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SE4 Brockley — Family Area Report

Brockley · Lewisham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lewisham£2,272/yr
Family densityAverage · 22–27%27.7% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE4 is the London postcode area covering Brockley in the London Borough of Lewisham. It scores 36/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on safety (100/100) and weakest on schools (0/100). 25 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 33 min on the morning rush. 27.7% of households here have dependent children — average.

What borough is SE4 in?

SE4 is in the London Borough of Lewisham. Its representative postcode sits in the Brockley ward. On our family-life index, SE4 scores 36/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density34
Commute70

Schools

25 within 1 mile

There are 25 schools within a mile of SE4 — 16 primary and 5 secondary among the top matches. John Stainer Community Primary School is the top-rated near-neighbour, 537m away with a Outstanding (pre-2024 Ofsted) inspection.

  • Beecroft Garden Primary

    Primary · 382 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    460m

  • Turnham Academy

    Primary · 168 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    531m

  • John Stainer Community Primary School

    Primary · 400 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    537m

  • Chelwood Nursery School

    Nursery · 127 pupils

    558m

  • Prendergast School

    Secondary · 1052 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    618m

  • Ivydale Primary School

    Primary · 463 pupils

    777m

  • Gordonbrock Primary School

    Primary · 626 pupils

    822m

  • Haberdashers' Hatcham College

    Secondary · 1375 pupils

    917m

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

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

SE4 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
    1
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    6

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    Waterloo
    35 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    49 min
    via Windrush & Hammersmith & City
    Liverpool Street
    38 min
    via Windrush & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary WharfFastest
    33 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee + 1 bus
    Paddington
    52 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & Bakerloo
    Victoria
    45 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee & District + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Canary Wharf in 33 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 SE4. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE4 — frequently asked questions

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

    What London borough is SE4 in?
    SE4 is in the London Borough of Lewisham. Its representative postcode falls in the Brockley ward. SE4 scores 36/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
    Is SE4 a good area for families?
    SE4 (Brockley, Lewisham) 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 SE4?
    There are 25 schools within a mile of SE4, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE4 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE4?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE4 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE4 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE4 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE4 is Canary Wharf in about 33 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE4?
    27.7% of households in SE4's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as average (22–27%) versus the rest of London.

    Areas near SE4

    The closest postcodes to SE4 we cover are SE14 (New Cross Gate, ~1.7km), SE13 (Lewisham Central, ~1.8km), SE23 (Perry Vale, ~2.4km) and SE8 (Deptford, ~2.4km). Families weighing SE4 usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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