Is EC4Y 7HL a good place to live?

City of London (EC4Y 7HL), City of London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

EC4Y 7HL has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (28 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

EC4Y 7HL is a UK postcode in EC4Y with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Temple, 0.2 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around EC4Y 7HL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.

It ranks in the top 25% for safety within EC4Y.

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
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

EC4Y 7HL is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

Within EC4Y, this postcode ranks 15 of 135 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
0last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

EC4Y district average
14856 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
No crime incidents recorded for the selected period.

Schools near EC4Y 7HL

93 schools near EC4Y 7HL, including 28 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 79 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 52 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 14 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 6 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

79
Primary
14
Secondary
28
Outstanding
Primary schools79 schools
22
52
2
1
2
Outstanding (22) Good (52) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools14 schools
6
6
2
Outstanding (6) Good (6) Requires Improvement (2)

Nearby amenities

EC4Y 7HL 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 Amazon Fresh, 0.6 miles away.

Victoria Embankment Gardens is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Amazon Fresh
    SE10TA
    0.6 mi
  • Co-op Food
    WC1X8PR
    0.6 mi
  • M&S Simply Food
    EC4M9AF
    0.6 mi
  • Jumbo
    WC2N6NL
    0.7 mi
  • Geranium
    EC2Y8BY
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Victoria Embankment Gardens
    WC2R2PG
    0.2 mi
  • Churchyard of St. Ann Blackfriars
    EC4V5EP
    0.3 mi
  • St Andrew Holborn Garden
    EC4A3AF
    0.3 mi
  • Lincoln's Inn
    WC2A3TL
    0.4 mi
  • Lincoln's Inn Fields
    WC2A3HF
    0.4 mi

Transportation

Temple is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from EC4Y 7HL - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Blackfriars (0.3 mi), City Thameslink (0.3 mi), London Blackfriars (0.3 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.2miles
Closest
  • Temple
    WC2R2PY
    0.2 mi
  • Blackfriars
    EC4V4EL
    0.3 mi
  • City Thameslink
    EC4M7QS
    0.3 mi
  • London Blackfriars
    EC4V4DY
    0.3 mi
  • Chancery Lane
    EC1N7RL
    0.4 mi

Connectivity

Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
0%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
0%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

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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