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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 8LD, WC1H 8DN, WC1H 8DF, WC1H 8JZ, WC1H 8DT, WC1H 8HX, WC1H 8HS, WC1H 8LA, WC1H 9RZ.

Cromer Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cromer Street are based on 86 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 8LB

Average Price
£525,050
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£525,050
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cromer Street

Average Price
£505,878
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cromer Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 23 Northiam Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£498,0002023-06-27 £501,602
Flat 2 Northiam Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£525,0002018-04-18 £518,461
Flat 7 Northiam Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£645,0002016-09-07 £701,737
Flat 9 Northiam Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£542,5002016-08-01 £603,627
Flat 22 Northiam Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002015-03-31 £509,835

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		409 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 		1,028 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,296 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 		3,436 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,769 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 		77 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		688 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		774 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		901 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School
81 Werrington Street, NW1 1QP 		937 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 		665 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,029 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 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,229 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,238 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 		429 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		899 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,248 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,634 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,295 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 		2,573 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,512 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,684 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 		430 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 		786 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		802 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity College London
Gower Street, WC1E 6BT 		813 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		894 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
Casa Tua106-108 Cromer Street78 yd
Thenga Cafe120 Cromer Street152 yd
Half Cup100-102 Judd Street179 yd
CHA CHI CHAI17 Leigh Street200 yd
The King of Falafel17 Hunter Street201 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Boot116 Cromer Street130 yd
The Harrison28 Harrison Street148 yd
Skinners Arms114 Judd Street206 yd
The Dolphin Public House47 Tonbridge Street229 yd
Norfolk Arms28 Leigh Street237 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
NONOS112 Judd Street176 yd
Mc Donalds13-21 Euston Road269 yd
MUNCHIES BUBBLE TEA CAFE5 Leigh Street273 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road274 yd
Pret A Manger Unit 1Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road307 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road274 yd
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre353 yd
Tian Tian Market24-26 Brunswick Centre366 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road389 yd
M&S Simply FoodKings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road389 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite143 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite154 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch359 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool363 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch434 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite442 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite448 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite454 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool521 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square)
WOBURN PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool568 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed113.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cromer Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6883 crimes were reported near Cromer 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 8LB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8LB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6883
Other Theft 1919
Theft From The Person 1088
Anti Social Behaviour 1081
Violence And Sexual Offences 907
Public Order 397
Shoplifting 359
Drugs 251
Robbery 221
Vehicle Crime 209
Burglary 141
Criminal Damage And Arson 136
Bicycle Theft 100
Other Crime 40
Possession Of Weapons 34

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Crestfield Street289 yd
2023-12DrugsOn or near Kings Cross (Station)351 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Grenville Street525 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Henrietta Mews255 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Henrietta Mews255 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wakefield Street159 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)351 yd
2023-12BurglaryOn or near Kings Cross (Station)351 yd
2023-12BurglaryOn or near Kings Cross (Station)351 yd
2023-12DrugsOn or near Kings Cross (Station)351 yd
More Crime Statistics for Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8LB

Employment

WC1H 8LB area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 8LB 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 Employee52
Part-Time Employee29
Student (economically inactive)23
Retired20
Looking after home or family19
Other19
Self-Employed19
Long-Term Sick or disabled18
Unemployed17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7

Employment Industry

Education19
Accommodation and food service activities18
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Human health and social work activities11
Other11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Information and communication8
Administrative and support service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Construction4
Transport and storage4
Financial and insurance activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female140
Male133

Partnership Status

Single106
Married: Opposite sex65
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated15
Divorced20
Widowed8

Health

Very good health127
Good health100
Fair health24
Bad health12
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications44
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 25
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
Apprenticeship2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 86
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi63
Chinese6
Indian1
Pakistani2
Other Asian15
Black African28
Black Caribbean1
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African12
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other3
White100
Arab9
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom137
European Union27
Rest of Europe12
Africa29
Middle East and Asia62
The Americas and the Caribbean5
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK137
10+ Years104
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom200
Ireland7
France2
Germany3
Italy3
Portugal3
Lithuania3
Other EU countries9
Other Europe2
North Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia6
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held17

Religion

No religion70
Christian83
Buddhist3
Jewish2
Muslim92
Not answered23
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