Is EC1Y 8RQ a good place to live?
City of London (EC1Y 8RQ), City of London, England
View EC1Y postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC1Y 8RQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 97 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC1Y 8RQ is a UK postcode in EC1Y with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Old Street, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC1Y 8RQ 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, 8 incidents were reported in EC1Y 8RQ. It ranks in the top half for safety within EC1Y.
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
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
EC1Y 8RQ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in EC1Y 8RQ.
The most common categories are Burglary (38%), Other theft (25%), Violent crime (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC1Y, this postcode ranks 79 of 189 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EC1Y district average
- 1745 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EC1Y 8RQ
97 schools near EC1Y 8RQ, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (26 Outstanding and 51 Good) and 17 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC1Y 8RQ 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 ALDI, 0.1 miles away.
Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.1 mi
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Waitrose0.2 mi
- Oriental Supermarket0.3 mi
- City Road Supermarket0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Bunhill Fields Burial Ground0.1 mi
- Radnor Street Open Space0.2 mi
- Mark Street Gardens0.2 mi
- St Luke's Garden0.3 mi
- Fortune Street Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Old Street is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from EC1Y 8RQ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Moorgate (0.5 mi), Liverpool Street (0.5 mi), Barbican (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Old Street0.1 mi
- Moorgate0.5 mi
- Liverpool Street0.5 mi
- Barbican0.5 mi
- London 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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