City Road is in London and in Islington district. EC1Y 1AX is located in the Bunhill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 1992-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about City Road, London, EC1Y 1AX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1Y 1AF, EC1Y 1AH, EC1V 9HE, EC2A 4AN, EC1Y 1BD, EC2A 4BW, EC2A 4BF, EC2A 4AQ, EC2A 4AS.

City Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on City Road are based on 1978 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 EC1Y 1AX

Average Price
£132,614,378
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£132,614,378

Estimated Average Property Prices for City Road

Average Price
£1,414,097
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on City Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
99 City Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£150,000,0002022-03-24 £149,326,958
99 City Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£100,784,2212014-03-28 £124,258,088
99 City Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£100,784,2212014-03-28 £124,258,088

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 1,109 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 1,366 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 2,447 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 2,738 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		4out of 4 3,127 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 4 273 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA 		2out of 4 648 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School
43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN 		3out of 4 657 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE 		- not rated 670 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Crondall Street , N1 6JG 		4out of 4 679 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 4 215 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ 		4out of 4 1,421 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW 		4out of 4 1,431 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS 		3out of 4 1,467 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA 		3out of 4 1,647 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 605 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 2,298 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 2,600 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 2,751 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD 		- not rated 3,339 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 3,053 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,700 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 4,898 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Regent's College
Nile Street , N1 7RD 		3out of 4 441 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Lyceum
59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU 		- not rated 563 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT 		- not rated 608 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ 		- not rated 848 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		- not rated 849 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
T4221 Old Street, London78 yd
Le Bab231 Old St93 yd
Ozone Coffee RoasterOzone Coffee Roaster, 11 Leonard Street98 yd
LilienblumLilienblum, 80 City Road108 yd
The Sushi Co - Shoreditch121 City Road London116 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
XOYOXOYO, Basement And Ground Floor91 yd
The Angel Public HouseThe Angel Public House, 73 City Road107 yd
Canvas BarThe Nelsons Retreat, 1 Vince Street107 yd
Club GlamClub Glam, Basement, Albert House132 yd
The HornsThe Horns, 262-264 Old Street143 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lennies Sandwich BarLennies Sandwich Bar, 3A St Agnes Well59 yd
Best Kebab233 Old Street89 yd
The Italian Gelato Co/ Creams Cfae229 Old Street89 yd
EatVietEatViet, 5 Leonard Street105 yd
Chicken Cottage125 City Road127 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 79 City Road93 yd
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 183282 yd
TescoTesco, 21 City Road333 yd
Sainsbury's161 City Road371 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk597 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Central Foundation Boys School
COWPER STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite77 yd
Gymbox (Old Street)
NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET 		health and fitness suite254 yd
Honourable Artillery Company
FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD 		grass pitches286 yd
Energie Fitness (London Old Street)
BUNHILL ROW 		health and fitness suite288 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate)
BUNHILL ROW 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool376 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London East)
ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET 		health and fitness suite417 yd
City And Islington College (Closed)
Royal London House Royal London House Finsbury Square 		health and fitness suite448 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed)
Hoxton Square 		health and fitness suite517 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch)
1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool535 yd
Gambier Hall
GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET 		542 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 City Road dangerous?

In 2023, 4841 crimes were reported near City Road . 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 EC1Y 1AX.

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

More Crime Statistics for City Road, London, EC1Y 1AX

Employment

EC1Y 1AX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in EC1Y 1AX 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 Employee214
Self-Employed47
Student (economically inactive)38
Part-Time Employee20
Retired16
Unemployed14
Looking after home or family14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11
Other10
Long-Term Sick or disabled7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities34
Financial and insurance activities33
Information and communication12
Accommodation and food service activities10
Education10
Other10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles9
Human health and social work activities7
Administrative and support service activities7
Transport and storage6
Manufacturing2
Construction2
Real estate activities1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female201
Male217

Partnership Status

Single264
Married: Opposite sex98
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex5
Separated2
Divorced14
Widowed3

Health

Very good health227
Good health160
Fair health24
Bad health4
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications29
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 27
Degree or Similar 285
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese30
Indian24
Pakistani4
Other Asian17
Black African40
Black Caribbean8
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African8
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other9
White216
Arab8
Other34

Country of Birth

United Kingdom155
European Union84
Rest of Europe15
Africa33
Middle East and Asia80
The Americas and the Caribbean42
Oceania8
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK155
10+ Years77
5-10 Years43
2-5 Years60
Less than 2 years83

Passport Held

United Kingdom227
Ireland4
France11
Germany6
Italy13
Portugal8
Spain5
Lithuania1
Poland3
Romania1
Other EU countries25
Turkey2
Other Europe5
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East5
Eastern Asia24
Southern Asia15
South-East Asia8
North America and the Caribbean28
Central and South America3
Oceania8
No passport held10

Religion

No religion172
Christian130
Buddhist3
Hindu12
Jewish5
Muslim25
Sikh6
Other religion1
Not answered65
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