Is SE20 8NZ a good place to live?
Bromley (SE20 8NZ), London, England
View SE20 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE20 8NZ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (16 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE20 8NZ is a UK postcode in SE20 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Penge West, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE20 8NZ 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, 6 incidents were reported in SE20 8NZ. It ranks in the lower half 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
- 4/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE20 8NZ is rated 4/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in SE20 8NZ.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Other theft (17%), Other crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE20, this postcode ranks 276 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 8NZ
95 schools near SE20 8NZ, including 16 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 59 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 8 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE20 8NZ 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 Mega Saver, 0.5 miles away.
Penge Recreation Ground is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Mega Saver0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- ALDI0.6 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.7 mi
- Endora House Food & Wine0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Penge Recreation Ground0.3 mi
- Crystal Palace Park0.4 mi
- Betts Park0.5 mi
- Winsford Gardens0.5 mi
- Royston Playing Field0.6 mi
Transportation
Penge West is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from SE20 8NZ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Anerley (0.3 mi), Crystal Palace (0.4 mi), Penge East (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Penge West0.1 mi
- Anerley0.3 mi
- Crystal Palace0.4 mi
- Penge East0.4 mi
- Kent 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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