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SE20 Penge & Cator — Family Area Report

Penge & Cator · Bromley

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Bromley£2,123/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%36.2% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE20 is the London postcode area covering Penge & Cator in the London Borough of Bromley. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 7 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 46 min on the morning rush. 36.2% of households here have dependent children — very high.

What borough is SE20 in?

SE20 is in the London Borough of Bromley. Its representative postcode sits in the Penge & Cator ward. On our family-life index, SE20 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density74
Commute70

Schools

7 within 1 mile

There are 7 schools within a mile of SE20 — 6 primary and 1 secondary among the top matches. The closest is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, 270m from the postcode centre.

  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 183 pupils

    270m

  • St John's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 152 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    433m

  • James Dixon Primary School

    Primary · 425 pupils

    693m

  • Harris Primary Academy Kent House

    Primary · 394 pupils

    754m

  • Stewart Fleming Primary School

    Primary · 570 pupils

    1055m

  • Harris City Academy Crystal Palace

    Secondary · 1191 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    1205m

  • Alexandra Junior School

    Primary · 245 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    1226m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SE20 is one of the safer London postcodes we cover, scoring 100/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here 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
    4
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    10

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Slow · 46–55 min
    Waterloo
    48 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    King's Cross
    53 min
    via Windrush & Thameslink & Metropolitan
    Liverpool Street
    51 min
    via Windrush & Hammersmith & City
    Canary WharfFastest
    46 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    63 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    47 min
    via Southeastern

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 46 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 SE20. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE20 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is SE20 in?
    SE20 is in the London Borough of Bromley. Its representative postcode falls in the Penge & Cator ward. SE20 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is SE20 a good area for families?
    SE20 (Penge & Cator, Bromley) 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 SE20?
    There are 7 schools within a mile of SE20, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE20 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE20?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE20 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE20 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE20 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE20 is Canary Wharf in about 46 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE20?
    36.2% of households in SE20's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near SE20

    The closest postcodes to SE20 we cover are SE26 (Sydenham, ~1.8km), SE25 (South Norwood, ~2.0km), BR3 (Kelsey & Eden Park, ~2.2km) and SE23 (Perry Vale, ~3.3km). Families weighing SE20 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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