West Smithfield is in London and in City Of London district. EC1A 9HY is located in the Farringdon Without 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 9HY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1A 9LQ, EC1A 9JR, EC1A 9JX, EC1A 9LB, EC1A 9LJ, EC1A 9LS, EC1A 9LA, EC1A 9BW, EC1A 9PS.

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 9HY

Average Price
£23,965
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£23,965

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
21 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£24,9992018-07-30 £24,757
21 West Smithfield, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£22,5192015-07-02 £23,172

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,558 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,507 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 		2,518 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 		2,748 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 		3,416 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		608 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		785 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		791 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		829 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA 		847 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,519 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		1,556 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,880 yd Community school No Girls More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,056 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,187 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 		1,339 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,418 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,541 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,828 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,562 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 		2,948 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,529 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,988 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 		407 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		613 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		673 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Cathedral School
2 New Change, EC4M 9AD 		761 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDallington School
8 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BW 		769 yd Other independent school Yes 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
21 West21 West Smithfield, London32 yd
Beppes Cafe23 West Smithfield, London32 yd
Origin City RestaurantRetail Unit, 12 West Smithfield54 yd
Ferrari's Snack BarRetail Unit, 8 West Smithfield54 yd
Premier InnOffices, Dewhurst House, 24-30 West Smithfield57 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bishops FingerThe Bishops Finger Public House, 9-10 West Smithfield54 yd
Karaoke BoxJarvis House, 12 Smithfield Street69 yd
Balfour St Bart's66 West Smithfield, London137 yd
The Butcher's Hook And CleaverThe Butcher's Hook And Cleaver Public House, 61 West Smithfield137 yd
Club Gascon57 West Smithfield, London141 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Assenheims 56Retail Unit 2, Jarvis House, 12 Smithfield Street69 yd
Dose Espresso70 Long Lane, London201 yd
Pasta Evangelists62-63 Long Lane, London201 yd
German Doner & Grand ChipsGerman Doner & Grand Chips, Ground Floor And Basement234 yd
Pret A MangerPret A Manger, Basement And Ground Floors239 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco Express10 Smithfield Street, London69 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd17-23 Farringdon Road338 yd
Tesco43-45 Farringdon Road419 yd
Sainsbury's LocalLondon Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square436 yd
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London459 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool276 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool305 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon)
FARRINGDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite402 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London St Paul'S)
WHITE HART STREET 		health and fitness suite403 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool444 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus)
1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite497 yd
Anytime Fitness (London St Pauls)
FITNESS CENTRE FITNESS CENTRE PRIORY COURT 		health and fitness suite530 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite538 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite540 yd
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool566 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 11.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 11.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 11.1%

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/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is West Smithfield Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2290 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 9HY.

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 9HY

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2290
Other Theft 601
Theft From The Person 384
Violence And Sexual Offences 366
Anti Social Behaviour 168
Public Order 127
Shoplifting 114
Burglary 97
Drugs 82
Robbery 79
Criminal Damage And Arson 75
Bicycle Theft 62
Other Crime 61
Vehicle Crime 48
Possession Of Weapons 26

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area96 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near City Thameslink507 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Amen Court390 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Amen Court390 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greville Street490 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greville Street490 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greville Street490 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greville Street490 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greville Street490 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Greville Street490 yd
More Crime Statistics for West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9HY

Employment

EC1A 9HY area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in EC1A 9HY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee114
Self-Employed17
Student (economically inactive)17
Unemployed8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Other5
Retired4
Part-Time Employee4
Looking after home or family1
Long-Term Sick or disabled

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

Female87
Male95

Partnership Status

Single123
Married: Opposite sex37
Divorced12
Widowed1

Health

Very good health123
Good health48
Fair health7
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications5
Apprenticeship2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 15
Degree or Similar 151

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese25
Indian5
Pakistani2
Other Asian12
Black African4
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
White122
Roma6
Arab4
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom53
European Union57
Rest of Europe9
Africa6
Middle East and Asia37
The Americas and the Caribbean12
Oceania4
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK53
10+ Years25
5-10 Years33
2-5 Years27
Less than 2 years43

Passport Held

United Kingdom77
France5
Germany2
Italy18
Spain7
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania2
Other EU countries19
Other Europe5
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia15
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia7
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America2
Oceania6
No passport held1

Religion

No religion76
Christian81
Buddhist5
Hindu2
Muslim7
Not answered11
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