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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 8LJ, WC1H 8DT, WC1H 8DU, WC1H 8DY, WC1H 8HS, WC1H 8LP, WC1H 8LD, WC1H 8JA, WC1H 8JL.

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 8LG

Average Price
£555,188
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£555,188
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 16 Hollisfield Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£545,0002019-09-06 £543,531
Flat 15 Hollisfield Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£540,0002015-07-02 £583,914
Flat 2 Hollisfield Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£375,0002011-09-15 £557,526
Flat 15 Hollisfield Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£322,5502007-06-11 £597,634
Flat 1 Hollisfield Cromer Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£204,0002005-01-17 £493,331

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		374 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 		981 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 		3,323 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,409 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,658 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 		107 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		600 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		837 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		856 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		933 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 		764 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		941 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,092 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,119 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,330 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 		339 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		909 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,314 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,642 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,189 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 		2,506 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,625 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,647 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 		542 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 		771 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Pears Family School
4-8 Rodney Street, N1 9JH 		799 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		822 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		881 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 Road150 yd
Cafe Carmen229 Gray's Inn Road155 yd
Casa Tua106-108 Cromer Street189 yd
Gather & GatherBUPA Battle Bridge House, 300-306 Gray's Inn Road195 yd
Aramark LTDWestminster Kingsway College Kings Cross Centre, 211 Gray's Inn Road205 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Harrison28 Harrison Street48 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road134 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road196 yd
Queen's Head66 Acton Street207 yd
The Boot116 Cromer Street241 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road199 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road208 yd
NONOS112 Judd Street283 yd
Mc Donalds13-21 Euston Road284 yd
Subway311 Gray's Inn Road285 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road208 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road394 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road403 yd
M&S Simply FoodKings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road403 yd
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre422 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite234 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch265 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite266 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch423 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite429 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool432 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool485 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite510 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite518 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite529 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 speed78 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed7.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cromer Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6508 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 8LG.

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 8LG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6508
Other Theft 1712
Theft From The Person 1013
Anti Social Behaviour 989
Violence And Sexual Offences 944
Public Order 395
Shoplifting 339
Drugs 251
Robbery 216
Vehicle Crime 185
Criminal Damage And Arson 150
Burglary 149
Bicycle Theft 92
Other Crime 41
Possession Of Weapons 32

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall545 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)378 yd
More Crime Statistics for Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8LG

Employment

WC1H 8LG area has a very 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 8LG 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 Employee54
Student (economically inactive)36
Part-Time Employee25
Looking after home or family23
Self-Employed17
Retired16
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Other13
Unemployed12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Accommodation and food service activities16
Education9
Human health and social work activities9
Other7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Information and communication7
Administrative and support service activities4
Transport and storage4
Financial and insurance activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female151
Male130

Partnership Status

Single108
Married: Opposite sex78
Separated11
Divorced18
Widowed8

Health

Very good health140
Good health87
Fair health31
Bad health20
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications35
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 85
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi76
Chinese14
Indian2
Pakistani1
Other Asian7
Black African59
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other4
White87
Arab5
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom148
European Union20
Rest of Europe7
Africa33
Middle East and Asia62
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK148
10+ Years78
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years18
Less than 2 years24

Passport Held

United Kingdom208
Ireland8
France1
Germany2
Italy4
Portugal4
Spain4
Other EU countries4
Other Europe4
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean4
Oceania2
No passport held11

Religion

No religion59
Christian45
Buddhist4
Muslim151
Other religion3
Not answered19
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