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SE24 Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction — Family Area Report

Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction · Lambeth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lambeth£2,030/yrSouthwark£1,932/yrThis postcode straddles 2 boroughs, so the exact rate depends on the street.
Family densityLow · 16–21%21.9% of households have dependent children
66
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE24 is the London postcode area covering Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction in the London Borough of Lambeth. It scores 66/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on schools (100/100) and weakest on everyday amenities (0/100). 28 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 Victoria in 29 min on the morning rush. 21.9% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools100
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density15
Commute70

Schools

28 within 1 mile

  • Herne Hill School

    Independent · 304 pupils

    140m

  • St Jude's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 168 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    371m

  • Jessop Primary School

    Primary · 281 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    500m

  • Judith Kerr Primary School

    Primary · 409 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    595m

  • Triangle Nursery School

    Nursery · 18 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    673m

  • Effra Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Nursery · 68 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    673m

  • Heron Academy

    Special · 86 pupils

    Inadequate (pre-2024)
    674m

  • The Charter School North Dulwich

    Secondary · 1393 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    773m

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
    3
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    4

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    34 min
    via Thameslink + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    39 min
    via Thameslink & Circle
    Liverpool Street
    38 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line
    Canary Wharf
    47 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    50 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line
    VictoriaFastest
    29 min
    via Southeastern

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Victoria in 29 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.

      SE24 — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      Is SE24 a good area for families?
      SE24 (Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, Lambeth) 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 SE24?
      There are 28 schools within a mile of SE24, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE24 scores 100/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
      How safe is SE24?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE24 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE24 scores 100/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from SE24 to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE24 is Victoria in about 29 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in SE24?
      21.9% of households in SE24'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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