Is EC1M 6BD a good place to live?
City of London (EC1M 6BD), City of London, England
View EC1M postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC1M 6BD has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC1M 6BD is a UK postcode in EC1M with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Barbican, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC1M 6BD include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in EC1M 6BD. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within EC1M.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
EC1M 6BD is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in EC1M 6BD.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (33%), Criminal damage arson (33%), Public order (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC1M, this postcode ranks 17 of 192 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EC1M district average
- 3198 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EC1M 6BD
95 schools near EC1M 6BD, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (21 Outstanding and 52 Good) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC1M 6BD is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Geranium, 0.1 miles away.
Saint John's Churchyard is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Geranium0.1 mi
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- ALDI0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Saint John's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Smithfield Rotunda Garden0.2 mi
- Brewery Square0.2 mi
- St Johns Garden0.2 mi
- Fortune Street Park0.2 mi
Transportation
Barbican is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from EC1M 6BD - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Farringdon (0.3 mi), St. Paul's (0.4 mi), City Thameslink (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Barbican0.1 mi
- Farringdon0.3 mi
- St. Paul's0.4 mi
- City Thameslink0.5 mi
- Moorgate0.5 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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