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Thinking of living at SE5 8ED? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 250 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Jessop Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Bessemer Grange Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Grove Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Lyndhurst Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| The Charter School North Dulwich | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 65 · 39.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ark Evelyn Grace Academy | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Charter School East Dulwich | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 56.3 · 21.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Minerva Virtual Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 58 · 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Herne Hill School | Independent | 800 m | – |
| James Allen's Girls' School | Independent | 950 m | 76.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ruskin Park | 330 m | 58 |
| Swimming | Jags Sports Club | 860 m | 40 |
| Yoga | Hot Yoga Brixton | 1.2 km | 23 |
| Football | The Cambria | 400 m | 16 |
| Fitness | Brockwell Lido | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Squash | Jags Sports Club | 860 m | 12 |
| Skateboard | Stockwell Skatepark | 1.6 km | 12 |
| Bowls | Temple Bowling Club | 160 m | 9 |
| Boxing | Hollington Boxing Club | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | The Griffin Sports Ground | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Ark Evelyn Grace Academy | 690 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Dulwich Sports Club | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Climbing | Blocfit | 710 m | 5 |
| Basketball | Flaxman Sports Centre | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Junior Track | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Golf | Aquarius Golf Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 61. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Denmark Hill, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 6.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Deepdene Road Herne Hill, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 468, 68, 42); 143 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 12% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
53% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Saviour's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Jessop Primary School (0.5 km), with 7 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Charter School North Dulwich, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 65 · 39.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Sacred Heart Catholic School (1.3 km) and Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wallington County Grammar School (11.2 km) and Wilson's School (11.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away; Ps newsagents & post office (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Herne Hill Road Medical Practice (600 m), with Davis Chemist the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, St. Newton Ventures is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is King's College Hospital, 500 m away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Riverside is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Cambria the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 169 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
44 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Alleyn's School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 1.1 km |
| 83.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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There are 10 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (63%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 68% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 150 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ruskin Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Herne Hill Lifestyle Centre (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 6.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 20.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 25 km.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 61% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is London South Bank University, 4.1 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.