Is N16 6LP a good place to live?
Hackney (N16 6LP), London, England
View N16 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
N16 6LP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 97 nearby (29 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
N16 6LP is a UK postcode in N16 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 29 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Unknown Station, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around N16 6LP include 5 supermarkets and 5 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in N16 6LP. It ranks in the lower half for safety within N16.
Overall score
Good 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
- 75/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
N16 6LP 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 N16 6LP.
The most common categories are Violent crime (38%), Other theft (13%), Criminal damage arson (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within N16, this postcode ranks 666 of 1151 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- N16 district average
- 383 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near N16 6LP
97 schools near N16 6LP, including 29 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (25 Outstanding, 44 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 13 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
N16 6LP is well served by everyday amenities, with 15 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is So Real, 0.1 miles away.
Clapton Common is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- So Real0.1 mi
- Morrisons0.3 mi
- 1010 Supermarket0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Kollos Supermarket0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Clapton Common0.2 mi
- Springfield Park0.4 mi
- Allens Garden0.5 mi
- Stoke Newington Common0.5 mi
- Kynaston Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
Unknown Station is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from N16 6LP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Stoke Newington (0.3 mi), Unknown Station (0.6 mi), Stamford Hill (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Unknown Station0.3 mi
- Stoke Newington0.3 mi
- Unknown Station0.6 mi
- Stamford Hill0.6 mi
- Clapton0.7 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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