Is SW1H 9HQ a good place to live?
South West London (SW1H 9HQ), South West London, England
View SW1H postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW1H 9HQ has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (24 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW1H 9HQ is a UK postcode in SW1H with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 24 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is St. James's Park, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW1H 9HQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 8 incidents were reported in SW1H 9HQ. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within SW1H.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW1H 9HQ is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 8 incidents were reported in SW1H 9HQ.
The most common categories are Other theft (50%), Theft from person (25%), Criminal damage arson (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW1H, this postcode ranks 2 of 101 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW1H district average
- 6674 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW1H 9HQ
95 schools near SW1H 9HQ, including 24 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 48 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 11 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW1H 9HQ 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 Benjamin Ball Associates Ltd, 0.5 miles away.
Dean's Yard is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Benjamin Ball Associates Ltd0.5 mi
- AP Food Express0.6 mi
- Jumbo0.6 mi
- Japan Centre0.6 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Dean's Yard0.2 mi
- St. James's Park0.2 mi
- Christchurch Gardens0.2 mi
- College Garden0.2 mi
- College Green0.3 mi
Transportation
St. James's Park is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SW1H 9HQ - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Westminster (0.3 mi), Charing Cross (0.6 mi), Charing Cross (0.6 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- St. James's Park0.2 mi
- Westminster0.3 mi
- Charing Cross0.6 mi
- Charing Cross0.6 mi
- Victoria0.6 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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