Is SE20 7YF a good place to live?
Bromley (SE20 7YF), London, England
View SE20 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE20 7YF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE20 7YF is a UK postcode in SE20 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Birkbeck, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE20 7YF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in SE20 7YF. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE20.
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
- 92/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE20 7YF is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in SE20 7YF.
The most common categories are Drugs (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE20, this postcode ranks 34 of 498 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE20 district average
- 335 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE20 7YF
93 schools near SE20 7YF, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 53 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE20 7YF is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is The Co-operative Food, 0.1 miles away.
Love Lane Green is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food0.1 mi
- ALDI0.3 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- Tesco0.7 mi
- Mega Saver0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Love Lane Green0.3 mi
- Winsford Gardens0.4 mi
- Betts Park0.4 mi
- South Norwood Country Park0.5 mi
- Royston Playing Field0.6 mi
Transportation
Birkbeck is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE20 7YF - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Elmers End (0.6 mi), Anerley (0.6 mi), Kent House (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Birkbeck0.1 mi
- Elmers End0.6 mi
- Anerley0.6 mi
- Kent House0.8 mi
- Clock House0.8 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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