Is NW8 9AB a good place to live?
Westminster (NW8 9AB), London, England
View NW8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW8 9AB has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 91 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW8 9AB is a UK postcode in NW8 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St. John's Wood, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW8 9AB 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, 8 incidents were reported in NW8 9AB. It ranks in the lower half for safety within NW8.
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
NW8 9AB is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in NW8 9AB.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (38%), Violent crime (25%), Other theft (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW8, this postcode ranks 459 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 9AB
91 schools near NW8 9AB, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 56 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 12 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 7 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW8 9AB 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, 0.3 miles away.
Violet Hill Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Panzer's Delicatessen0.3 mi
- Al-Shaheen Supermarket0.3 mi
- Milad Supermarket0.5 mi
- ALDI0.6 mi
- Save More0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Violet Hill Park0.2 mi
- St. John's Wood Church Grounds0.4 mi
- The Meadow0.5 mi
- Alexandra Road Park0.5 mi
- Forty Tree Green0.5 mi
Transportation
St. John's Wood is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from NW8 9AB - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Maida Vale (0.4 mi), South Hampstead (0.6 mi), Kilburn High Road (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St. John's Wood0.3 mi
- Maida Vale0.4 mi
- South Hampstead0.6 mi
- Kilburn High Road0.7 mi
- Warwick Avenue0.7 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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