Is SE8 5EE a good place to live?
Lewisham (SE8 5EE), London, England
View SE8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SE8 5EE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 96 nearby (22 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SE8 5EE is a UK postcode in SE8 with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 22 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Surrey Quays, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SE8 5EE include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 24 incidents were reported in SE8 5EE. It ranks 497 of 573 for safety within SE8.
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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SE8 5EE is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 24 incidents were reported in SE8 5EE.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Violent crime (25%), Other theft (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SE8, this postcode ranks 497 of 573 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SE8 district average
- 504 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SE8 5EE
96 schools near SE8 5EE, including 22 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 53 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SE8 5EE is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.1 miles away.
Podium Garden is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.1 mi
- China Ark Market0.2 mi
- Tesco Extra0.2 mi
- Fodal Oriental Supermarket0.8 mi
- Londis0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Podium Garden0.2 mi
- Mary Rose Square0.3 mi
- Deptford Park0.4 mi
- Saint George's Square0.4 mi
- Admiralty Square0.5 mi
Transportation
Surrey Quays is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SE8 5EE - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Canada Water (0.5 mi), South Bermondsey (0.6 mi), Rotherhithe (0.8 mi).
In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Surrey Quays0.3 mi
- Canada Water0.5 mi
- South Bermondsey0.6 mi
- Rotherhithe0.8 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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