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SE14 New Cross Gate — Family Area Report

New Cross Gate · Lewisham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lewisham£2,272/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%25.4% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE14 is the London postcode area covering New Cross Gate 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). 30 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 Canary Wharf in 27 min on the morning rush. 25.4% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density25
Commute70

Schools

30 within 1 mile

  • St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 151 pupils

    276m

  • Childeric Primary School

    Primary · 334 pupils

    318m

  • Goldsmiths College, University of London

    Higher education institutions

    490m

  • Deptford Green School

    Secondary · 888 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    518m

  • Kender Primary School

    Primary · 351 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    615m

  • Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary

    Primary · 395 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    666m

  • Edmund Waller Primary School

    Primary · 434 pupils

    741m

  • Myatt Garden Primary School

    Primary · 357 pupils

    929m

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
    6
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    3

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    29 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    42 min
    via Windrush & Hammersmith & City
    Liverpool Street
    32 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line
    Canary WharfFastest
    27 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    45 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    39 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & District

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 27 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 SE14. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE14 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is SE14 a good area for families?
    SE14 (New Cross Gate, 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 SE14?
    There are 30 schools within a mile of SE14, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE14 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE14?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE14 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE14 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE14 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE14 is Canary Wharf in about 27 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE14?
    25.4% of households in SE14's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

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