Boswell Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1N 3PR 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 3PR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1N 3BT, WC1N 3PX, WC1N 3PZ, WC1N 3PS, WC1N 3PH, WC1N 3AA, WC1N 3AB, WC1N 3PJ, WC1N 3JT.

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 3PR

Average Price
£625,206
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£625,206
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 10 Boswell House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£555,0002022-01-07 £555,598
Flat 20 Boswell House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£475,0002013-05-14 £626,192
Flat 12 Boswell House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£440,0002012-08-11 £615,080
Flat 45 Boswell House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£580,0002011-07-18 £903,527
Flat 30 Boswell House Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£388,0002008-10-10 £656,333

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		555 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 		1,861 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,441 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 		3,659 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 		3,745 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 		467 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		589 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		798 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		865 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		938 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 		1,318 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,625 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,814 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,068 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,255 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 		48 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		763 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		764 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,011 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,692 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 		3,336 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,543 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,903 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 		236 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		353 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		412 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		526 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		543 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 Street33 yd
The October Gallery24 Old Gloucester Street73 yd
Meet and Eat124 Theobald's Road83 yd
Holbunz78 Southampton Row97 yd
Triple Hot Spicy Café78 Southampton Row97 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Queens Larder1 Queen Square155 yd
The Swan7 Cosmo Place180 yd
GRAVITY DRINKSOffices And Premises At 1st Floor, 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street200 yd
The Dolphin44 Red Lion Street244 yd
The Square Pig30-32 Procter Street248 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
NAMASTE HOLBORN33 Boswell Street36 yd
Greggs76 Southampton Row97 yd
CARBON FRESH62-64 Southampton Row109 yd
Tacobell75 Southampton Row172 yd
AmericanoVictoria House, Southampton Row189 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row188 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn405 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway431 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn434 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street457 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool148 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool205 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite349 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite407 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite451 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch475 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool484 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite546 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite556 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite587 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 speed125 Mbit/s
Average download speed193.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed83.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1000 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Boswell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4397 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 3PR.

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 3PR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4397
Other Theft 1216
Theft From The Person 903
Anti Social Behaviour 717
Violence And Sexual Offences 507
Vehicle Crime 242
Public Order 193
Burglary 169
Criminal Damage And Arson 129
Robbery 91
Bicycle Theft 77
Shoplifting 75
Drugs 56
Other Crime 14
Possession Of Weapons 8

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub509 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near A401333 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Barter Street394 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Barter Street394 yd
2023-12Public orderAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Barter Street394 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Barter Street394 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Barter Street394 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near New North Street45 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near New North Street45 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Harpur Street145 yd
More Crime Statistics for Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3PR

Employment

WC1N 3PR area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 WC1N 3PR 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 Employee57
Student (economically inactive)40
Part-Time Employee27
Retired25
Looking after home or family24
Long-Term Sick or disabled19
Self-Employed17
Other16
Unemployed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Education11
Human health and social work activities9
Other9
Financial and insurance activities8
Construction7
Information and communication7
Transport and storage6
Administrative and support service activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Manufacturing2

People

Gender

Female163
Male153

Partnership Status

Single148
Married: Opposite sex71
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated1
Divorced19
Widowed7

Health

Very good health146
Good health99
Fair health40
Bad health16
Very bad health14

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications47
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 101
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi110
Chinese14
Indian3
Pakistani3
Other Asian9
Black African38
Black Caribbean2
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White108
Arab6
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom175
European Union24
Rest of Europe3
Africa27
Middle East and Asia74
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK175
10+ Years96
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years11
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom236
Ireland5
France3
Italy6
Portugal1
Spain2
Other EU countries10
Other Europe3
Central and Western Africa3
Middle East2
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia10
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania2
No passport held16

Religion

No religion75
Christian81
Buddhist4
Hindu4
Muslim124
Other religion1
Not answered26
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