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SE6 Catford South — Family Area Report

Catford South · Lewisham

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Lewisham£2,272/yr
Family densityVery high · Over 35%36.5% of households have dependent children
36
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

SE6 is the London postcode area covering Catford South 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). 18 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 36 min on the morning rush. 36.5% of households here have dependent children — very high.

Schools0
Safety100
Amenities0
Green space0
Family density76
Commute70

Schools

18 within 1 mile

  • Rushey Green Primary School

    Primary · 560 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    409m

  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

    Primary · 231 pupils

    478m

  • Conisborough College

    Secondary · 703 pupils

    Requires improvement (pre-2024)
    660m

  • Athelney Primary School

    Primary · 354 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    780m

  • Torridon Primary School

    Primary · 632 pupils

    Good (pre-2024)
    937m

  • Education-My Life Matters

    Independent · 20 pupils

    952m

  • St Dunstan's College

    Independent · 1234 pupils

    1043m

  • The Young Women's Hub

    Independent · 9 pupils

    1043m

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
    2
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    7

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

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Average · 36–45 min
    WaterlooFastest
    36 min
    via Southeastern + 1 bus
    King's Cross
    56 min
    via Thameslink & Circle + 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    46 min
    via Southeastern + 2 buses
    Canary Wharf
    48 min
    via DLR + 1 bus
    Paddington
    61 min
    via Southeastern & Jubilee & Bakerloo + 1 bus
    Victoria
    49 min
    via Southeastern + 1 bus

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: Waterloo in 36 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 SE6. Rebuild src/data/london-schools.json if this outcode should be covered.

    SE6 — frequently asked questions

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

    Is SE6 a good area for families?
    SE6 (Catford South, 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 SE6?
    There are 18 schools within a mile of SE6, sourced from the DfE GIAS register with the latest Ofsted inspection attached. SE6 scores 0/100 on schools, ranked against every other London postcode in our cohort.
    How safe is SE6?
    The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in SE6 in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, SE6 scores 100/100 for safety.
    How long is the commute from SE6 to central London?
    Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from SE6 is Waterloo in about 36 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
    Do many families live in SE6?
    36.5% of households in SE6's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very high (Over 35%) versus the rest of London.

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