Is W5 1NF a good place to live?

Ealing (W5 1NF), London, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

W5 1NF has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (28 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

W5 1NF is a UK postcode in W5 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 75 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Castle Bar Park, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around W5 1NF include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 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, 4 incidents were reported in W5 1NF. It ranks in the top half for safety within W5.

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
95/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

W5 1NF is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in W5 1NF.

The most common categories are Violent crime (25%), Drugs (25%), Vehicle crime (25%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within W5, this postcode ranks 412 of 1048 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
4last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

W5 district average
475 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
1 (25%)
Drugs
1 (25%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (25%)
Public Order
1 (25%)

Schools near W5 1NF

94 schools near W5 1NF, including 28 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 75 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 53 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (12 Outstanding and 7 Good) within the local area.

75
Primary
19
Secondary
28
Outstanding
Primary schools75 schools
16
53
4
1
1
Outstanding (16) Good (53) Requires Improvement (4) Inadequate (1) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools19 schools
12
7
Outstanding (12) Good (7)

Nearby amenities

W5 1NF is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Trustcos, 0.1 miles away.

Pitshanger Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
4
Supermarkets
5
Parks
3
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Trustcos
    W51QY
    0.1 mi
  • Tesco
    UB68DW
    0.5 mi
  • Loon Fung
    HA01HQ
    0.9 mi
  • Waitrose
    W130NL
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Pitshanger Park
    W138DJ
    0.1 mi
  • Denison-Ludlow Green
    W51NX
    0.4 mi
  • Cleveland Park
    W138BH
    0.4 mi
  • Brentham Meadows
    W51NN
    0.5 mi
  • Montpelier Park
    W52QH
    0.6 mi

Transportation

Castle Bar Park is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from W5 1NF - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Perivale (0.7 mi), Drayton Green (0.9 mi), West Ealing (0.9 mi).

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

5
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Castle Bar Park
    W71BA
    0.7 mi
  • Perivale
    UB68AR
    0.7 mi
  • Drayton Green
    W71DB
    0.9 mi
  • West Ealing
    W130LJ
    0.9 mi
  • South Greenford
    UB68EL
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

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

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

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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