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SE5 Camberwell Green — Family Area Report

Camberwell Green · Southwark

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Southwark£1,932/yr
Family densityLow · 16–21%18% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE5 is the London postcode area covering Camberwell Green 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). 40 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 31 min on the morning rush. 18% of households here have dependent children — low.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density6
Commute70

Schools

40 within 1 mile

  • Arco Academy

    Independent · 17 pupils

    72m

  • Crawford Primary School

    Primary · 285 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    349m

  • Brunswick Park Primary School

    Primary · 415 pupils

    Not judged (pre-2024)
    422m

  • PhoenixPlace

    Independent · 30 pupils

    429m

  • Lyndhurst Primary School

    Primary · 495 pupils

    564m

  • Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School

    Special · 1 pupils

    564m

  • Sacred Heart Catholic School

    Secondary · 950 pupils

    Outstanding (pre-2024)
    589m

  • The Hospital and Home Tuition Sick Children's Service

    Miscellaneous

    664m

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
    9
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    15

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Good · 25–35 min
    WaterlooFastest
    31 min
    via Northern + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    39 min
    via Thameslink & Hammersmith & City + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    38 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Canary Wharf
    45 min
    via Windrush & Jubilee
    Paddington
    51 min
    via Thameslink & Elizabeth line + 1 bus
    Victoria
    31 min
    via 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 31 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 SE5. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE5 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is SE5 a good area for families?
    SE5 (Camberwell Green, 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 SE5?
    There are 40 schools within a mile of SE5, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE5 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE5?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE5 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE5 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE5 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE5 is Waterloo in about 31 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE5?
    18% of households in SE5'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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