John Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1N 2BG is located in the Holborn and Covent Garden electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. This postcode has been in use since 2000-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about John Street, London, WC1N 2BG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1N 2BY, WC1N 2BH, WC1N 2PA, WC1N 2BL, WC1N 2DE, WC1N 2DL, WC1N 2BF, WC1N 2EB, WC1N 2NT.

John Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on John Street are based on 103 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 2BG

Average Price
£964,667
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£964,667
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for John Street

Average Price
£2,375,282
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on John Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 2 23 John Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£750,0002022-11-30 £777,209
Flat 1 23 John Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,050,0002022-10-28 £2,102,855
Flat 2 23 John Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£775,0002015-08-10 £811,244
Flat 3 23 John Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£465,0002013-03-22 £628,967
Flat 4 23 John Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£270,0002001-07-27 £812,633

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		400 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 		1,646 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 		3,224 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,335 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,786 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		93 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		402 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		588 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		860 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		881 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,273 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,414 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,835 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,118 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,205 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 ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		410 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		495 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		992 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,051 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,763 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 		3,025 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,881 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,918 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Great Ormond Street, Camden WC1N 3JH 		203 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		621 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		695 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		816 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		892 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
Solus Kitchen73 Gray's Inn Road113 yd
La Provence63 Gray's Inn Road123 yd
Luce E Limoni91-93 Gray's Inn Road125 yd
ANDREW'S CAFE59 Gray's Inn Road126 yd
FRED COFFEE LONDON1 Northington Street135 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Duke of York7 Roger Street65 yd
The Lady Ottoline11a Northington Street85 yd
The Blue Lion133 Gray's Inn Road147 yd
The Yorkshire Grey2 Theobald's Road193 yd
The Queens Head64 Theobald's Road214 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Gray's Inn cafe190 Gray's Inn Road144 yd
Cafe Plaka315 Gray's Inn Road147 yd
Artisserie188 Gray's Inn Road150 yd
Banh Mi Aha39 Lamb's Conduit Street222 yd
Zabardast170 Clerkenwell Road228 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food39-43 Gray's Inn Road174 yd
Sainsburys SupermarketJameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road448 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn477 yd
TESCOTesco Express 19-21, High Holborn535 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London551 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool274 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool287 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool395 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch395 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool512 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool539 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch557 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon)
CLERKENWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool575 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite591 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite636 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%

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

Safety

Is John Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2032 crimes were reported near John Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 2BG.

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

More Crime Statistics for John Street, London, WC1N 2BG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2032
Other Theft 423
Anti Social Behaviour 395
Violence And Sexual Offences 334
Theft From The Person 241
Burglary 135
Public Order 120
Criminal Damage And Arson 106
Vehicle Crime 66
Drugs 52
Bicycle Theft 50
Shoplifting 48
Robbery 42
Other Crime 15
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1N 2BG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near John Street57 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mount Pleasant306 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Laystall Street278 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Laystall Street278 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pooles Buildings251 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road285 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road285 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road285 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pooles Buildings251 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Roger Street98 yd
More Crime Statistics for John Street, London, WC1N 2BG

Employment

WC1N 2BG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 23% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC1N 2BG 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 Employee86
Self-Employed56
Student (economically inactive)37
Retired26
Part-Time Employee12
Unemployed7
Other6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Looking after home or family3
Long-Term Sick or disabled2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities58
Information and communication26
Financial and insurance activities26
Education22
Other22
Human health and social work activities14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Accommodation and food service activities7
Transport and storage5
Construction4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female128
Male141

Partnership Status

Single149
Married: Opposite sex64
Married: Same sex6
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced15
Widowed4

Health

Very good health175
Good health76
Fair health9
Bad health7
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications13
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
Degree or Similar 183
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese19
Indian1
Pakistani3
Other Asian11
Black African2
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian13
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other6
White192
Arab4
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom155
European Union33
Rest of Europe6
Africa10
Middle East and Asia37
The Americas and the Caribbean22
Oceania9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK155
10+ Years52
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years25
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom200
Ireland2
France2
Germany2
Italy6
Spain2
Romania1
Other EU countries9
Turkey3
North Africa1
Middle East3
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean11
Central and South America3
Oceania5
No passport held5

Religion

No religion126
Christian78
Jewish6
Muslim18
Other religion1
Not answered41
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