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SE1 Chaucer — Family Area Report

Chaucer · Southwark

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Southwark£1,932/yr
Family densityVery low · Under 16%13.2% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE1 is the London postcode area covering Chaucer in the London Borough of Southwark. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 40 schools sit within a mile, the Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 0 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is Liverpool Street in 21 min on the morning rush. 13.2% of households here have dependent children — very low.

What borough is SE1 in?

SE1 is in the London Borough of Southwark. Its representative postcode sits in the Chaucer ward. On our family-life index, SE1 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density1
Commute70

Schools

40 within 1 mile

There are 40 schools within a mile of SE1 — 14 primary and 4 secondary among the top matches. Beormund Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 259m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • London Christian School

    Independent · 114 pupils

    139m

  • Beormund Primary School

    Special · 37 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    259m

  • Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

    Primary · 175 pupils

    411m

  • Ark Globe Academy

    All-through · 1272 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    412m

  • Charles Dickens Primary School

    Primary · 494 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    422m

  • The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie

    Primary · 217 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    449m

  • Haberdashers' Borough Academy

    Secondary · 983 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    560m

  • St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School

    Secondary · 620 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    571m

Source: DfE GIAS + Ofsted latest inspections · updated Jul 2026

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SE1 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    0
    GP surgeries
    2
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    25

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    22 min
    via 1 bus
    King's Cross
    30 min
    via Northern
    Liverpool StreetFastest
    21 min
    via 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    32 min
    via Northern & DLR
    Paddington
    40 min
    via Northern & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    33 min
    via Northern & Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Liverpool Street in 21 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. Schools come from the DfE GIAS register (open schools only). Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month. Ofsted single-word judgements were withdrawn in Sept 2024. We'll add the new report-card grades as they roll out from late 2025.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

    • No GIAS schools matched outcode SE1. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE1 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Chaucer, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    What London borough is SE1 in?
    SE1 is in the London Borough of Southwark. Its representative postcode falls in the Chaucer ward. SE1 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is SE1 a good area for families?
    SE1 (Chaucer, Southwark) scores 36/100 on our family-life index, making it a tougher sell among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 0/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
    What are the schools like in SE1?
    There are 40 schools within a mile of SE1, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE1 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE1?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE1 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE1 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE1 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE1 is Liverpool Street in about 21 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE1?
    13.2% of households in SE1's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very low (Under 16%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near SE1

    The closest postcodes to SE1 we cover are SE17 (North Walworth, ~1.2km), SE11 (Kennington, ~1.7km), E1W (St Katharine's & Wapping, ~2.5km) and SE16 (Rotherhithe, ~2.7km). Families weighing SE1 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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