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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1N 3PR, WC1N 3AB, WC1N 3PH, WC1N 3BT, WC1N 3AA, WC1N 3PX, WC1N 3PS, WC1N 3AD, WC1N 3PJ.

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 3PZ

Average Price
£500,090
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£500,090
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 13 Richbell, 11 Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002020-11-06 £477,756
Flat 16 Richbell, 11 Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£455,0002020-04-15 £454,894
Flat 10 Richbell Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£575,0002016-11-09 £591,978
Flat 26 Richbell Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£445,0002015-08-07 £465,811
Flat 18 Richbell Boswell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£348,0002013-06-28 £445,665

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		579 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 		1,889 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,465 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 		3,656 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 		3,713 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 		460 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		559 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		786 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		842 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		905 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 		1,353 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,642 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,848 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,033 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,277 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 		26 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		731 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		785 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,046 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,669 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 		3,358 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,563 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,868 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 		240 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		326 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		433 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		550 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		560 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
Meet and Eat124 Theobald's Road49 yd
Italian Lira24 Boswell Street67 yd
Canteen @ UniteUnite House, 128 Theobald's Road84 yd
Aramark@warner Bros. House.Warner House, 98 Theobald's Road97 yd
Holbunz78 Southampton Row99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Queens Larder1 Queen Square188 yd
GRAVITY DRINKSOffices And Premises At 1st Floor, 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street194 yd
The Swan7 Cosmo Place211 yd
The Square Pig30-32 Procter Street213 yd
The Dolphin44 Red Lion Street220 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
NAMASTE HOLBORN33 Boswell Street68 yd
CARBON FRESH62-64 Southampton Row96 yd
Greggs76 Southampton Row99 yd
AmericanoVictoria House, Southampton Row178 yd
Tacobell75 Southampton Row191 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row178 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn371 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn401 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway402 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street492 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool124 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool188 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite314 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite373 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite416 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch502 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool504 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite564 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite581 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite591 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed126.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed25.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed150 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Boswell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 4567 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 3PZ.

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 3PZ

Employment

WC1N 3PZ 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 3PZ 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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