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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 9RZ, WC1H 9RX, WC1H 8JZ, WC1H 8HX, WC1H 9QP, WC1H 9QR, WC1H 9QW, WC1H 8LB, WC1H 8LD.

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 8LA

Average Price
£488,951
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£488,951
Other
no sales

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 25 Storrington Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£480,0002014-09-19 £513,216
Flat 20 Storrington Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£490,0002013-10-09 £610,688
Flat 3 Storrington Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£171,0502009-06-10 £332,168
Flat 1 Storrington Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£310,0002007-08-01 £532,563
Flat 1 Storrington Regent Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£171,5002002-07-01 £445,072

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		341 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 		1,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,288 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 		3,462 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,770 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 		167 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		757 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		832 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		843 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 		991 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 		700 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,097 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,099 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,212 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,269 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed 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 		406 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		810 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,313 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,545 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,282 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 		2,655 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,493 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,608 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 		405 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 		703 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		725 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity College London
Gower Street, WC1E 6BT 		772 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		814 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 Street122 yd
Casa Tua106-108 Cromer Street126 yd
CHA CHI CHAI17 Leigh Street163 yd
Thenga Cafe120 Cromer Street170 yd
Chilli Cool15 Leigh Street174 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Boot116 Cromer Street161 yd
The Harrison28 Harrison Street169 yd
Norfolk Arms28 Leigh Street208 yd
New Bloomsbury Set76 Marchmont Street253 yd
Skinners Arms114 Judd Street256 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
NONOS112 Judd Street214 yd
MUNCHIES BUBBLE TEA CAFE5 Leigh Street231 yd
THE BUMBLES BEES52 Tavistock Place246 yd
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road324 yd
Meat Liquor Bloomsbury15-17 Brunswick Centre325 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre268 yd
Tian Tian Market24-26 Brunswick Centre279 yd
Waitrose and Partners23-37 Brunswick Centre325 yd
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road353 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street457 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite79 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite172 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch344 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch355 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite362 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite373 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool434 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool452 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square)
WOBURN PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool506 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite539 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 speed54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed85.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Regent Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6363 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 8LA.

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 8LA

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6363
Other Theft 1658
Theft From The Person 1108
Anti Social Behaviour 948
Violence And Sexual Offences 891
Public Order 388
Shoplifting 347
Drugs 239
Robbery 195
Vehicle Crime 153
Criminal Damage And Arson 139
Burglary 135
Bicycle Theft 91
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 8LA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Kings Cross (Station)438 yd
2023-12DrugsOn or near Kings Cross (Station)438 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bernard Street479 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Bernard Street479 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Bernard Street479 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bernard Street479 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)438 yd
2023-12BurglaryOn or near Kings Cross (Station)438 yd
2023-12BurglaryOn or near Kings Cross (Station)438 yd
2023-12DrugsOn or near Kings Cross (Station)438 yd
More Crime Statistics for Regent Square, London, WC1H 8LA

Employment

WC1H 8LA 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.

The percentage of student residents living in WC1H 8LA 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 Employee38
Retired24
Student (economically inactive)18
Self-Employed14
Part-Time Employee12
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Looking after home or family10
Unemployed9
Other6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Other11
Accommodation and food service activities10
Education8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles6
Transport and storage5
Administrative and support service activities5
Human health and social work activities5
Financial and insurance activities4
Manufacturing3
Construction2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Information and communication2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female87
Male76

Partnership Status

Single82
Married: Opposite sex32
Separated6
Divorced18
Widowed8

Health

Very good health71
Good health49
Fair health32
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 18
Degree or Similar 67
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi24
Chinese7
Indian2
Other Asian11
Black African10
Black Caribbean3
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other6
White95
Arab5
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom90
European Union21
Rest of Europe9
Africa15
Middle East and Asia25
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK90
10+ Years45
5-10 Years2
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom115
Ireland2
France4
Germany1
Italy1
Spain2
Lithuania1
Romania6
Other EU countries5
North Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia10
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America1
No passport held10

Religion

No religion48
Christian62
Buddhist4
Jewish1
Muslim36
Not answered12
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