Is EC4V 4QQ a good place to live?
City of London (EC4V 4QQ), City of London, England
View EC4V postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC4V 4QQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC4V 4QQ is a UK postcode in EC4V with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Blackfriars, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC4V 4QQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in EC4V 4QQ. It ranks in the top half for safety within EC4V.
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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
EC4V 4QQ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in EC4V 4QQ.
The most common categories are Other theft (44%), Criminal damage arson (22%), Drugs (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC4V, this postcode ranks 38 of 123 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EC4V district average
- 6695 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EC4V 4QQ
95 schools near EC4V 4QQ, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 50 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 6 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC4V 4QQ 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, 0.3 miles away.
Churchyard of St. Ann Blackfriars is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Simply Food0.3 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.4 mi
- Geranium0.6 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.7 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Churchyard of St. Ann Blackfriars0.1 mi
- Carter Lane Gardens0.2 mi
- St Paul's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Festival Gardens0.2 mi
- Rennie Garden0.3 mi
Transportation
Blackfriars is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from EC4V 4QQ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Blackfriars (0.1 mi), City Thameslink (0.2 mi), St. Paul's (0.3 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Blackfriars0.1 mi
- London Blackfriars0.1 mi
- City Thameslink0.2 mi
- St. Paul's0.3 mi
- Mansion House0.3 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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