Is EC1V 1PQ a good place to live?

City of London (EC1V 1PQ), City of London, England

View EC1V postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
31last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Anti-Social Behaviour
16 (52%)
Theft From Person
5 (16%)
Violent Crime
4 (13%)
Other Theft
2 (6%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (3%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (3%)

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.

78
Primary
15
Secondary
30
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
25
49
1
1
2
Outstanding (25) Good (49) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools15 schools
5
10
Outstanding (5) Good (10)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op
    EC1V1AU
    0.2 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    N10RW
    0.3 mi
  • City Road Supermarket
    EC1V8AY
    0.3 mi
  • Healthwise
    N19EZ
    0.3 mi
  • Planet Organic
    N18LR
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Owens Field
    EC1V7JW
    0.1 mi
  • Graham Street Park
    N18LF
    0.2 mi
  • Northampton Square
    EC1V0LH
    0.3 mi
  • Islington Green
    N12XA
    0.3 mi
  • King Square Gardens
    EC1V8DB
    0.3 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.

5
Stations in range
0.1miles
Closest
  • Angel
    N19LQ
    0.1 mi
  • Essex Road
    N12SU
    0.7 mi
  • Old Street
    EC1Y1BE
    0.8 mi
  • Farringdon
    EC1M6BY
    0.8 mi
  • Barbican
    EC1M6EA
    0.8 mi

Connectivity

Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
0%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
0%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

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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