Boswell Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1N 3BT 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 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3BT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1N 3PR, WC1N 3PX, WC1N 3AA, WC1N 3PZ, WC1N 3AB, WC1N 3PS, WC1B 4BB, WC1N 3AD, WC1N 3PH.

Boswell Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Boswell Street are based on 80 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 3BT

Average Price
£542,018
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£684,534
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£533,292
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Boswell Street

Average Price
£553,656
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Boswell Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat A Bevan House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£615,0002023-07-13 £645,721
Flat 1 Bevan House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£465,0002021-06-25 £494,827
Flat 3 Bevan House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£365,0002021-06-25 £388,413
Flat B Bevan House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£455,0002019-02-01 £451,129
Flat 11 Bevan House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£665,0002018-03-20 £666,280

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		565 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 		1,868 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,416 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 		3,684 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,747 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 		494 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		586 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		824 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		890 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		941 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 		1,307 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,641 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,806 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,077 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,229 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 		72 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		765 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		778 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,001 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,681 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 		3,348 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,517 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,915 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 		260 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		349 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		386 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		500 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		520 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
Italian Lira24 Boswell Street37 yd
The October Gallery24 Old Gloucester Street51 yd
Holbunz78 Southampton Row76 yd
Triple Hot Spicy Café78 Southampton Row76 yd
Taste of China84 Southampton Row76 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Queens Larder1 Queen Square137 yd
The Swan7 Cosmo Place159 yd
GRAVITY DRINKSOffices And Premises At 1st Floor, 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street226 yd
The Square Pig30-32 Procter Street257 yd
The Dolphin44 Red Lion Street269 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
NAMASTE HOLBORN33 Boswell Street19 yd
Greggs76 Southampton Row76 yd
CARBON FRESH62-64 Southampton Row97 yd
Tacobell75 Southampton Row145 yd
AmericanoVictoria House, Southampton Row172 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row171 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn412 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway428 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street444 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn453 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool143 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool231 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite356 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite414 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite461 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch484 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool499 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite536 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite546 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite577 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 speed18.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed18.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed23.97 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed23.97 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1.29 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Boswell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4336 crimes were reported near Boswell 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 3BT.

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

More Crime Statistics for Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3BT

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4336
Other Theft 1202
Theft From The Person 892
Anti Social Behaviour 710
Violence And Sexual Offences 493
Vehicle Crime 239
Public Order 192
Burglary 164
Criminal Damage And Arson 127
Robbery 90
Bicycle Theft 79
Shoplifting 73
Drugs 55
Other Crime 12
Possession Of Weapons 8

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1N 3BT.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Gate Street452 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near A401360 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gate Street452 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gate Street452 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Procter Street273 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Gate Street452 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Procter Street273 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Procter Street273 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gate Street452 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Gate Street452 yd
More Crime Statistics for Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3BT

Employment

WC1N 3BT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 3BT 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 Employee65
Student (economically inactive)33
Self-Employed31
Retired22
Part-Time Employee16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Unemployed7
Looking after home or family4
Long-Term Sick or disabled2
Other

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities40
Education26
Other25
Financial and insurance activities17
Information and communication17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles14
Accommodation and food service activities14
Human health and social work activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Administrative and support service activities4
Manufacturing3
Real estate activities2
Construction1
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female107
Male99

Partnership Status

Single112
Married: Opposite sex54
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated4
Divorced12
Widowed4

Health

Very good health129
Good health61
Fair health9
Bad health4
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications8
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 3
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 128
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese19
Indian4
Other Asian8
Black African6
Black Caribbean1
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other3
White138
Roma2
Arab2
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom109
European Union33
Rest of Europe3
Africa11
Middle East and Asia28
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK109
10+ Years34
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years33

Passport Held

United Kingdom129
Ireland1
France11
Germany3
Italy6
Portugal2
Spain4
Romania2
Other EU countries2
Other Europe2
Middle East2
Eastern Asia6
South-East Asia13
North America and the Caribbean12
Oceania3
No passport held8

Religion

No religion85
Christian85
Buddhist3
Hindu3
Jewish2
Muslim14
Sikh1
Not answered13
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