Is NW1 3LH a good place to live?

Westminster (NW1 3LH), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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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.

4/ 5
Safety score
10last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
4 (40%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
3 (30%)
Other Theft
2 (20%)
Drugs
1 (10%)

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.

79
Primary
13
Secondary
27
Outstanding
Primary schools79 schools
22
53
1
3
Outstanding (22) Good (53) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools13 schools
5
8
Outstanding (5) Good (8)

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
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Neel's news
    NW13QR
    0.1 mi
  • Londis
    NW14BU
    0.1 mi
  • Mestizo Mexican Market
    NW16LT
    0.2 mi
  • Amazon Fresh
    NW13DP
    0.2 mi
  • Lidl
    W1T7NE
    0.3 mi

Parks & green space

  • Cumberland Market
    NW14DG
    0.1 mi
  • English Gardens, Regent's Park
    NW14NL
    0.2 mi
  • Hampstead Road Open Space
    NW13SG
    0.2 mi
  • Marylebone Green
    NW14PJ
    0.3 mi
  • Harrington Square Gardens
    NW12JH
    0.4 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.

5
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Great Portland Street
    W1W5PW
    0.3 mi
  • Warren Street
    W1T5PF
    0.3 mi
  • Regent's Park
    NW15HA
    0.3 mi
  • Euston Square
    NW12BZ
    0.3 mi
  • London Euston
    NW12BN
    0.4 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

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

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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