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SE27 Knight's Hill — Family Area Report

Knight's Hill · Lambeth

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lambeth£2,030/yr
Family densityHigh · 28–34%29.3% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE27 is the London postcode area covering Knight's Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 31 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 37 min on the morning rush. 29.3% of households here have dependent children — high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density42
Commute70

Schools

31 within 1 mile

  • Julian's School

    Primary · 908 pupils

    230m

  • St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Primary · 201 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    389m

  • Elm Wood School

    Primary · 364 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    694m

  • The Elmgreen School

    Secondary · 1082 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    896m

  • The Norwood School

    Secondary · 1076 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    910m

  • Crown Lane Primary School

    Primary · 223 pupils

    919m

  • St Joseph's RC Infant School

    Primary · 154 pupils

    928m

  • Kingswood Primary School

    Primary · 362 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    941m

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

    Average · 36–45 min
    Waterloo
    44 min
    via Thameslink + 2 buses
    King's Cross
    48 min
    via Thameslink & Circle + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    47 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    49 min
    via Southern & Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    59 min
    via Southern & District
    VictoriaFastest
    37 min
    via Southern

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Victoria in 37 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 SE27. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE27 — frequently asked questions

    The things families ask us most about Knight's Hill, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

    Is SE27 a good area for families?
    SE27 (Knight's Hill, Lambeth) 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 SE27?
    There are 31 schools within a mile of SE27, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE27 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE27?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE27 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE27 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE27 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE27 is Victoria in about 37 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE27?
    29.3% of households in SE27'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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