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SE16 Rotherhithe — Family Area Report

Rotherhithe · Southwark

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Southwark£1,932/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%18.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE16 is the London postcode area covering Rotherhithe 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). 29 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 20 min on the morning rush. 18.3% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density7
Commute70

Schools

29 within 1 mile

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 213 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    176m

  • Albion Primary School

    Primary · 401 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    398m

  • Southwark Park Primary School

    Primary · 386 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    463m

  • Rotherhithe Primary School

    Primary · 339 pupils

    542m

  • Cavendish School

    Independent · 41 pupils

    573m

  • The Charter School Bermondsey

    Secondary · 497 pupils

    662m

  • Alfred Salter Primary School

    Primary · 403 pupils

    737m

  • Riverside Primary School

    Primary · 219 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    802m

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
    10

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    23 min
    via Jubilee
    King's Cross
    39 min
    via Jubilee & Northern
    Liverpool Street
    29 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary WharfFastest
    20 min
    via Jubilee
    Paddington
    38 min
    via Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    33 min
    via Jubilee & District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 20 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 SE16. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE16 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is SE16 a good area for families?
    SE16 (Rotherhithe, 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 SE16?
    There are 29 schools within a mile of SE16, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE16 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE16?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE16 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE16 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE16 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE16 is Canary Wharf in about 20 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE16?
    18.3% of households in SE16'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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