Is W1K 4AF a good place to live?
Westminster (W1K 4AF), London, England
View W1K postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
W1K 4AF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 96 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
W1K 4AF is a UK postcode in W1K with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Bond Street, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around W1K 4AF 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, 17 incidents were reported in W1K 4AF. It ranks in the lower half for safety within W1K.
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
- 78/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
W1K 4AF is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in W1K 4AF.
The most common categories are Vehicle crime (29%), Robbery (18%), Theft from person (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within W1K, this postcode ranks 634 of 886 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- W1K district average
- 14130 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near W1K 4AF
96 schools near W1K 4AF, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 78 primary schools (24 Outstanding, 49 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (7 Outstanding, 9 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
W1K 4AF 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 M&S Simply Food, 0.1 miles away.
Grosvenor Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Simply Food0.1 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.2 mi
- Vital Ingredient0.4 mi
- Cumberland Food & Wine0.4 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Grosvenor Square0.1 mi
- Mount Street Gardens0.2 mi
- Berkeley Square0.2 mi
- Hanover Square0.3 mi
- Cavendish Square0.4 mi
Transportation
Bond Street is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from W1K 4AF - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bond Street (0.2 mi), Marble Arch (0.4 mi), Oxford Circus (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Bond Street0.1 mi
- Bond Street0.2 mi
- Marble Arch0.4 mi
- Oxford Circus0.4 mi
- Green Park0.5 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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