Is NW1 3LH a good place to live?
Westminster (NW1 3LH), London, England
View NW1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW1 3LH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW1 3LH is a UK postcode in NW1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Great Portland Street, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW1 3LH 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, 10 incidents were reported in NW1 3LH. It ranks in the top half 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
NW1 3LH is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in NW1 3LH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (40%), Anti-social behaviour (30%), Other theft (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW1, this postcode ranks 738 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 3LH
92 schools near NW1 3LH, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (22 Outstanding and 53 Good) and 13 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW1 3LH 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 Neel's news, 0.1 miles away.
Cumberland Market is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Neel's news0.1 mi
- Londis0.1 mi
- Mestizo Mexican Market0.2 mi
- Amazon Fresh0.2 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
Parks & green space
- Cumberland Market0.1 mi
- English Gardens, Regent's Park0.2 mi
- Hampstead Road Open Space0.2 mi
- Marylebone Green0.3 mi
- Harrington Square Gardens0.4 mi
Transportation
Great Portland Street is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from NW1 3LH - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Warren Street (0.3 mi), Regent's Park (0.3 mi), Euston Square (0.3 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Great Portland Street0.3 mi
- Warren Street0.3 mi
- Regent's Park0.3 mi
- Euston Square0.3 mi
- London Euston0.4 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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