Handel Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1N 1PB 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 Handel Street, London, WC1N 1PB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1N 1PE, WC1N 1BD, WC1N 1PF, WC1N 1BE, WC1N 1BL, WC1N 1BG, WC1N 1AQ, WC1N 1NX, WC1N 1NY.

Handel Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Handel Street are based on 57 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 WC1N 1PB

Average Price
£1,106,861
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£3,384,532
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£803,171
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Handel Street

Average Price
£934,221
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Handel Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Basement Flat 4 Handel Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,250,0002021-01-21 £1,352,927
Flat A 7 Handel Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£685,0002017-07-12 £675,313
Flat B 6 Handel Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£650,0002016-03-24 £652,542
Third Floor Flat 4 Handel Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£575,0002013-07-31 £721,862
4A Handel Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£570,0002010-12-03 £895,521

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		280 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 		1,290 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,255 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 		3,541 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,803 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 		342 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		733 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		914 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		972 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		1,006 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 		774 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,221 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,230 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,146 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,376 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 		440 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		648 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,380 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,430 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		3,247 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 		2,824 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,437 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,476 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 		387 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 		567 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		570 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		653 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		655 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 Street94 yd
Gourmet Burger Kitchen44 Brunswick Centre143 yd
GAIL'S48-50 Brunswick Centre, 23-39 Handel Street143 yd
Nostimo9 Brunswick Centre151 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company (uk) Ltd7 Brunswick Centre151 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hare & Tortoise11-13 Brunswick Centre151 yd
New Bloomsbury Set76 Marchmont Street202 yd
Marquis Cornwallis31 Marchmont Street208 yd
Norfolk Arms28 Leigh Street234 yd
Lord John Russell P.H.91-93 Marchmont Street250 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Meat Liquor Bloomsbury15-17 Brunswick Centre151 yd
Sushi DailyWaitrose, Brunswick Centre151 yd
The Pequod 2016Brunswick Market, Brunswick Centre151 yd
THE BUMBLES BEES52 Tavistock Place173 yd
L'Amuse BoucheBrunswick Market, Brunswick Centre174 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre112 yd
Tian Tian Market24-26 Brunswick Centre114 yd
Waitrose and Partners23-37 Brunswick Centre151 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street289 yd
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road523 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite149 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite212 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite220 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch246 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite282 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool369 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square)
WOBURN PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool395 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch403 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool576 yd
Profile Health & Fitness (Closed)
17-18 17-18 Upper Woburn Place 		health and fitness suite598 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 speed73.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed84.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed18 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Handel Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3847 crimes were reported near Handel 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 WC1N 1PB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Handel Street, London, WC1N 1PB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3847
Other Theft 966
Anti Social Behaviour 905
Violence And Sexual Offences 498
Theft From The Person 485
Public Order 160
Burglary 136
Shoplifting 127
Robbery 126
Criminal Damage And Arson 117
Drugs 111
Vehicle Crime 95
Bicycle Theft 88
Other Crime 21
Possession Of Weapons 12

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1N 1PB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Frederick Street528 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bernard Street305 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Bidborough Street421 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near B50494 yd
More Crime Statistics for Handel Street, London, WC1N 1PB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1N 1PB 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

Student (economically inactive)335
Full-Time Student (with or without job)75
Full-Time Employee45
Self-Employed20
Retired16
Part-Time Employee10
Other7
Unemployed5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Looking after home or family3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Education21
Accommodation and food service activities15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Other12
Information and communication8
Administrative and support service activities5
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Human health and social work activities3
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female282
Male250

Partnership Status

Single449
Married: Opposite sex42
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated3
Divorced10
Widowed5

Health

Very good health326
Good health171
Fair health24
Bad health6
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications8
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 270
Degree or Similar 180
Other26

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi10
Chinese96
Indian42
Pakistani6
Other Asian41
Black African17
Black Caribbean1
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian16
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other16
White239
Roma5
Arab5
Other26

Country of Birth

United Kingdom166
European Union117
Rest of Europe16
Africa19
Middle East and Asia165
The Americas and the Caribbean42
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK166
10+ Years51
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years46
Less than 2 years247

Passport Held

United Kingdom229
Ireland2
France32
Germany8
Italy9
Portugal6
Spain11
Poland6
Romania9
Other EU countries42
Turkey1
Other Europe9
North Africa3
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia74
Southern Asia23
South-East Asia28
North America and the Caribbean19
Central and South America8
Oceania5
No passport held7

Religion

No religion249
Christian127
Buddhist18
Hindu19
Jewish6
Muslim34
Sikh3
Other religion4
Not answered72
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