Is SE3 9QE a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE3 9QE), London, England
View SE3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE3 9QE has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 95 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE3 9QE is a UK postcode in SE3 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Kidbrooke, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE3 9QE 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, 17 incidents were reported in SE3 9QE. It ranks 762 of 772 for safety within SE3.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE3 9QE is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in SE3 9QE.
The most common categories are Violent crime (71%), Other theft (12%), Burglary (6%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE3, this postcode ranks 762 of 772 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE3 district average
- 397 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE3 9QE
95 schools near SE3 9QE, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 56 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE3 9QE is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 4 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.3 miles away.
Kidbrooke Green Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 4 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.3 mi
- Kidbrooke Food Market0.3 mi
- Tesco Express0.3 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.8 mi
- Costcutter0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Kidbrooke Green Park0.2 mi
- Briset Park0.4 mi
- Cator Park0.4 mi
- Sutcliffe Park0.6 mi
- Well Hall Pleasaunce0.7 mi
Transportation
Kidbrooke is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE3 9QE - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Eltham (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Kidbrooke0.3 mi
- Eltham0.9 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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