Is SW1V 4DX a good place to live?
Westminster (SW1V 4DX), London, England
View SW1V postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW1V 4DX has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (23 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW1V 4DX is a UK postcode in SW1V with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 23 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Pimlico, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW1V 4DX 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, 52 incidents were reported in SW1V 4DX. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SW1V.
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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW1V 4DX is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 52 incidents were reported in SW1V 4DX.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (73%), Other theft (12%), Violent crime (10%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW1V, this postcode ranks 356 of 586 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW1V district average
- 1101 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW1V 4DX
95 schools near SW1V 4DX, including 23 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (17 Outstanding, 50 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 9 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW1V 4DX 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 Sainsbury's, 0.3 miles away.
St. George's Square is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.3 mi
- Costcutter0.4 mi
- The Battersea General Store0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.5 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- St. George's Square0.3 mi
- St George's Square Dog Park0.4 mi
- Pimlico Gardens0.4 mi
- Ebury Square Gardens0.4 mi
- Causton Street Playground0.5 mi
Transportation
Pimlico is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from SW1V 4DX - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Victoria (0.4 mi), Victoria (0.5 mi), Sloane Square (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Pimlico0.3 mi
- London Victoria0.4 mi
- Victoria0.5 mi
- Sloane Square0.7 mi
- Battersea Power Station0.7 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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