Benjamin Street is in London and in Islington district. EC1M 5QL is located in the Clerkenwell electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1M 5UG, EC1M 5UH, EC1M 5NA, EC1M 6DD, EC1M 5QU, EC1M 5QD, EC1M 6DQ, EC1M 5QP, EC1M 5UL.

Benjamin Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Benjamin Street are based on 18 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1M 5QL

Average Price
£1,183,820
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,183,820
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Benjamin Street

Average Price
£1,183,820
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Benjamin Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Apartment G01 Albion House, 6 - 7 Benjamin Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,562,0002022-12-09 £1,563,401
Apartment 201 Albion House, 6 - 7 Benjamin Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,000,0002019-09-30 £1,056,128
Apartment G01 Albion House, 6 - 7 Benjamin Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,200,0002016-05-05 £1,277,265
Apartment 401 Albion House, 6 - 7 Benjamin Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,000,0002014-01-23 £1,255,335
Apartment 501 Albion House, 6 - 7 Benjamin Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£875,0002008-09-12 £1,528,277

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,267 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 		2,158 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,510 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 		2,608 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 		3,718 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 		442 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		537 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		552 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		749 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street, EC1R 1YJ 		790 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,518 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		1,557 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,816 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,907 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		2,294 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,219 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,239 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,354 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,882 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,863 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 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,184 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,309 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,825 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 		507 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedDallington School
8 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BW 		553 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		585 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		802 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity University
Northampton Square, EC1V 0HB 		825 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable 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
IbericaIberica, Unit A60 yd
Nando'sNando's, Ground Floor And Basement61 yd
StarbucksStarbucks, Zinc House73 yd
LeonLeon, Unit 2, Zinc House73 yd
The Goldsmiths CentreThe Goldsmiths Centre, 42 Britton Street76 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sports Bar & Grill FarringdonSports Bar & Grill Farringdon, Unit 4 Cowcross Place37 yd
The CastleThe Castle, 34-35 Cowcross Street70 yd
The FenceThe Fence, Public House88 yd
The Holy TavernThe Holy Tavern, Basement And Ground Floor127 yd
FabricFabric, Basement and Ground Floor169 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pret A MangerPret A Manger, Basement And Ground Floors63 yd
Mugen Sushi BarMugen Sushi Bar, Basement And Ground Floor 6391 yd
Buy & BiteBuy & Bite, 5A Cowcross Street137 yd
SubwaySubway, Basement And Ground Floor143 yd
German Doner & Grand ChipsGerman Doner & Grand Chips, Ground Floor And Basement164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco43-45 Farringdon Road187 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, Ground Floor192 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd17-23 Farringdon Road235 yd
Tesco Express10 Smithfield Street, London350 yd
TescoTesco, 1 Brewhouse Yard392 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Mob45 (Farringdon)
FARRINGDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite155 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed)
Turnmill Street 		health and fitness suite238 yd
The Crypt On The Green
CLERKENWELL CLOSE 		348 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon)
CLERKENWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool390 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite441 yd
Drakes Gym
PARDON STREET 		health and fitness suite488 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool507 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite523 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool581 yd
Citysport
GOSWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite593 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed109.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Benjamin Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2606 crimes were reported near Benjamin Street . Only 1% 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 EC1M 5QL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2606
Other Theft 684
Theft From The Person 448
Violence And Sexual Offences 418
Anti Social Behaviour 253
Burglary 158
Public Order 141
Robbery 93
Vehicle Crime 92
Bicycle Theft 78
Drugs 77
Criminal Damage And Arson 70
Shoplifting 65
Other Crime 16
Possession Of Weapons 13

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of EC1M 5QL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Greenhill Rents154 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Hatton Garden335 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area279 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area279 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Smithfield Street342 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Smithfield Street342 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Benjamin Street51 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Benjamin Street51 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Benjamin Street51 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Benjamin Street51 yd
More Crime Statistics for Benjamin Street, London, EC1M 5QL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EC1M 5QL 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 Employee162
Student (economically inactive)145
Full-Time Student (with or without job)54
Self-Employed29
Unemployed7
Retired7
Other5
Part-Time Employee5
Looking after home or family4
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities67
Financial and insurance activities59
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Information and communication21
Other17
Human health and social work activities12
Accommodation and food service activities11
Transport and storage6
Manufacturing5
Education5
Administrative and support service activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Mining and quarrying3
Construction3
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female209
Male223

Partnership Status

Single325
Married: Opposite sex56
Married: Same sex6
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated7
Divorced14
Widowed5

Health

Very good health259
Good health142
Fair health25
Bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications3
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 2
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 142
Degree or Similar 232
Other23

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese39
Indian25
Pakistani4
Other Asian13
Black African14
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian12
Mixed White and African8
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other13
White270
Roma2
Arab10
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom197
European Union96
Rest of Europe16
Africa13
Middle East and Asia68
The Americas and the Caribbean34
Oceania11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK197
10+ Years47
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years54
Less than 2 years105

Passport Held

United Kingdom240
Ireland4
France21
Germany5
Italy15
Portugal6
Spain5
Lithuania1
Poland4
Romania5
Other EU countries23
Turkey6
Other Europe7
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia19
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia23
North America and the Caribbean16
Central and South America3
Oceania10
No passport held5

Religion

No religion203
Christian132
Buddhist4
Hindu15
Jewish6
Muslim15
Sikh2
Other religion4
Not answered52
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