Argyle Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1H 8EN 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 Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 8EP, WC1H 8EG, WC1H 8EU, WC1H 8AL, WC1H 8EJ, WC1H 9DW, WC1H 8ER, WC1H 8NN, WC1H 9DL.

Argyle Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Argyle Street are based on 44 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 8EN

Average Price
£1,441,626
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£2,611,503
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£856,687
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Argyle Street

Average Price
£3,599,449
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Argyle Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
32B Argyle Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£900,0002018-04-23 £888,790
34 Argyle Street, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£725,0002003-03-25 £2,611,503
32B Argyle Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£142,0001997-08-28 £824,583

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		582 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 		910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,233 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 		3,479 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,856 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 		128 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		605 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		652 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School
81 Werrington Street, NW1 1QP 		786 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		901 yd Community 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 		548 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		860 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,046 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,139 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,213 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 		574 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,067 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,081 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,801 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,404 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 		2,474 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,469 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,859 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 		447 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity College London
Gower Street, WC1E 6BT 		834 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		907 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Pears Family School
4-8 Rodney Street, N1 9JH 		917 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		940 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Burger King27-29 Euston Road107 yd
Starbucks CoffeeEuston Tower, 286 Euston Road132 yd
Casa Tua106-108 Cromer Street145 yd
Half Cup100-102 Judd Street147 yd
ALTONA POLI9 Euston Road178 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Dolphin Public House47 Tonbridge Street82 yd
Skinners Arms114 Judd Street128 yd
The Boot116 Cromer Street156 yd
O'Neill's73-77 Euston Road191 yd
The Euston Flyer83-87 Euston Road236 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mc Donalds13-21 Euston Road124 yd
Pret A Manger Unit 1Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road132 yd
NONOS112 Judd Street146 yd
Caffe Nero ExpressKings Cross Station, Euston Road162 yd
Pret A MangerUnit 20 "Kiosk" To The Front Of Kings Cross Station, Kings Cross Square, Euston Road183 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road228 yd
M&S Simply FoodKings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road228 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply FoodUnit 46, St Pancras Station, Pancras Road231 yd
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road250 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road351 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite181 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool197 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite277 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite317 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch499 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite533 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London Central)
EUSTON ROAD 		540 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite564 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite576 yd
Profile Health & Fitness (Closed)
17-18 17-18 Upper Woburn Place 		health and fitness suite579 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 45.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 45.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 45.5%

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 Argyle Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6936 crimes were reported near Argyle 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 8EN.

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

More Crime Statistics for Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6936
Other Theft 1995
Anti Social Behaviour 1090
Theft From The Person 1080
Violence And Sexual Offences 903
Public Order 405
Shoplifting 348
Drugs 250
Vehicle Crime 219
Robbery 215
Criminal Damage And Arson 131
Burglary 128
Bicycle Theft 103
Other Crime 40
Possession Of Weapons 29

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)183 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area363 yd
More Crime Statistics for Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EN

Employment

WC1H 8EN 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee58
Long-Term Sick or disabled36
Retired29
Self-Employed24
Student (economically inactive)20
Part-Time Employee17
Looking after home or family14
Other13
Unemployed13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities14
Education12
Other10
Transport and storage9
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles7
Human health and social work activities7
Financial and insurance activities5
Administrative and support service activities5
Information and communication4
Manufacturing2
Construction1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female137
Male133

Partnership Status

Single133
Married: Opposite sex61
Married: Same sex3
Separated6
Divorced11
Widowed12

Health

Very good health122
Good health71
Fair health57
Bad health14
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications48
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 21
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 85
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi46
Chinese13
Indian8
Other Asian6
Black African32
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other7
White122
Arab3
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom162
European Union24
Rest of Europe4
Africa25
Middle East and Asia46
The Americas and the Caribbean7
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK162
10+ Years75
5-10 Years15
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom193
Ireland8
France1
Germany1
Italy4
Portugal5
Poland2
Romania1
Other EU countries3
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Middle East3
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America3
Oceania1
No passport held25

Religion

No religion85
Christian77
Buddhist5
Hindu5
Muslim83
Sikh4
Not answered10
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