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

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

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 3PX

Average Price
£676,785
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£676,785
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 16 Devonshire Court Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£625,0002022-08-15 £637,592
Flat 19 Devonshire Court Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£475,0002012-03-30 £715,978

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		529 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 		1,833 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,423 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 		3,657 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,754 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 		472 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		619 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		805 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		883 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		914 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 		1,286 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,605 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,780 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,101 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,239 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 		77 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		742 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		795 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,978 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,717 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 		3,311 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,528 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,935 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 		231 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		383 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		399 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		509 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		521 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 Street2 yd
The October Gallery24 Old Gloucester Street56 yd
Holbunz78 Southampton Row111 yd
Triple Hot Spicy Café78 Southampton Row111 yd
Taste of China84 Southampton Row111 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Queens Larder1 Queen Square128 yd
The Swan7 Cosmo Place154 yd
GRAVITY DRINKSOffices And Premises At 1st Floor, 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street206 yd
The Perseverance63 Lamb's Conduit Street237 yd
The Dolphin44 Red Lion Street266 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
NAMASTE HOLBORN33 Boswell Street25 yd
Greggs76 Southampton Row111 yd
CARBON FRESH62-64 Southampton Row133 yd
Tacobell75 Southampton Row164 yd
HONEY & CO47 Lamb's Conduit Street207 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row207 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street425 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn438 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway461 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn463 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool177 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool220 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite382 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite441 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch448 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool463 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite484 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite513 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite523 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite613 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 speed75 Mbit/s
Average download speed88.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Boswell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4404 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 3PX.

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 3PX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4404
Other Theft 1238
Theft From The Person 899
Anti Social Behaviour 702
Violence And Sexual Offences 493
Vehicle Crime 240
Public Order 190
Burglary 167
Criminal Damage And Arson 132
Robbery 98
Shoplifting 89
Bicycle Theft 80
Drugs 56
Other Crime 13
Possession Of Weapons 7

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Southampton Row183 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area301 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Brunswick Square444 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brunswick Square444 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brunswick Square444 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Emerald Street285 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Emerald Street285 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Colonnade326 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Colonnade326 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Colonnade326 yd
More Crime Statistics for Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3PX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1N 3PX 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 Employee95
Student (economically inactive)35
Part-Time Employee31
Retired25
Self-Employed24
Looking after home or family24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Other12
Unemployed9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities25
Accommodation and food service activities25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Other23
Human health and social work activities19
Financial and insurance activities17
Education15
Construction11
Information and communication9
Administrative and support service activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Transport and storage5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female191
Male161

Partnership Status

Single160
Married: Opposite sex89
Married: Same sex2
Separated2
Divorced20
Widowed10

Health

Very good health184
Good health112
Fair health33
Bad health14
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 139

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi102
Chinese15
Indian10
Pakistani1
Other Asian10
Black African59
Black Caribbean1
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African7
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other6
White105
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Roma1
Arab18
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom197
European Union24
Rest of Europe7
Africa33
Middle East and Asia78
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK197
10+ Years94
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years18
Less than 2 years29

Passport Held

United Kingdom262
Ireland1
France4
Germany1
Italy3
Portugal1
Spain8
Romania2
Other EU countries8
Other Europe1
North Africa4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia15
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America2
Oceania3
No passport held20

Religion

No religion72
Christian72
Hindu10
Jewish2
Muslim152
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered40
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