Old Street is in London and in Islington district. EC1V 9BW is located in the Bunhill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 1998-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Old Street, London, EC1V 9BW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1Y 8QW, EC1Y 8QE, EC1V 9BJ, EC1Y 8QA, EC1Y 8QB, EC1V 9BQ, EC1V 9BS, EC1V 9BL, EC1Y 8RZ.

Old Street Report

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 9BW

Average Price
£103,699,044
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£103,699,044

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
160 Old Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£181,500,0002021-09-24 £180,922,863
Churchill House, 142 - 146 Old Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£25,846,0822017-07-07 £26,475,224

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		4out of 4 1,437 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 1,593 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 2,127 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 2,498 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		4out of 4 3,451 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ 		3out of 4 151 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE 		- not rated 373 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA 		2out of 4 457 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moreland Primary School
Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB 		3out of 4 624 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		3out of 4 626 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 4 513 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ 		4out of 4 1,366 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW 		4out of 4 1,756 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 1,767 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS 		3out of 4 1,780 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 893 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,985 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 2,273 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 2,438 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD 		- not rated 3,360 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 2,964 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,623 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT 		4out of 4 5,199 yd Academy converter No 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 296 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Regent's College
Nile Street , N1 7RD 		3out of 4 531 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ 		- not rated 551 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Dallington School
8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW 		- not rated 601 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		- not rated 718 yd Higher education institutions 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
Tayer & ElementaryTayer & Elementary, 152 Old Street48 yd
BaxterStorey - DLBaxterStorey - DL, White Collar Factory65 yd
The Old Street Chinese RestaurantThe Old Street Chinese Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor, Kersella House102 yd
Bengal TigerBengal Tiger, 108-110 Old Street158 yd
Monohon RamenMonohon Ramen, Basement And Ground Floor182 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Masque Haunt Public HouseMasque Haunt Public House, Part Basement And Ground Public House Masque Haunt, Bentima43 yd
Sports Bar & GrillSports Bar & Grill, The Litten Tree, Classic House74 yd
Artillery Arms Public HouseArtillery Arms Public House, 102 Bunhill Row195 yd
The Whitecross TapThe Whitecross Tap, 142-146 Whitecross Street206 yd
The Angel Public HouseThe Angel Public House, 73 City Road277 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Crussh @ WeWorkCrussh @ WeWork, Second Floor187 yd
New East HouseNew East House, Ground Floor221 yd
Pham SushiPham Sushi, Basement And Ground259 yd
Lennies Sandwich BarLennies Sandwich Bar, 3A St Agnes Well281 yd
Irresistiball Falafel & MezzeIrresistiball Falafel & Mezze, Unit 4 Basement-Ground Floor, Imperial Hall281 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 183100 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 79 City Road278 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk362 yd
Sainsbury's161 City Road388 yd
TescoTesco, 21 City Road405 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Energie Fitness (London Old Street)
BUNHILL ROW 		health and fitness suite54 yd
Gymbox (Old Street)
NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET 		health and fitness suite117 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate)
BUNHILL ROW 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool252 yd
Honourable Artillery Company
FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD 		grass pitches336 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths
NORMAN STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool340 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre
FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts344 yd
Central Foundation Boys School
COWPER STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite394 yd
Gambier Hall
GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET 		407 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts425 yd
St Lukes Community Centre
ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET 		441 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 92.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 80.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 44.0%

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/s8.0%

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

Safety

Is Old Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3601 crimes were reported near Old Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was theft from the person. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC1V 9BW.

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 9BW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EC1V 9BW 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 Employee109
Student (economically inactive)86
Retired29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)26
Self-Employed23
Part-Time Employee19
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Unemployed9
Other7
Looking after home or family7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities40
Financial and insurance activities33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Information and communication14
Human health and social work activities13
Accommodation and food service activities12
Administrative and support service activities10
Education8
Other8
Manufacturing7
Construction7
Real estate activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Transport and storage3

People

Gender

Female209
Male151

Partnership Status

Single252
Married: Opposite sex34
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated5
Divorced26
Widowed7

Health

Very good health190
Good health121
Fair health41
Bad health11

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 11
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 46
Degree or Similar 184
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese26
Indian11
Pakistani1
Other Asian11
Black African26
Black Caribbean2
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and Caribbean11
Mixed Other3
White224
Roma3
Arab16
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom190
European Union69
Rest of Europe16
Africa17
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean13
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK190
10+ Years32
5-10 Years31
2-5 Years39
Less than 2 years70

Passport Held

United Kingdom199
Ireland1
France9
Germany5
Italy13
Portugal2
Spain9
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania1
Other EU countries30
Turkey2
Other Europe11
North Africa6
Central and Western Africa3
Middle East9
Eastern Asia15
Southern Asia7
South-East Asia9
Central Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
Oceania2
No passport held22

Religion

No religion153
Christian131
Buddhist4
Hindu1
Muslim34
Other religion3
Not answered32
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