Is EC4Y 7HL a good place to live?
City of London (EC4Y 7HL), City of London, England
View EC4Y postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
- Amazon Fresh0.6 mi
- Co-op Food0.6 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.6 mi
- Jumbo0.7 mi
- Geranium0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Victoria Embankment Gardens0.2 mi
- Churchyard of St. Ann Blackfriars0.3 mi
- St Andrew Holborn Garden0.3 mi
- Lincoln's Inn0.4 mi
- Lincoln's Inn Fields0.4 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.
- Temple0.2 mi
- Blackfriars0.3 mi
- City Thameslink0.3 mi
- London Blackfriars0.3 mi
- Chancery Lane0.4 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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