West Smithfield is in London and in City Of London district. EC1A 9DS is located in the Farringdon Within electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1A 9DY, EC1A 7LS, EC1A 7BG, EC1A 7JQ, EC1A 9EJ, EC1A 7HN, EC1A 7BF, EC1A 7JN, EC1A 7BD.

West Smithfield Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Smithfield are based on 146 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1A 9DS

Average Price
£1,273,954
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,171,366
Other
£3,325,722

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Smithfield

Average Price
£768,409
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West SmithfieldStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 10 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,395,0002023-01-31 £1,163,068
Flat 5 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£900,0002021-10-14 £921,516
Flat 16 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,500,0002021-06-25 £1,554,455
56 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£3,420,0002020-10-21 £3,325,722
Flat 17 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£2,925,0002017-04-13 £2,586,325

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,634 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,364 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,532 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		2,617 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,505 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		656 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		698 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA 		704 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		715 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		900 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		1,414 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,617 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,872 yd Community school No Girls More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,100 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,101 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,481 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,532 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,599 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,686 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,653 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		2,973 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,484 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		5,111 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCharterhouse Square School
40 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EA 		265 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		480 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		542 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedDallington School
8 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BW 		678 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		705 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Le Bar59 West Smithfield, London2 yd
Little Farm Barts Square55 Little Britain, London16 yd
Restaurant St Barts63 Bartholomew Close, London63 yd
Bowling Bird (Korpen Ltd)44 Cloth Fair, London70 yd
Smithfield CafeRetail Unit, 59 Long Lane76 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Club Gascon57 West Smithfield, London2 yd
56 WS Wine Bar & ShopBuilding Structure, 56-57B West Smithfield10 yd
Balfour St Bart's66 West Smithfield, London47 yd
The Butcher's Hook And CleaverThe Butcher's Hook And Cleaver Public House, 61 West Smithfield47 yd
The Rising Sun Public House38 Cloth Fair, London70 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Dose Espresso70 Long Lane, London76 yd
Pasta Evangelists62-63 Long Lane, London76 yd
Subway13 Long Lane, London168 yd
Kurumaya74-75 Long Lane, London176 yd
Assenheims 56Retail Unit 2, Jarvis House, 12 Smithfield Street210 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express10 Smithfield Street, London210 yd
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London330 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, Ground Floor430 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd17-23 Farringdon Road438 yd
Sainsbury's LocalLondon Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square450 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool201 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool220 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool305 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite406 yd
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool429 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London St Paul'S)
WHITE HART STREET 		health and fitness suite450 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon)
FARRINGDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite471 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		533 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness
CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts557 yd
Anytime Fitness (London St Pauls)
FITNESS CENTRE FITNESS CENTRE PRIORY COURT 		health and fitness suite613 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 13.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 13.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 13.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 13.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s86.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed6.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed6.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed12.81 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed12.81 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed0.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.11 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is West Smithfield Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2360 crimes were reported near West Smithfield . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC1A 9DS.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2360
Other Theft 595
Violence And Sexual Offences 400
Theft From The Person 394
Anti Social Behaviour 169
Public Order 128
Burglary 109
Shoplifting 104
Robbery 89
Drugs 82
Criminal Damage And Arson 79
Bicycle Theft 68
Other Crime 60
Vehicle Crime 55
Possession Of Weapons 28

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of EC1A 9DS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building521 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
2023-12RobberyOn or near Farringdon (Station)404 yd
More Crime Statistics for West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

Employment

EC1A 9DS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

EC1A 9DS area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee108
Self-Employed30
Retired22
Unemployed12
Student (economically inactive)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled9
Part-Time Employee9
Other7
Looking after home or family6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities96
Financial and insurance activities92
Information and communication13
Accommodation and food service activities11
Administrative and support service activities11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Human health and social work activities10
Other8
Manufacturing8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Construction4
Education4
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities3
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female89
Male137

Partnership Status

Single140
Married: Opposite sex38
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced19
Widowed5

Health

Very good health126
Good health76
Fair health16
Bad health6
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications23
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 5
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 14
Degree or Similar 163
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese14
Indian6
Other Asian3
Black Caribbean1
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other3
White177
Roma1
Arab2
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom125
European Union56
Rest of Europe11
Africa6
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean10

Length of Residence

Born in the UK125
10+ Years44
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom145
Ireland2
France7
Germany6
Italy3
Portugal1
Spain1
Poland8
Romania3
Other EU countries10
Turkey2
Other Europe2
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America2
No passport held18

Religion

No religion134
Christian65
Hindu4
Jewish6
Muslim3
Other religion1
Not answered13
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