Is SE26 6JE a good place to live?
Bromley (SE26 6JE), London, England
View SE26 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE26 6JE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE26 6JE is a UK postcode in SE26 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sydenham, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE26 6JE include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in SE26 6JE. It ranks in the top half for safety within SE26.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE26 6JE is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in SE26 6JE.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Vehicle crime (33%), Public order (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE26, this postcode ranks 206 of 645 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE26 district average
- 364 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE26 6JE
95 schools near SE26 6JE, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 52 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE26 6JE 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, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Endora House Food & Wine, 0.3 miles away.
MacColl Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Endora House Food & Wine0.3 mi
- PFC0.3 mi
- Istanbul0.4 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- S K Food & Wine0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- MacColl Gardens0.1 mi
- Kirkdale Green0.2 mi
- Baird Gardens0.2 mi
- Sydenham Wells Park0.4 mi
- Mayow Park0.5 mi
Transportation
Sydenham is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SE26 6JE - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Penge East (0.6 mi), Penge West (0.7 mi), Crystal Palace (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Sydenham0.2 mi
- Penge East0.6 mi
- Penge West0.7 mi
- Crystal Palace0.8 mi
- Forest Hill0.9 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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