Is SE14 5BJ a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

SE14 5BJ is a postcode in Telegraph Hill, Lewisham, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SE14 5BJ, then scores the surrounding small area 39/100 - bottom 20% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SE14 5BJ are property market signals and schools and education, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SE14 5BJ is based on Southwark 023 Census 2021. It covers 10,925 residents, 13,779 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 33, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 30% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 48% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near SE14 5BJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SE14 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £380k from 104 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near SE14 5BJ can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 12 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 11 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SE14 5BJ by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around SE14 5BJ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 193 HMO licences, 46 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.