Is WD3 1LW a good place to live?

Buckinghamshire (WD3 1LW), East of England, England

View WD3 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

WD3 1LW has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (19 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

WD3 1LW is a UK postcode in WD3 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Moor Park, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around WD3 1LW include 3 gyms.

Over the past 6 months, 6 incidents were reported in WD3 1LW. It ranks in the lower half for safety within WD3.

Overall score

Good 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
73/100 — Good
Amenities
25/100 — Below average
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

WD3 1LW is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 6 incidents were reported in WD3 1LW.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Other theft (33%), Violent crime (17%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within WD3, this postcode ranks 842 of 1301 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
6last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

WD3 district average
159 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
3 (50%)
Other Theft
2 (33%)
Violent Crime
1 (17%)

Schools near WD3 1LW

95 schools near WD3 1LW, including 19 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 77 primary schools (14 Outstanding, 55 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

77
Primary
18
Secondary
19
Outstanding
Primary schools77 schools
14
55
3
5
Outstanding (14) Good (55) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (5)
Secondary schools18 schools
5
10
1
2
Outstanding (5) Good (10) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (2)

Nearby amenities

A handful of everyday amenities surround WD3 1LW.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 gyms or fitness studios.

  • No listed parks or green spaces in range
  • No supermarkets listed nearby
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
3
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

No supermarkets in range

Parks & green space

No listed parks in range

Transportation

Moor Park is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from WD3 1LW - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Croxley (1.0 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.3miles
Closest
  • Moor Park
    HA62JQ
    0.3 mi
  • Croxley
    WD33QY
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

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

Reported availability: full fibre 17%, ultrafast 17%, superfast 100%.

17%
Full fibre
17%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
17%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
17%
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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