Is EC4V 6DX a good place to live?
City of London (EC4V 6DX), City of London, England
View EC4V postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC4V 6DX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC4V 6DX is a UK postcode in EC4V with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Blackfriars, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC4V 6DX include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in EC4V 6DX. It ranks in the top 25% 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
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
EC4V 6DX is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in EC4V 6DX.
The most common categories are Burglary (67%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC4V, this postcode ranks 30 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 6DX
94 schools near EC4V 6DX, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 51 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 6 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC4V 6DX 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 0.0 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Simply Food0.3 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.5 mi
- Geranium0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Co-op Food0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Churchyard of St. Ann Blackfriars0.0 mi
- Carter Lane Gardens0.2 mi
- St Paul's Churchyard0.2 mi
- Festival Gardens0.3 mi
- Postman's Park0.3 mi
Transportation
Blackfriars is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from EC4V 6DX - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include City Thameslink (0.1 mi), London Blackfriars (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
- City Thameslink0.1 mi
- London Blackfriars0.2 mi
- St. Paul's0.3 mi
- Mansion House0.3 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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