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SE17 North Walworth — Family Area Report

North Walworth · Southwark

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Southwark£1,932/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%30.9% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE17 is the London postcode area covering North Walworth 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). 54 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 23 min on the morning rush. 30.9% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density48
Commute70

Schools

54 within 1 mile

  • Robert Browning Primary School

    Primary · 185 pupils

    Expected standard
    132m

  • St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 134 pupils

    240m

  • South Bank University Academy

    Secondary · 405 pupils

    327m

  • The Autism Project - CareTrade

    Special

    327m

  • St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 207 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    420m

  • English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 299 pupils

    469m

  • Crampton Primary

    Primary · 201 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    518m

  • Victory Primary School

    Primary · 112 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    522m

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
    7
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    14

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    WaterlooFastest
    23 min
    via 1 bus
    King's Cross
    36 min
    via Thameslink & Metropolitan + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    29 min
    via 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    42 min
    via Northern & DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    43 min
    via Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    34 min
    via 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 23 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 SE17. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE17 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is SE17 a good area for families?
    SE17 (North Walworth, 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 SE17?
    There are 54 schools within a mile of SE17, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE17 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE17?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE17 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE17 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE17 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE17 is Waterloo in about 23 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE17?
    30.9% of households in SE17's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as high (28–34%) versus the rest of London.

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