Central Street is in London and in Islington district. EC1V 8BS is located in the Bunhill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 2013-09-01.
StreetScan combines information about Central Street, London, EC1V 8BS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1V 8DE, EC1V 8DQ, EC1V 8BA, EC1V 8DJ, EC1V 8AP, EC1V 8BE, EC1V 2PU, EC1V 8DB, EC1V 8DD.

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 8BS

Average Price
£771,006
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£771,006
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 1 169 Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£750,0002013-12-18 £956,363
Flat 7 169 Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£835,0002013-11-21 £1,087,163
Flat 5 169 Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£560,0002013-09-27 £757,053
Flat 2 169 Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£440,0002013-08-30 £601,647
Flat 6 169 Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002013-08-21 £615,321

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 1,646 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 1,703 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		4out of 4 1,867 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 1,872 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		4out of 4 3,919 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 70 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hanover Primary School
Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD 		3out of 4 491 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		3out of 4 516 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ 		4out of 4 562 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ 		3out of 4 601 yd Voluntary aided 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 4 893 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH 		4out of 4 1,084 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 1,146 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Waterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL 		- not rated 2,034 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS 		3out of 4 2,081 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 1,473 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,520 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 1,986 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 2,336 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 2,907 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 2,386 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 4,092 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU 		4out of 4 5,395 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 290 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dallington School
8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW 		- not rated 532 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
NAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH 		- not rated 585 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Royal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT 		- not rated 659 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Regent's College
Nile Street , N1 7RD 		3out of 4 668 yd Pupil referral unit 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
Kings Square BakeryKings Square Bakery, 143-145 Central Street104 yd
Fish CentralFish Central, 149-155 Central Street108 yd
Thistle City Barbican HotelThistle City Barbican Hotel, 120 Central Street117 yd
Devi Dhaba # Curry CafeDevi Dhaba # Curry Cafe, 127 Central Street152 yd
Club CanalettoClub Canaletto, Twenty Fourth Floor Part, Canaletto Tower179 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Corner Bar / Charlie's CantinaThe Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina, 125 Central Street147 yd
Britannia Public HouseBritannia Public House, 94 Ironmonger Row250 yd
Royal Star Public HouseRoyal Star Public House, 220 City Road373 yd
The EagleThe Eagle, 2 Shepherdess Walk428 yd
The Wenlock ArmsThe Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road444 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chicken DinerChicken Diner, Basement And Ground Floor185 yd
Barbican PizzaBarbican Pizza, 89 Lever Street191 yd
Magic Wok & BoxMagic Wok & Box, 107 Lever Street198 yd
Goswell Best Charcoal GrillGoswell Best Charcoal Grill, Shop347 yd
Posh CockUnit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-op Food257 City Road179 yd
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road212 yd
TescoTesco, 55 Central Street267 yd
Sainsbury's161 City Road579 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 301 St John Street583 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican)
CENTRAL STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool131 yd
St Lukes Community Centre
ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET 		244 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths
NORMAN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool300 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre
FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts324 yd
Gambier Hall
GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET 		355 yd
Saddlers Sports Centre (Closed)
122-130 122-130 Goswell Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts445 yd
Citysport
GOSWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite470 yd
The Gym (London Angel)
GOSWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite471 yd
Drakes Gym
PARDON STREET 		health and fitness suite566 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel)
361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD 		health and fitness suite577 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%

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

Safety

Is Central Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2240 crimes were reported near Central Street . Only 2% 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 8BS.

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 8BS

Employment

EC1V 8BS area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 9% 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 8BS 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 Employee57
Part-Time Employee24
Looking after home or family20
Student (economically inactive)17
Unemployed16
Self-Employed14
Retired13
Other10
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities44
Professional, scientific and technical activities34
Human health and social work activities28
Other15
Information and communication13
Education12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Administrative and support service activities11
Accommodation and food service activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Transport and storage8
Construction6
Manufacturing5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities3
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female152
Male108

Partnership Status

Single99
Married: Opposite sex52
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated7
Divorced24
Widowed4

Health

Very good health146
Good health74
Fair health26
Bad health13

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 27
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 64
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese5
Indian5
Pakistani1
Other Asian13
Black African43
Black Caribbean9
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other4
White131
Arab8
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom161
European Union22
Rest of Europe13
Africa33
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean9
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK161
10+ Years75
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom201
Ireland6
France4
Portugal5
Lithuania1
Poland2
Other EU countries7
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa3
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America2
No passport held19

Religion

No religion82
Christian103
Buddhist6
Hindu4
Jewish1
Muslim43
Sikh1
Other religion6
Not answered14
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