Is SE4 2JL a good place to live?

Lewisham (SE4 2JL), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
6last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
5 (83%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (17%)

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.

80
Primary
16
Secondary
17
Outstanding
Primary schools80 schools
12
62
2
4
Outstanding (12) Good (62) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools16 schools
5
10
1
Outstanding (5) Good (10) Requires Improvement (1)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
0
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Spar
    SE42EX
    0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food
    SE42BN
    0.3 mi
  • Co-op Food
    SE42RA
    0.5 mi
  • Jay's Budgens
    SE42DH
    0.7 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    SE145UQ
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • St Norbert Green
    SE42HD
    0.2 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Upper Park
    SE145SH
    0.3 mi
  • Telegraph Hill Lower Park
    SE145TJ
    0.4 mi
  • Crofton Park Railway Garden
    SE42AF
    0.7 mi
  • Luxmore Gardens
    SE41BS
    0.7 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.

5
Stations in range
0.2miles
Closest
  • Brockley
    SE42EX
    0.2 mi
  • Nunhead
    SE152AR
    0.5 mi
  • Crofton Park
    SE42AF
    0.6 mi
  • New Cross Gate
    SE146BZ
    0.8 mi
  • Honor Oak Park
    SE231EB
    0.9 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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