Is WD3 1LW a good place to live?
Buckinghamshire (WD3 1LW), East of England, England
View WD3 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 77 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 19 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
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.
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
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.
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
Supermarkets
Parks & green space
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.
- Moor Park0.3 mi
- Croxley1.0 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 17%, ultrafast 17%, 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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