Is SE5 7HF a good place to live?
Lambeth (SE5 7HF), London, England
View SE5 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE5 7HF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 91 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.6 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE5 7HF 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 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Peckham Rye, 0.6 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE5 7HF include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 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, 14 incidents were reported in SE5 7HF. It ranks in the top 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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE5 7HF is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 14 incidents were reported in SE5 7HF.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (71%), Violent crime (21%), Vehicle crime (7%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE5, this postcode ranks 446 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 7HF
91 schools near SE5 7HF, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 53 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE5 7HF 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 Hao Wah Chinese Supermarket, 0.4 miles away.
Central Venture Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Hao Wah Chinese Supermarket0.4 mi
- Kim Lien Mini Market0.4 mi
- The Pantry0.4 mi
- Lidl0.5 mi
- Kumasi Market0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Central Venture Park0.2 mi
- Calypso Gardens0.2 mi
- Brunswick Park0.3 mi
- Lucas Gardens0.3 mi
- Sumner Road Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Peckham Rye is the closest station, about 0.6 miles from SE5 7HF - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Denmark Hill (0.7 mi), Queens Road Peckham (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Peckham Rye0.6 mi
- Denmark Hill0.7 mi
- Queens Road Peckham1.0 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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