Is NW8 7AG a good place to live?
Westminster (NW8 7AG), London, England
View NW8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW8 7AG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 93 nearby (26 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW8 7AG is a UK postcode in NW8 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 80 primary schools and 13 secondary schools, including 26 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St. John's Wood, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW8 7AG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in NW8 7AG. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within NW8.
Overall score
Good 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
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
NW8 7AG is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in NW8 7AG.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (40%), Theft from person (30%), Other theft (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW8, this postcode ranks 135 of 872 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- NW8 district average
- 476 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near NW8 7AG
93 schools near NW8 7AG, including 26 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 80 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 13 secondary schools (4 Outstanding and 9 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW8 7AG 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 Panzer's Delicatessen, 0.2 miles away.
St. John's Wood Church Grounds is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Panzer's Delicatessen0.2 mi
- Costless Supermarket0.5 mi
- Sindbad0.6 mi
- ALDI0.6 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- St. John's Wood Church Grounds0.1 mi
- Gorilla Circus Regents Park Flying Trapeze School0.2 mi
- Tresham Gardens0.4 mi
- Primrose Hill0.6 mi
- Violet Hill Park0.6 mi
Transportation
St. John's Wood is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from NW8 7AG - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include London Marylebone (0.6 mi), Marylebone (0.7 mi), Maida Vale (0.8 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St. John's Wood0.3 mi
- London Marylebone0.6 mi
- Marylebone0.7 mi
- Maida Vale0.8 mi
- South Hampstead0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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