Is NW7 1SZ a good place to live?
Barnet (NW7 1SZ), London, England
View NW7 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW7 1SZ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW7 1SZ is a UK postcode in NW7 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Mill Hill East, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW7 1SZ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in NW7 1SZ. It ranks 678 of 826 for safety within NW7.
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
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 83/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
NW7 1SZ 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 NW7 1SZ.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (30%), Violent crime (20%), Drugs (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW7, this postcode ranks 678 of 826 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- NW7 district average
- 306 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near NW7 1SZ
94 schools near NW7 1SZ, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 55 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 15 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW7 1SZ has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.1 miles away.
Bittacy Hill Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Co-op Food0.1 mi
- Waitrose0.2 mi
- Kosher Cuisine0.4 mi
- Thornfield Supermarket0.4 mi
- Tesco Superstore Finchley0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Bittacy Hill Park0.2 mi
- Panoramic Park0.2 mi
- Oakdene Park0.6 mi
- River Side Walk0.8 mi
- Chase Lodge Playing Field0.9 mi
Transportation
Mill Hill East is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from NW7 1SZ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include West Finchley (1.0 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Mill Hill East0.1 mi
- West Finchley1.0 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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