Is W1W 8QH a good place to live?
Westminster (W1W 8QH), London, England
View W1W postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
W1W 8QH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (27 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
W1W 8QH is a UK postcode in W1W with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 76 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 27 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Oxford Circus, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around W1W 8QH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 110 incidents were reported in W1W 8QH. It ranks 561 of 636 for safety within W1W.
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
- 76/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
W1W 8QH is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 110 incidents were reported in W1W 8QH.
The most common categories are Theft from person (41%), Other theft (33%), Shoplifting (7%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within W1W, this postcode ranks 561 of 636 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- W1W district average
- 8576 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near W1W 8QH
95 schools near W1W 8QH, including 27 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 76 primary schools (21 Outstanding, 50 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 10 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
W1W 8QH 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 Food, 0.2 miles away.
Cavendish Square is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- M&S Food0.2 mi
- Soho Express0.2 mi
- Vital Ingredient0.3 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.4 mi
- M&S Simply Food0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Cavendish Square0.1 mi
- Pearson Square0.2 mi
- Hanover Square0.2 mi
- Crabtree Fields0.3 mi
- The Poets' Park0.4 mi
Transportation
Oxford Circus is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from W1W 8QH - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Bond Street (0.3 mi), Bond Street (0.4 mi), Goodge Street (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Oxford Circus0.1 mi
- Bond Street0.3 mi
- Bond Street0.4 mi
- Goodge 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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