Leigh Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1H 9EW 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 Leigh Street, London, WC1H 9EW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1H 9PF, WC1H 9ER, WC1H 9PL, WC1H 9QT, WC1H 9SA, WC1H 9QZ, WC1N 1AG, WC1H 9QS, WC1H 9ES.

Leigh Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Leigh Street are based on 67 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 9EW

Average Price
£722,850
Semi-Detached
£1,804,807
Terraced
£2,132,803
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£619,994
Other
£1,118,691

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leigh Street

Average Price
£722,850
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leigh Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
First Floor Flat 3 Leigh Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£405,0002023-10-19 £419,693
Flat 4 18 Leigh Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£650,0002023-04-18 £651,755
Ground Floor And Basement 19 Leigh Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,010,0002023-03-06 £1,036,041
Flat B 6 Leigh Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£805,0002022-01-28 £805,868
9 Leigh Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£2,645,0002022-01-07 £2,647,852

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		479 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 		1,221 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,093 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 		3,660 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,964 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 		299 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		781 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 		884 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		921 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		942 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 		564 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,026 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,283 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,014 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,388 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 		593 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		827 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,229 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,547 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		3,348 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 		2,783 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,295 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,675 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 		207 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity College London
Gower Street, WC1E 6BT 		578 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		595 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		693 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		731 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
North Sea Fish Restaurant7-8 Leigh Street23 yd
Chilli Cool15 Leigh Street25 yd
CHA CHI CHAI17 Leigh Street37 yd
Depa Tandoori Restaurant4 Leigh Street40 yd
Pitted Olive3 Leigh Street45 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Norfolk Arms28 Leigh Street25 yd
New Bloomsbury Set76 Marchmont Street81 yd
Lord John Russell P.H.91-93 Marchmont Street85 yd
The Boot116 Cromer Street156 yd
Skinners Arms114 Judd Street220 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
MUNCHIES BUBBLE TEA CAFE5 Leigh Street36 yd
THE BUMBLES BEES52 Tavistock Place100 yd
NONOS112 Judd Street177 yd
Meat Liquor Bloomsbury15-17 Brunswick Centre290 yd
Sushi DailyWaitrose, Brunswick Centre290 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre212 yd
Tian Tian Market24-26 Brunswick Centre234 yd
Waitrose and Partners23-37 Brunswick Centre290 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street376 yd
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road504 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite121 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite131 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite263 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite275 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square)
WOBURN PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool338 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool409 yd
Profile Health & Fitness (Closed)
17-18 17-18 Upper Woburn Place 		health and fitness suite411 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London Central)
EUSTON ROAD 		412 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch455 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch537 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 speed110.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

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

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

Safety

Is Leigh Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6590 crimes were reported near Leigh 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 9EW.

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

More Crime Statistics for Leigh Street, London, WC1H 9EW

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6590
Other Theft 1828
Theft From The Person 1195
Anti Social Behaviour 942
Violence And Sexual Offences 869
Public Order 402
Shoplifting 345
Drugs 248
Robbery 198
Burglary 132
Vehicle Crime 128
Criminal Damage And Arson 128
Bicycle Theft 108
Other Crime 39
Possession Of Weapons 28

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1H 9EW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderOn or near Kings Cross (Station)483 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12RobberyOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12RobberyOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12RobberyOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12ShopliftingOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Kings Cross St Pancras (Lu Station)492 yd
More Crime Statistics for Leigh Street, London, WC1H 9EW

Employment

WC1H 9EW area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 9EW 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 Employee60
Student (economically inactive)47
Self-Employed21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12
Part-Time Employee11
Retired9
Unemployed8
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Looking after home or family1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Information and communication17
Education17
Other11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles9
Human health and social work activities7
Financial and insurance activities7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Construction4
Administrative and support service activities2
Transport and storage2
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female75
Male114

Partnership Status

Single135
Married: Opposite sex24
Married: Same sex5
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated3
Divorced11

Health

Very good health110
Good health62
Fair health11
Bad health4
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications5
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 7
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 112
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese18
Indian19
Pakistani2
Other Asian4
Black African1
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other4
White115
Roma3
Arab4
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom64
European Union48
Rest of Europe10
Africa8
Middle East and Asia36
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania4
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK64
10+ Years49
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years50

Passport Held

United Kingdom88
Ireland3
France7
Germany4
Italy6
Portugal1
Spain7
Poland10
Romania3
Other EU countries12
Turkey2
Other Europe6
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia9
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America8
Oceania1
No passport held4

Religion

No religion81
Christian59
Buddhist3
Hindu8
Jewish8
Muslim10
Other religion1
Not answered18
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