Is NW8 9PP a good place to live?
Westminster (NW8 9PP), London, England
View NW8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 81 primary schools and 11 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
NW8 9PP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 81 primary schools and 11 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
NW8 9PP is a UK postcode in NW8 with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 81 primary schools and 11 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St. John's Wood, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around NW8 9PP include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in NW8 9PP. It ranks in the lower half 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
NW8 9PP 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 NW8 9PP.
The most common categories are Violent crime (30%), Theft from person (30%), Vehicle crime (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within NW8, this postcode ranks 526 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 9PP
92 schools near NW8 9PP, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 81 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 57 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 11 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 6 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
NW8 9PP 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 Supermarket0.4 mi
- ALDI0.5 mi
- Milad Supermarket0.6 mi
- Costless Supermarket0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Violet Hill Park0.2 mi
- St. John's Wood Church Grounds0.4 mi
- Orange Park0.5 mi
- Tresham Gardens0.6 mi
- Gorilla Circus Regents Park Flying Trapeze School0.6 mi
Transportation
St. John's Wood is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from NW8 9PP - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Maida Vale (0.4 mi), Warwick Avenue (0.6 mi), South Hampstead (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
- Warwick Avenue0.6 mi
- South Hampstead0.7 mi
- Kilburn High Road0.7 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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