Is SW1W 8PE a good place to live?
Westminster (SW1W 8PE), London, England
View SW1W postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW1W 8PE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 96 nearby (25 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW1W 8PE is a UK postcode in SW1W with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 25 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sloane Square, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW1W 8PE 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 70% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 21 incidents were reported in SW1W 8PE. It ranks in the lower half for safety within SW1W.
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
- 74/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
SW1W 8PE is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 21 incidents were reported in SW1W 8PE.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (38%), Theft from person (19%), Violent crime (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW1W, this postcode ranks 262 of 354 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- SW1W district average
- 1389 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near SW1W 8PE
96 schools near SW1W 8PE, including 25 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (19 Outstanding, 51 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 8 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW1W 8PE 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 The Chelsea Grocer, 0.4 miles away.
Dove Place is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Chelsea Grocer0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Market Place Store0.6 mi
- The Battersea General Store0.6 mi
- Waitrose0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Dove Place0.1 mi
- Ebury Square Gardens0.1 mi
- Ranelagh Gardens0.2 mi
- Burton Court0.4 mi
- Royal Avenue0.4 mi
Transportation
Sloane Square is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SW1W 8PE - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Victoria (0.4 mi), Victoria (0.6 mi), Pimlico (0.7 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Sloane Square0.2 mi
- London Victoria0.4 mi
- Victoria0.6 mi
- Pimlico0.7 mi
- Battersea Power Station0.8 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 70%, ultrafast 70%, superfast 100%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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