Is NW1 3LN a good place to live?

Westminster (NW1 3LN), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

NW1 3LN has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (28 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

NW1 3LN is a UK postcode in NW1 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Warren Street, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around NW1 3LN 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 3LN. 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
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

NW1 3LN 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 3LN.

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 740 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 3LN

93 schools near NW1 3LN, including 28 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 79 primary schools (22 Outstanding and 52 Good) and 14 secondary schools (6 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.

79
Primary
14
Secondary
28
Outstanding
Primary schools79 schools
22
52
1
4
Outstanding (22) Good (52) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools14 schools
6
8
Outstanding (6) Good (8)

Nearby amenities

NW1 3LN 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
  • Mestizo Mexican Market
    NW16LT
    0.1 mi
  • Londis
    NW14BU
    0.2 mi
  • Amazon Fresh
    NW13DP
    0.2 mi
  • Lidl
    W1T7NE
    0.3 mi

Parks & green space

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

Transportation

Warren Street is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from NW1 3LN - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Great Portland Street (0.3 mi), Euston Square (0.3 mi), London Euston (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
  • Warren Street
    W1T5PF
    0.3 mi
  • Great Portland Street
    W1W5PW
    0.3 mi
  • Euston Square
    NW12BZ
    0.3 mi
  • London Euston
    NW12BN
    0.3 mi
  • Euston
    NW12DU
    0.3 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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