 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Crystal Palace, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE19 2RJ include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 94% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in SE19 2RJ. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE19.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE19 2RJ 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 SE19 2RJ.
The most common categories are Other theft (50%), Burglary (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE19, this postcode ranks 130 of 607 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE19 district average
- 276 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE19 2RJ
95 schools near SE19 2RJ, including 16 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 60 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE19 2RJ is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.5 miles away.
Fox Hill Playing Field is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- ALDI0.7 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.9 mi
- Unknown Supermarket1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Fox Hill Playing Field0.3 mi
- South Norwood Lake0.3 mi
- Beaulieu Heights0.4 mi
- Westow Park0.5 mi
- Betts Park0.5 mi
Transportation
Crystal Palace is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE19 2RJ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Anerley (0.4 mi), Penge West (0.7 mi), Gipsy Hill (0.9 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Crystal Palace0.4 mi
- Anerley0.4 mi
- Penge West0.7 mi
- Gipsy Hill0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 94%, ultrafast 94%, 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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