Is EC1V 1PQ a good place to live?
City of London (EC1V 1PQ), City of London, England
View EC1V postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC1V 1PQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (30 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC1V 1PQ is a UK postcode in EC1V with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Angel, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC1V 1PQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 31 incidents were reported in EC1V 1PQ. It ranks in the lower half for safety within EC1V.
Overall score
Good 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
EC1V 1PQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 31 incidents were reported in EC1V 1PQ.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (52%), Theft from person (16%), Violent crime (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC1V, this postcode ranks 321 of 498 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EC1V district average
- 1372 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EC1V 1PQ
93 schools near EC1V 1PQ, including 30 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (25 Outstanding, 49 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 10 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC1V 1PQ 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 Co-op, 0.2 miles away.
Owens Field is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Co-op0.2 mi
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- City Road Supermarket0.3 mi
- Healthwise0.3 mi
- Planet Organic0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Owens Field0.1 mi
- Graham Street Park0.2 mi
- Northampton Square0.3 mi
- Islington Green0.3 mi
- King Square Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Angel is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from EC1V 1PQ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Essex Road (0.7 mi), Old Street (0.8 mi), Farringdon (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Angel0.1 mi
- Essex Road0.7 mi
- Old Street0.8 mi
- Farringdon0.8 mi
- Barbican0.8 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
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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