Is EC4R 2RB a good place to live?
City of London (EC4R 2RB), City of London, England
View EC4R postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC4R 2RB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 96 nearby (30 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC4R 2RB is a UK postcode in EC4R with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 30 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Cannon Street, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC4R 2RB 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, 8 incidents were reported in EC4R 2RB. It ranks in the top half for safety within EC4R.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
EC4R 2RB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in EC4R 2RB.
The most common categories are Violent crime (38%), Other theft (25%), Criminal damage arson (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC4R, this postcode ranks 31 of 63 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EC4R district average
- 67538 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EC4R 2RB
96 schools near EC4R 2RB, including 30 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 49 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 7 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC4R 2RB 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 M&S Simply Food, 0.2 miles away.
Festival Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Simply Food0.2 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.3 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.4 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.4 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Festival Gardens0.2 mi
- St Paul's Churchyard0.3 mi
- Carter Lane Gardens0.3 mi
- Church Yard of St Mary Aldermanbury0.3 mi
- St Anne & St Agnes0.4 mi
Transportation
Cannon Street is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from EC4R 2RB - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Cannon Street (0.1 mi), Mansion House (0.1 mi), Bank (0.2 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Cannon Street0.1 mi
- London Cannon Street0.1 mi
- Mansion House0.1 mi
- Bank0.2 mi
- Monument0.3 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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