Is EC1V 9NQ a good place to live?
City of London (EC1V 9NQ), City of London, England
View EC1V postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 81 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC1V 9NQ has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 2/5 (low)
- Schools: 98 nearby (32 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is below average. Families have access to 81 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC1V 9NQ is a UK postcode in EC1V with a very high crime rate and a notably low safety rating. Families have access to 81 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 32 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Old Street, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC1V 9NQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 119 incidents were reported in EC1V 9NQ. It ranks 496 of 498 for safety within EC1V.
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
- 2/5 — Poor
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
EC1V 9NQ is rated 2/5 for safety, which is notably low.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 119 incidents were reported in EC1V 9NQ.
The most common categories are Drugs (24%), Violent crime (24%), Theft from person (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC1V, this postcode ranks 496 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 9NQ
98 schools near EC1V 9NQ, including 32 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 81 primary schools (27 Outstanding, 51 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC1V 9NQ 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 Longdan, 0.2 miles away.
Hoxton Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Longdan0.2 mi
- The Grocery0.2 mi
- Earthed0.2 mi
- Longdan0.3 mi
- Oriental Supermarket0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Hoxton Square0.1 mi
- St Leonard's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Aske Gardens0.2 mi
- Mark Street Gardens0.2 mi
- Naseem's Garden0.3 mi
Transportation
Old Street is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from EC1V 9NQ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Shoreditch High Street (0.4 mi), Hoxton (0.4 mi), London Liverpool Street (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Old Street0.3 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.4 mi
- Hoxton0.4 mi
- London Liverpool Street0.6 mi
- Liverpool Street0.6 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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