Birkenhead Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1H 8BP is located in the King's Cross electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Birkenhead Street, London, WC1H 8BP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 8EF, WC1H 8BL, WC1X 8BD, WC1H 8DY, WC1H 8BJ, WC1H 8DU, WC1H 8EA, WC1X 8QF, WC1H 8AS.

Birkenhead Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Birkenhead Street are based on 33 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Camden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1H 8BP

Average Price
£478,157
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£478,157
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birkenhead Street

Average Price
£610,926
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birkenhead Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 4 Fleetfield Birkenhead Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£434,0002014-07-15 £473,240
Flat 18 Fleetfield Birkenhead Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£315,0002012-06-08 £469,112
Flat 12 Fleetfield Birkenhead Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£250,0002011-12-19 £390,463
Flat 21 Fleetfield Birkenhead Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£380,0002010-09-17 £591,095
Flat 21 Fleetfield Birkenhead Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£375,0002007-05-10 £715,030

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		495 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		851 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		3,278 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,436 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,650 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		132 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		492 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		768 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		806 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School
Boadicea Street, Kings Cross N1 0UF 		898 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		752 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		861 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,054 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,214 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		415 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,039 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,243 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,771 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,203 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		2,382 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,668 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,754 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		609 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Pears Family School
4-8 Rodney Street, N1 9JH 		726 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		749 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Great Ormond Street, Camden WC1N 3JH 		896 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		997 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Costa Coffee257-259 Gray's Inn Road69 yd
Cappadocia Cafe Bistro293 Gray's Inn Road100 yd
KFC323 Gray's Inn Road176 yd
MAIN CHICK325 Gray's Inn Road182 yd
Gather & GatherBUPA Battle Bridge House, 300-306 Gray's Inn Road201 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road108 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road116 yd
The Harrison28 Harrison Street164 yd
Queen's Head66 Acton Street185 yd
Scala275-277 Pentonville Road205 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road79 yd
Subway311 Gray's Inn Road155 yd
Elite Peri Peri Kings Cross317 Gray's Inn Road169 yd
Creams327 Gray's Inn Road183 yd
Indian Lounge343 Gray's Inn Road185 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road79 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road263 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road301 yd
M&S Simply FoodKings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road301 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply FoodUnit 46, St Pancras Station, Pancras Road357 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite304 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite322 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite338 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch340 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool384 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite391 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		510 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch551 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool603 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool621 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 speed75.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed98.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Birkenhead Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6699 crimes were reported near Birkenhead 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 other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC1H 8BP.

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

More Crime Statistics for Birkenhead Street, London, WC1H 8BP

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6699
Other Theft 1764
Anti Social Behaviour 1091
Theft From The Person 1030
Violence And Sexual Offences 937
Public Order 401
Shoplifting 335
Drugs 256
Vehicle Crime 240
Robbery 209
Criminal Damage And Arson 140
Burglary 139
Bicycle Theft 88
Other Crime 39
Possession Of Weapons 30

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1H 8BP.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area501 yd
More Crime Statistics for Birkenhead Street, London, WC1H 8BP

Employment

WC1H 8BP area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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 WC1H 8BP 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 Employee56
Student (economically inactive)42
Looking after home or family29
Part-Time Employee27
Retired25
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Other21
Unemployed18
Self-Employed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)14

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Education16
Transport and storage7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Information and communication6
Administrative and support service activities6
Human health and social work activities6
Other5
Construction5
Financial and insurance activities5
Manufacturing2
Real estate activities2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female152
Male168

Partnership Status

Single156
Married: Opposite sex71
Separated4
Divorced25
Widowed13

Health

Very good health142
Good health105
Fair health52
Bad health18
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications63
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 55
Degree or Similar 92
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi141
Chinese14
Pakistani1
Other Asian13
Black African51
Black Caribbean7
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other8
White62
Arab1
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom171
European Union13
Rest of Europe17
Africa30
Middle East and Asia81
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK171
10+ Years119
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom272
Ireland1
France2
Italy2
Portugal2
Romania1
Other EU countries9
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia9
South-East Asia3
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held8

Religion

No religion53
Christian58
Buddhist10
Muslim165
Other religion1
Not answered31
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