Is W1U 6QD a good place to live?
Westminster (W1U 6QD), London, England
View W1U postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
W1U 6QD has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
W1U 6QD is a UK postcode in W1U with a low crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Baker Street, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around W1U 6QD 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, 17 incidents were reported in W1U 6QD. It ranks in the lower 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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
W1U 6QD is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in W1U 6QD.
The most common categories are Theft from person (35%), Other theft (24%), Burglary (18%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within W1U, this postcode ranks 670 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 6QD
94 schools near W1U 6QD, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 77 primary schools (23 Outstanding, 49 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
W1U 6QD 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 Fruit Garden, 0.1 miles away.
Paddington Street Gardens North is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- The Fruit Garden0.1 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
- Green Valley0.4 mi
- Noor0.5 mi
- Cumberland Food & Wine0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Paddington Street Gardens North0.1 mi
- Paddington Street Gardens South0.2 mi
- Marylebone Green0.5 mi
- Broadley Street Gardens0.5 mi
- Tresham Gardens0.6 mi
Transportation
Baker Street is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from W1U 6QD - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Marylebone (0.3 mi), London Marylebone (0.3 mi), Edgware Road (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Baker Street0.1 mi
- Marylebone0.3 mi
- London Marylebone0.3 mi
- Edgware Road0.4 mi
- Regent's 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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