Chequer Street is in London and in Islington district. EC1Y 8PW is located in the Bunhill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 1999-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Chequer Street, London, EC1Y 8PW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC1Y 8PQ, EC1Y 8PH, EC1Y 8PD, EC1Y 8PJ, EC1Y 8NE, EC1Y 8NQ, EC1Y 8QA, EC1Y 8QB, EC1Y 8QE.

Chequer Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chequer Street are based on 59 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 8PW

Average Price
£903,700
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£903,700
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chequer Street

Average Price
£973,850
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chequer Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 5 Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£580,0002022-08-22 £566,795
Flat 16 Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£885,0002022-03-08 £881,029
Flat 4 Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£780,0002019-10-23 £839,907
Flat 10 Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£885,0002016-03-29 £943,018
Flat 17 Chequer Court, 3 Chequer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£1,050,0002016-01-21 £1,132,261

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 1,518 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 1,757 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY
4out of 4 2,107 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 2,574 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS
4out of 4 3,497 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 244 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA
2out of 4 277 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ
3out of 4 330 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU
3out of 4 604 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Moreland Primary School
Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB
3out of 4 723 yd Community 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 4 565 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ
4out of 4 1,532 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW
4out of 4 1,817 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG
4out of 4 1,843 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS
3out of 4 1,896 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 910 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA
- not rated 1,981 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ
- not rated 2,208 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA
- not rated 2,324 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT
- not rated 3,415 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 3,114 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG
3out of 4 3,446 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 5,202 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 202 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ
- not rated 420 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT
- not rated 541 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
Dallington School
8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW
- not rated 571 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
City of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace , Barbican EC2Y 8BB
- not rated 594 yd Other independent school No Girls 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
The Salad KitchenThe Salad Kitchen, Ground Floor137 yd
EC1 BistroEC1 Bistro, Basement And Ground Floors140 yd
Frozen RiverFrozen River, Basement And Ground Floor142 yd
FixFix, 161A Whitecross Street147 yd
Kennedy'sKennedy's, Restaurant158 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Artillery Arms Public HouseArtillery Arms Public House, 102 Bunhill Row96 yd
Two Brewers Public HouseTwo Brewers Public House, 121 Whitecross Street159 yd
The Whitecross TapThe Whitecross Tap, 142-146 Whitecross Street179 yd
Masque Haunt Public HouseMasque Haunt Public House, Part Basement And Ground Public House Masque Haunt, Bentima207 yd
Sports Bar & GrillSports Bar & Grill, The Litten Tree, Classic House222 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
New East HouseNew East House, Ground Floor130 yd
Barbican Express PizzaBarbican Express Pizza, Basement And Ground Floor138 yd
Pham SushiPham Sushi, Basement And Ground141 yd
Sushi Daily@WaitroseSushi Daily@Waitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk184 yd
Pret A MangerPret A Manger, 1 Oliver's Yard339 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk184 yd
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 183279 yd
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House336 yd
TescoTesco, 21 City Road350 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 79 City Road350 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Virgin Active (Moorgate)
BUNHILL ROW
health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool139 yd
Energie Fitness (London Old Street)
BUNHILL ROW
health and fitness suite172 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage
health and fitness suite, squash courts247 yd
Gymbox (Old Street)
NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET
health and fitness suite291 yd
Honourable Artillery Company
FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD
grass pitches295 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness
CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE
health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts400 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London East)
ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET
health and fitness suite417 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre
FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET
artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts431 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths
NORMAN STREET
health and fitness suite, swimming pool454 yd
City And Islington College (Closed)
Royal London House Royal London House Finsbury Square
health and fitness suite474 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 speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed261.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Chequer Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2946 crimes were reported near Chequer 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 other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC1Y 8PW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Chequer Street, London, EC1Y 8PW

Employment

EC1Y 8PW area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 EC1Y 8PW 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 Employee101
Student (economically inactive)28
Retired26
Self-Employed24
Part-Time Employee19
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed10
Other8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities39
Financial and insurance activities25
Education23
Human health and social work activities17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Accommodation and food service activities12
Information and communication11
Transport and storage9
Other6
Manufacturing6
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities5
Real estate activities2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female157
Male136

Partnership Status

Single154
Married: Opposite sex65
Married: Same sex4
Separated6
Divorced14
Widowed7

Health

Very good health153
Good health94
Fair health25
Bad health17
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications34
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 140
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi28
Chinese9
Indian1
Other Asian5
Black African21
Black Caribbean1
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other9
White179
Roma2
Arab6
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom172
European Union37
Rest of Europe7
Africa19
Middle East and Asia35
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK172
10+ Years57
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years27
Less than 2 years15

Passport Held

United Kingdom214
Ireland10
France9
Italy6
Spain6
Poland1
Romania1
Other EU countries7
Turkey1
Other Europe3
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia3
North America and the Caribbean7
Central and South America3
Oceania1
No passport held10

Religion

No religion104
Christian103
Jewish8
Muslim49
Other religion6
Not answered23