Old Street, London, EC1V 9AJ - detailed information

Old Street is in London and in Islington district. EC1V 9AJ 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 Old Street, London, EC1V 9AJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1V 9AQ, EC1Y 0TH, EC1Y 0UP, EC1V 9AE, EC1Y 0TQ, EC1Y 0TJ, EC1V 9AN, EC1Y 0UJ, EC1Y 0TA.

Old Street Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £2,598,835
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on Old Street are based on 262 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 9AJ

Average Price
£648,857

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£648,857

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Street

Average Price
£2,598,835

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
Flat 2 56 Old Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£532,500	2022-12-21	£532,978
Flat 2 56 Old Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£565,000	2015-09-18	£591,529
First Floor Flat 1 56 Old Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£510,000	2015-01-09	£569,160
Flat 4 56 Old Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£680,000	2014-01-31	£853,628
Flat 3 56 Old Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2013-11-07	£690,056

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,759 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,822 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,906 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,830 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	- not rated	208 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU	3out of 4	253 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA	2out of 4	474 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	483 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	490 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	888 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,414 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,527 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	2,139 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	2,156 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	1,254 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,629 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,888 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,071 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,183 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	2,917 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,557 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal Mencap Society 123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT	- not rated	165 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	222 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ	- not rated	285 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charterhouse Square School 40 Charterhouse Square , EC1M 6EA	- not rated	520 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	531 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	Distance
Biryani Guys	Biryani Guys, Basement And Ground Floors	45 yd
Banh Mi Ancient Saigon	Banh Mi Ancient Saigon, Basement And Ground	55 yd
Old Street Cafe	Old Street Cafe, 36 Old Street	61 yd
A Pinch of Salt	A Pinch of Salt, Part Basement And Ground Floor	143 yd
Fare Restaurant + Bar	Fare Restaurant + Bar, Basement And Ground Floors 11-13, Morelands Complex	168 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Whitecross Tap	The Whitecross Tap, 142-146 Whitecross Street	188 yd
The Shakespeare	The Shakespeare Public House, 2 Goswell Road	220 yd
Two Brewers Public House	Two Brewers Public House, 121 Whitecross Street	301 yd
The 1920 Public House	The 1920 Public House, 19-20 Great Sutton Street	364 yd
The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina	The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina, 125 Central Street	389 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bap Foods Limited	Bap Foods Limited, Basement And Ground Floor	6 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground Floor	49 yd
Nusa Kitchen	Nusa Kitchen, Basement And Ground Floors	151 yd
Original Bagel And Sandwich	22 Goswell Road, London	220 yd
New East House	New East House, Ground Floor	222 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 55 Central Street	270 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk	364 yd
Tesco Express	131 Aldersgate Street, London	409 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 183	453 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 1 Brewhouse Yard	490 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	184 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	254 yd
Citysport GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	254 yd
Saddlers Sports Centre (Closed) 122-130 122-130 Goswell Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	257 yd
St Lukes Community Centre ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET		296 yd
Drakes Gym PARDON STREET	health and fitness suite	322 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	323 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed) Barbican	health and fitness suite	345 yd
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican) CENTRAL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	408 yd
Energie Fitness (London Old Street) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite	427 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	55.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	55.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	55.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	55.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	44.4%

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

Safety

Is Old Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2393 crimes were reported near Old 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 9AJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Old Street, London, EC1V 9AJ

Employment

EC1V 9AJ 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.

The percentage of student residents living in EC1V 9AJ 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 Employee	89
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	16
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	34
Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Information and communication	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	13
Other	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4

People

Gender

Female	158
Male	163

Partnership Status

Single	172
Married: Opposite sex	60
Married: Same sex	3
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	2
Separated	7
Divorced	23
Widowed	8

Health

Very good health	156
Good health	108
Fair health	32
Bad health	16
Very bad health	10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	27
Apprenticeship	9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	38
Degree or Similar	128
Other	9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi	10
Chinese	11
Indian	2
Pakistani	1
Other Asian	17
Black African	44
Black Caribbean	18
Other Black	10
Mixed White and Asian	2
Mixed White and African	3
Mixed White and Caribbean	9
Mixed Other	10
White	154
Roma	4
Arab	10
Other	15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	178
European Union	49
Rest of Europe	15
Africa	24
Middle East and Asia	32
The Americas and the Caribbean	19
Oceania	1
British Overseas	1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	178
10+ Years	85
5-10 Years	21
2-5 Years	23
Less than 2 years	14

Passport Held

United Kingdom	218
Ireland	2
France	7
Germany	1
Italy	9
Portugal	3
Spain	3
Poland	1
Other EU countries	24
Other Europe	4
North Africa	2
Central and Western Africa	1
Middle East	6
Eastern Asia	4
South-East Asia	3
North America and the Caribbean	6
Central and South America	3
No passport held	22

Religion

No religion	102
Christian	119
Buddhist	2
Muslim	57
Other religion	7
Not answered	33