Is SE4 1QA a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE4 1QA), London, England
View SE4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE4 1QA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 98 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE4 1QA is a UK postcode in SE4 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Brockley, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE4 1QA include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in SE4 1QA. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SE4.
Overall score
Good 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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
SE4 1QA is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in SE4 1QA.
The most common categories are Burglary (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE4, this postcode ranks 56 of 476 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE4 district average
- 302 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE4 1QA
98 schools near SE4 1QA, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 60 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE4 1QA is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.4 miles away.
Hilly Fields is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.4 mi
- Asda0.5 mi
- Spar0.5 mi
- Sainsbury's0.6 mi
- Longdan0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Hilly Fields0.2 mi
- Borough of Deptford Memorial Gardens0.4 mi
- St Norbert Green0.6 mi
- Cornmill Gardens0.6 mi
- Friendly Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
Brockley is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE4 1QA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include St Johns (0.5 mi), Ladywell (0.6 mi), Lewisham (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Brockley0.5 mi
- St Johns0.5 mi
- Ladywell0.6 mi
- Lewisham0.6 mi
- Elverson Road0.6 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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