Is SE4 2JL a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE4 2JL), London, England
View SE4 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE4 2JL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 96 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE4 2JL is a UK postcode in SE4 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Brockley, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE4 2JL include 5 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in SE4 2JL. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE4.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 75/100 — Good
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE4 2JL is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in SE4 2JL.
The most common categories are Violent crime (83%), Anti-social behaviour (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE4, this postcode ranks 323 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 2JL
96 schools near SE4 2JL, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 62 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE4 2JL 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 and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Spar, 0.2 miles away.
St Norbert Green is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Spar0.2 mi
- The Co-operative Food0.3 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Jay's Budgens0.7 mi
- Sainsbury's0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- St Norbert Green0.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill Upper Park0.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill Lower Park0.4 mi
- Crofton Park Railway Garden0.7 mi
- Luxmore Gardens0.7 mi
Transportation
Brockley is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SE4 2JL - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Nunhead (0.5 mi), Crofton Park (0.6 mi), New Cross Gate (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Brockley0.2 mi
- Nunhead0.5 mi
- Crofton Park0.6 mi
- New Cross Gate0.8 mi
- Honor Oak Park0.9 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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