Is W12 8LY a good place to live?
Hammersmith and Fulham (W12 8LY), London, England
View W12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
W12 8LY has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 91 nearby (33 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
W12 8LY is a UK postcode in W12 with a low crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 33 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Shepherd's Bush, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around W12 8LY 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, 37 incidents were reported in W12 8LY. It ranks in the lower half for safety within W12.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 79/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
W12 8LY is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 37 incidents were reported in W12 8LY.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (41%), Violent crime (19%), Other theft (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within W12, this postcode ranks 597 of 825 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- W12 district average
- 745 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near W12 8LY
91 schools near W12 8LY, including 33 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 75 primary schools (28 Outstanding, 43 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 8 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
W12 8LY 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 Lidl, 0.0 miles away.
Shepherds Bush Green is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.0 mi
- Waitrose0.2 mi
- Olympia Foods0.4 mi
- Tesco0.5 mi
- Al-Dimashqi0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Shepherds Bush Green0.2 mi
- Norland North Open Space0.4 mi
- Brook Green0.5 mi
- Avondale Park0.5 mi
- Exhibition Park0.6 mi
Transportation
Shepherd's Bush is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from W12 8LY - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Shepherd's Bush (0.2 mi), Goldhawk Road (0.4 mi), Shepherd's Bush Market (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Shepherd's Bush0.1 mi
- Shepherd's Bush0.2 mi
- Goldhawk Road0.4 mi
- Shepherd's Bush Market0.4 mi
- Wood Lane0.5 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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