Is SE5 5SH a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE5 5SH), London, England
View SE5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE5 5SH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 91 nearby (19 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE5 5SH is a UK postcode in SE5 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Denmark Hill, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE5 5SH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 36 incidents were reported in SE5 5SH. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SE5.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE5 5SH is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 36 incidents were reported in SE5 5SH.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (64%), Burglary (8%), Theft from person (8%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE5, this postcode ranks 544 of 901 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE5 district average
- 451 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE5 5SH
91 schools near SE5 5SH, including 19 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 51 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE5 5SH 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 The Pantry, 0.3 miles away.
Lucas Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Pantry0.3 mi
- Morrisons0.4 mi
- Hao Wah Chinese Supermarket0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Lucas Gardens0.1 mi
- Brunswick Park0.2 mi
- St Giles' Churchyard0.2 mi
- Central Venture Park0.3 mi
- Calypso Gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
Denmark Hill is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from SE5 5SH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Peckham Rye (0.6 mi), East Dulwich (0.9 mi), Loughborough Junction (1.0 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Denmark Hill0.5 mi
- Peckham Rye0.6 mi
- East Dulwich0.9 mi
- Loughborough Junction1.0 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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