Is NW1 1EY a good place to live?
Westminster (NW1 1EY), London, England
View NW1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW1 1EY has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 91 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW1 1EY is a UK postcode in NW1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St Pancras International, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW1 1EY include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in NW1 1EY. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within NW1.
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
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
NW1 1EY is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in NW1 1EY.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (55%), Criminal damage arson (18%), Robbery (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW1, this postcode ranks 405 of 1673 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- NW1 district average
- 1072 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near NW1 1EY
91 schools near NW1 1EY, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (21 Outstanding and 52 Good) and 14 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW1 1EY 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 Food, 0.2 miles away.
Purchese Street Open Space is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Food0.2 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
- Mestizo Mexican Market0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.5 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Purchese Street Open Space0.1 mi
- Catholic Central Library Gardens0.2 mi
- Olympic Ring Park0.2 mi
- Goldington Crescent Gardens0.3 mi
- Oakley Square Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
St Pancras International is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from NW1 1EY - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London St. Pancras International (0.2 mi), London Euston (0.3 mi), Euston (0.3 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St Pancras International0.1 mi
- London St. Pancras International0.2 mi
- London Euston0.3 mi
- Euston0.3 mi
- King's Cross St Pancras0.3 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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