Is SE23 1PY a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE23 1PY), London, England
View SE23 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE23 1PY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE23 1PY is a UK postcode in SE23 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Honor Oak Park, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE23 1PY include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 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, 2 incidents were reported in SE23 1PY. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE23.
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
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE23 1PY 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 SE23 1PY.
The most common categories are Burglary (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE23, this postcode ranks 121 of 644 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE23 district average
- 287 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE23 1PY
95 schools near SE23 1PY, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 56 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 10 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE23 1PY 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, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Peacock Food & Wine, 0.4 miles away.
Blythe Hill Fields is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Peacock Food & Wine0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
- Jay's Budgens0.6 mi
- Forest Hill Supermarket0.7 mi
- Corner Shop0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Blythe Hill Fields0.2 mi
- Ravensbourne Park Gardens0.4 mi
- Crofton Park Railway Garden0.7 mi
- Brenchley Gardens0.8 mi
- Ladywell Fields0.8 mi
Transportation
Honor Oak Park is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE23 1PY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Catford (0.6 mi), Catford Bridge (0.7 mi), Crofton Park (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Honor Oak Park0.4 mi
- Catford0.6 mi
- Catford Bridge0.7 mi
- Crofton Park0.7 mi
- Forest Hill0.7 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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