Is SW1W 8UP a good place to live?
Westminster (SW1W 8UP), London, England
View SW1W postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
SW1W 8UP has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 97 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
SW1W 8UP is a UK postcode in SW1W with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sloane Square, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around SW1W 8UP 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 92% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in SW1W 8UP. 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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 75/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
SW1W 8UP is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in SW1W 8UP.
The most common categories are Violent crime (25%), Burglary (25%), Criminal damage arson (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within SW1W, this postcode ranks 180 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 8UP
97 schools near SW1W 8UP, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 50 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 8 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
SW1W 8UP 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.
Ebury Square Gardens 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
- Waitrose0.5 mi
- Waitrose0.7 mi
- Market Place Store0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Ebury Square Gardens0.1 mi
- Dove Place0.2 mi
- Ranelagh Gardens0.3 mi
- Burton Court0.4 mi
- Royal Avenue0.4 mi
Transportation
Sloane Square is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from SW1W 8UP - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Victoria (0.4 mi), Victoria (0.5 mi), Pimlico (0.8 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
- Victoria0.5 mi
- Pimlico0.8 mi
- Hyde Park Corner0.8 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 92%, ultrafast 92%, 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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