Is SE23 1PY a good place to live?

Lewisham (SE23 1PY), London, England

View SE23 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Burglary
1 (50%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (50%)

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.

74
Primary
21
Secondary
19
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
11
56
2
5
Outstanding (11) Good (56) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (5)
Secondary schools21 schools
8
10
3
Outstanding (8) Good (10) Requires Improvement (3)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
3
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Peacock Food & Wine
    SE64UE
    0.4 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SE231HJ
    0.4 mi
  • Jay's Budgens
    SE42DH
    0.6 mi
  • Forest Hill Supermarket
    SE232AR
    0.7 mi
  • Corner Shop
    SE232RH
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Blythe Hill Fields
    SE64XJ
    0.2 mi
  • Ravensbourne Park Gardens
    SE64ZB
    0.4 mi
  • Crofton Park Railway Garden
    SE42AF
    0.7 mi
  • Brenchley Gardens
    SE220RY
    0.8 mi
  • Ladywell Fields
    SE64EJ
    0.8 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.

5
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Honor Oak Park
    SE231EB
    0.4 mi
  • Catford
    SE64RF
    0.6 mi
  • Catford Bridge
    SE64RE
    0.7 mi
  • Crofton Park
    SE42AF
    0.7 mi
  • Forest Hill
    SE233HB
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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