Is SE27 9HD a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE27 9HD), London, England
View SE27 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE27 9HD has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE27 9HD is a UK postcode in SE27 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is West Norwood, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE27 9HD include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 2 incidents were reported in SE27 9HD. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE27.
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
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 68/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE27 9HD 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 SE27 9HD.
The most common categories are Drugs (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE27, this postcode ranks 77 of 390 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE27 district average
- 237 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE27 9HD
94 schools near SE27 9HD, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 43 Good and 7 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 12 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE27 9HD has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is West Norword Co-op, 0.3 miles away.
Vale Street MUGA is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- West Norword Co-op0.3 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Vale Street MUGA0.3 mi
- St Luke's Memorial Garden0.3 mi
- West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre Grounds0.4 mi
- Peregrine Park0.4 mi
- Belair Park0.6 mi
Transportation
West Norwood is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from SE27 9HD - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include West Dulwich (0.4 mi), Tulse Hill (0.4 mi), Sydenham Hill (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- West Norwood0.4 mi
- West Dulwich0.4 mi
- Tulse Hill0.4 mi
- Sydenham Hill0.8 mi
- Gipsy Hill1.0 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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