Is W1U 4PA a good place to live?
Westminster (W1U 4PA), London, England
View W1U postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
W1U 4PA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 94 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
W1U 4PA is a UK postcode in W1U with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 20 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Baker Street, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around W1U 4PA include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 13 incidents were reported in W1U 4PA. It ranks in the top half for safety within W1U.
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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
W1U 4PA is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 13 incidents were reported in W1U 4PA.
The most common categories are Shoplifting (77%), Burglary (15%), Criminal damage arson (8%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within W1U, this postcode ranks 321 of 1118 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- W1U district average
- 7856 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near W1U 4PA
94 schools near W1U 4PA, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 45 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 20 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
W1U 4PA 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, 0.4 miles away.
Paddington Street Gardens South is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Simply Food0.4 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.4 mi
- The Fruit Garden0.4 mi
- Cumberland Food & Wine0.5 mi
- Green Valley0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Paddington Street Gardens South0.1 mi
- Paddington Street Gardens North0.2 mi
- Cavendish Square0.3 mi
- Marylebone Green0.5 mi
- Hanover Square0.5 mi
Transportation
Baker Street is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from W1U 4PA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Regent's Park (0.4 mi), Bond Street (0.4 mi), Bond Street (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Baker Street0.3 mi
- Regent's Park0.4 mi
- Bond Street0.4 mi
- Bond Street0.4 mi
- Great Portland Street0.5 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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