Is SE21 7JN a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE21 7JN), London, England
View SE21 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE21 7JN has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 90 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE21 7JN is a UK postcode in SE21 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is North Dulwich, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE21 7JN include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 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, 7 incidents were reported in SE21 7JN. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE21.
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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE21 7JN is rated 4/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 7 incidents were reported in SE21 7JN.
The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (43%), Burglary (14%), Vehicle crime (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE21, this postcode ranks 169 of 299 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE21 district average
- 253 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE21 7JN
90 schools near SE21 7JN, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 73 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 51 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE21 7JN is well served by everyday amenities, with 16 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Franklins, 0.7 miles away.
Belair Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Franklins0.7 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.8 mi
- Co-op Food0.9 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
- M&S Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Belair Park0.4 mi
- Dulwich Park0.4 mi
- Sunray Gardens0.6 mi
- Peabody Hill Wood0.7 mi
- Dawson's Hill Park0.8 mi
Transportation
North Dulwich is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE21 7JN - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include West Dulwich (0.6 mi), Unknown Station (0.7 mi), Herne Hill (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- North Dulwich0.4 mi
- West Dulwich0.6 mi
- Unknown Station0.7 mi
- Herne Hill0.7 mi
- East Dulwich0.9 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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