Regent Square is in London and in Camden district. WC1H 8HZ 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 Regent Square, London, WC1H 8HZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 8JX, WC1H 8JA, WC1H 8JL, WC1H 8AQ, WC1H 8HX, WC1H 8LA, WC1H 9RX, WC1H 8JD, WC1H 8AH.

Regent Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Regent Square are based on 184 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 8HZ

Average Price
£780,186
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£1,973,483
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£677,847
Other
£782,160

Estimated Average Property Prices for Regent Square

Average Price
£457,136
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Regent SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 4 1 Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£625,0002023-09-06 £660,579
Basement Flat 2 Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£560,0002023-07-21 £587,974
Basement Flat 2 Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£565,0002020-01-31 £586,939
4 Regent Square, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,800,0002018-06-08 £2,013,350
Flat B 13 Regent Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£765,0002018-05-25 £782,160

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		251 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 		1,138 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,373 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 		3,391 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,683 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 		219 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		742 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		743 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		931 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		971 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 		798 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,057 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,186 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,212 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,286 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 		314 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		756 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,403 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,490 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,190 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 		2,658 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,571 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,526 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 		487 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Great Ormond Street, Camden WC1N 3JH 		630 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		744 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		823 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		827 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
The King of Falafel17 Hunter Street172 yd
Aramark LTDWestminster Kingsway College Kings Cross Centre, 211 Gray's Inn Road199 yd
Casa Tua106-108 Cromer Street217 yd
Cafe Carmen229 Gray's Inn Road222 yd
SodexoThe Wolfson Centre, Mecklenburgh Square222 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Harrison28 Harrison Street137 yd
The Boot116 Cromer Street257 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road269 yd
Norfolk Arms28 Leigh Street294 yd
Queen's Head66 Acton Street319 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road261 yd
THE BUMBLES BEES52 Tavistock Place303 yd
MUNCHIES BUBBLE TEA CAFE5 Leigh Street310 yd
NONOS112 Judd Street310 yd
Meat Liquor Bloomsbury15-17 Brunswick Centre321 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre285 yd
Tian Tian Market24-26 Brunswick Centre288 yd
Waitrose and Partners23-37 Brunswick Centre321 yd
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road364 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street462 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite160 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch258 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite269 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch278 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool363 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite384 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite393 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool520 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square)
WOBURN PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool555 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool574 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 96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 96.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 96.6%

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/s1.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed190.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Regent Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6368 crimes were reported near Regent Square . 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 8HZ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Regent Square, London, WC1H 8HZ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6368
Other Theft 1644
Theft From The Person 1109
Anti Social Behaviour 944
Violence And Sexual Offences 886
Public Order 383
Shoplifting 347
Drugs 237
Robbery 196
Vehicle Crime 182
Criminal Damage And Arson 141
Burglary 139
Bicycle Theft 89
Other Crime 39
Possession Of Weapons 32

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Belgrove Street439 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)505 yd
More Crime Statistics for Regent Square, London, WC1H 8HZ

Employment

WC1H 8HZ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 8HZ 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)59
Retired39
Looking after home or family29
Self-Employed27
Part-Time Employee23
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)17
Unemployed16
Other9

Employment Industry

Education18
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Human health and social work activities14
Accommodation and food service activities13
Other11
Financial and insurance activities10
Information and communication6
Transport and storage5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities4
Construction3
Manufacturing2

People

Gender

Female197
Male197

Partnership Status

Single194
Married: Opposite sex104
Married: Same sex3
Separated3
Divorced22
Widowed13

Health

Very good health223
Good health101
Fair health35
Bad health27
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 58
Degree or Similar 173
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi67
Chinese16
Indian3
Other Asian29
Black African40
Black Caribbean20
Other Black9
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other5
White159
Arab8
Other32

Country of Birth

United Kingdom177
European Union56
Rest of Europe6
Africa38
Middle East and Asia85
The Americas and the Caribbean25
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK177
10+ Years123
5-10 Years30
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years40

Passport Held

United Kingdom271
Ireland11
France14
Germany7
Italy11
Portugal1
Spain1
Lithuania1
Other EU countries10
Other Europe4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia15
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia20
North America and the Caribbean7
Oceania4
No passport held8

Religion

No religion111
Christian102
Buddhist4
Hindu5
Jewish2
Muslim128
Other religion1
Not answered42
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