Is W1U 6QY a good place to live?

Westminster (W1U 6QY), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

W1U 6QY has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (27 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

W1U 6QY is a UK postcode in W1U with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 78 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Baker Street, 0.2 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around W1U 6QY include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in W1U 6QY. It ranks in the top 25% 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
77/100 — Good
Amenities
100/100 — Excellent
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

W1U 6QY is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in W1U 6QY.

The most common categories are Public order (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within W1U, this postcode ranks 35 of 1118 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
1last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Public Order
1 (100%)

Schools near W1U 6QY

94 schools near W1U 6QY, including 27 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 78 primary schools (22 Outstanding, 51 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 11 Good) within the local area.

78
Primary
16
Secondary
27
Outstanding
Primary schools78 schools
22
51
2
3
Outstanding (22) Good (51) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools16 schools
5
11
Outstanding (5) Good (11)

Nearby amenities

W1U 6QY 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, 0.2 miles away.

Paddington Street Gardens South is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
5
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • The Fruit Garden
    NW16AG
    0.2 mi
  • Green Valley
    W1H5QF
    0.3 mi
  • Waitrose
    W22DS
    0.4 mi
  • Cumberland Food & Wine
    W1H7AL
    0.4 mi
  • M&S Simply Food
    W1C1AP
    0.4 mi

Parks & green space

  • Paddington Street Gardens South
    W1M3HJ
    0.2 mi
  • Paddington Street Gardens North
    W1M3LF
    0.2 mi
  • Broadley Street Gardens
    NW88AS
    0.5 mi
  • Floating Pocket Park
    W21AN
    0.6 mi
  • Marylebone Green
    NW14PJ
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Baker Street is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from W1U 6QY - a very short walk.

Other nearby stations include Marylebone (0.3 mi), Edgware Road (0.4 mi), Marble Arch (0.4 mi).

In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

5
Stations in range
0.2miles
Closest
  • Baker Street
    NW15LD
    0.2 mi
  • Marylebone
    NW16JW
    0.3 mi
  • Edgware Road
    NW15JQ
    0.4 mi
  • Marble Arch
    W1H8AQ
    0.4 mi
  • London Marylebone
    NW16JJ
    0.4 mi

Connectivity

Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

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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