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SE13 Lewisham Central — Family Area Report

Lewisham Central · Lewisham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lewisham£2,272/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%20.7% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE13 is the London postcode area covering Lewisham Central in the London Borough of Lewisham. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 21 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 Waterloo in 32 min on the morning rush. 20.7% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density12
Commute70

Schools

21 within 1 mile

  • St Saviour's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 188 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    84m

  • Urban Mission School

    Independent · 14 pupils

    604m

  • Prendergast Vale School

    All-through · 806 pupils

    638m

  • Christ The King Sixth Form College

    16 plus

    645m

  • St Mary's Lewisham Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 231 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    669m

  • St Matthew Academy

    All-through · 1063 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    793m

  • St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School

    Primary · 206 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    993m

  • Brindishe Green School

    Primary · 585 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    1005m

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

Safety

0 incidents 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
    8

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    32 min
    via Southeastern + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    54 min
    via Southeastern + 2 buses
    Liverpool Street
    40 min
    via Southeastern + 2 buses
    Canary Wharf
    33 min
    via DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    55 min
    via Southeastern & Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    45 min
    via Southeastern + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 32 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 SE13. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE13 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is SE13 a good area for families?
    SE13 (Lewisham Central, Lewisham) 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 SE13?
    There are 21 schools within a mile of SE13, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE13 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE13?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE13 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE13 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE13 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE13 is Waterloo in about 32 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE13?
    20.7% of households in SE13's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as low (16–21%) versus the rest of London.

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