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SE15 Rye Lane — Family Area Report

Rye Lane · Southwark

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Southwark£1,932/yrLewisham£2,272/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityAverage · 22–27%26.9% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE15 is the London postcode area covering Rye Lane in the London Borough of Southwark. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 35 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 34 min on the morning rush. 26.9% of households here have dependent children — average.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density32
Commute70

Schools

35 within 1 mile

  • John Donne Primary School

    Primary · 405 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    356m

  • Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park

    Primary · 242 pupils

    396m

  • Nell Gwynn Nursery School

    Nursery · 91 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    398m

  • Cherry Garden School

    Special · 112 pupils

    467m

  • St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 228 pupils

    529m

  • Harris Academy Peckham

    Secondary · 458 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    544m

  • The St Thomas the Apostle College

    Secondary · 1140 pupils

    668m

  • The Villa

    Independent · 180 pupils

    762m

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
    5
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    12

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    35 min
    via Southern & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    42 min
    via Thameslink & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    37 min
    via Southern + 1 bus
    Canary WharfFastest
    34 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    49 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    34 min
    via Southeastern

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 34 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.

      SE15 — frequently asked questions

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

      Is SE15 a good area for families?
      SE15 (Rye Lane, Southwark) scores 66/100 on our family-life index, making it a solid pick among the London postcodes we cover. Schools score 100/100, safety 100/100, amenities 0/100, green space 0/100 and commute 70/100.
      What are the schools like in SE15?
      There are 35 schools within a mile of SE15, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE15 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SE15?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE15 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE15 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SE15 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE15 is Canary Wharf in about 34 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SE15?
      26.9% of households in SE15'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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