Central Street is in London and in Islington district. EC1V 8BA is located in the Bunhill 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 Central Street, London, EC1V 8BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1V 8DJ, EC1V 8BS, EC1V 2QQ, EC1V 8AJ, EC1V 8AP, EC1V 8DE, EC1V 8DQ, EC1V 3RB, EC1V 8BY.

Central Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Central Street are based on 222 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 EC1V 8BA

Average Price
£345,628
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£345,628
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Central Street

Average Price
£690,854
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Central Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 7 Macclesfield House Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£187,0002021-10-29 £184,455
Flat 59 Macclesfield House Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£525,0002020-03-02 £557,565
Flat 50 Macclesfield House Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£305,0002020-02-14 £314,887
Flat 19 Macclesfield House Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£135,0002017-07-12 £138,286
Flat 59 Macclesfield House Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£477,0002014-10-28 £532,853

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF 		4out of 4 1,626 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 1,743 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		4out of 4 1,815 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		4out of 4 1,937 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		4out of 4 3,866 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moreland Primary School
Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB 		3out of 4 86 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		3out of 4 494 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hanover Primary School
Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD 		3out of 4 532 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ 		3out of 4 537 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ 		4out of 4 604 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ 		4out of 4 931 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH 		4out of 4 1,020 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 1,211 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL 		- not rated 2,017 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS 		3out of 4 2,041 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW 		- not rated 1,409 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,565 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 2,011 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 2,342 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD 		- not rated 2,955 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 2,443 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 4,043 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU 		4out of 4 5,439 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City University
Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB 		- not rated 321 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dallington School
8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW 		- not rated 506 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT 		- not rated 602 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Regent's College
Nile Street , N1 7RD 		3out of 4 624 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
NAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH 		- not rated 651 yd Free schools special 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
Thistle City Barbican HotelThistle City Barbican Hotel, 120 Central Street68 yd
Kings Square BakeryKings Square Bakery, 143-145 Central Street86 yd
Fish CentralFish Central, 149-155 Central Street91 yd
Devi Dhaba # Curry CafeDevi Dhaba # Curry Cafe, 127 Central Street118 yd
Non Express RestaurantNon Express Restaurant, 87 Lever Street128 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Corner Bar / Charlie's CantinaThe Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina, 125 Central Street106 yd
Britannia Public HouseBritannia Public House, 94 Ironmonger Row184 yd
Royal Star Public HouseRoyal Star Public House, 220 City Road322 yd
The EagleThe Eagle, 2 Shepherdess Walk382 yd
The Wenlock ArmsThe Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road454 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbican PizzaBarbican Pizza, 89 Lever Street130 yd
Chicken DinerChicken Diner, Basement And Ground Floor135 yd
Magic Wok & BoxMagic Wok & Box, 107 Lever Street135 yd
Goswell Best Charcoal GrillGoswell Best Charcoal Grill, Shop343 yd
Friends of Ours15 Westland Place474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-op Food257 City Road187 yd
TescoTesco, 55 Central Street223 yd
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road268 yd
Sainsbury's161 City Road526 yd
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 183546 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican)
CENTRAL STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool80 yd
St Lukes Community Centre
ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET 		191 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths
NORMAN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool235 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre
FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts263 yd
Gambier Hall
GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET 		302 yd
Saddlers Sports Centre (Closed)
122-130 122-130 Goswell Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts425 yd
Citysport
GOSWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite449 yd
The Gym (London Angel)
GOSWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite534 yd
Drakes Gym
PARDON STREET 		health and fitness suite551 yd
Gymbox (Old Street)
NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET 		health and fitness suite567 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed120.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Central Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2541 crimes were reported near Central 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 anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC1V 8BA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Central Street, London, EC1V 8BA

Employment

EC1V 8BA area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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 EC1V 8BA 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 Employee124
Student (economically inactive)50
Part-Time Employee35
Retired27
Long-Term Sick or disabled26
Other26
Unemployed25
Looking after home or family22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)18
Self-Employed17

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Human health and social work activities16
Accommodation and food service activities16
Education15
Other14
Construction10
Information and communication10
Administrative and support service activities8
Financial and insurance activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities3
Manufacturing2

People

Gender

Female232
Male200

Partnership Status

Single259
Married: Opposite sex67
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated8
Divorced29
Widowed7

Health

Very good health231
Good health132
Fair health40
Bad health20
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications67
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 52
Degree or Similar 161
Other17

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi15
Chinese12
Indian15
Pakistani2
Other Asian14
Black African35
Black Caribbean7
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other14
White238
Roma10
Arab8
Other44

Country of Birth

United Kingdom232
European Union78
Rest of Europe19
Africa26
Middle East and Asia38
The Americas and the Caribbean30
Oceania9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK232
10+ Years82
5-10 Years35
2-5 Years31
Less than 2 years52

Passport Held

United Kingdom273
Ireland7
France12
Germany2
Italy17
Portugal4
Spain18
Poland5
Romania3
Other EU countries14
Other Europe6
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East4
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America5
Oceania8
No passport held33

Religion

No religion133
Christian172
Buddhist1
Hindu10
Muslim57
Other religion6
Not answered54
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