Wells Square is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 0PB is located in the King's Cross electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. This postcode has been in use since 1981-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wells Square, London, WC1X 0PB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 0PA, WC1X 0PF, WC1X 0LT, WC1X 0PQ, WC1X 0LR, WC1X 0LS, WC1X 9LQ, WC1X 9LS, WC1X 9LN.

Wells Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wells Square are based on 3 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 WC1X 0PB

Average Price
£636,901
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£780,026
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£565,339
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wells Square

Average Price
£636,901
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wells SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Wells Square, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£575,0002014-01-17 £780,026
12 Wells Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£389,9502009-10-09 £702,152
12 Wells Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£157,0002003-02-24 £428,525

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		317 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 		1,069 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 		3,044 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,337 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,721 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		439 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		575 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		652 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		762 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street, EC1R 1YJ 		926 yd Community 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 		779 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,098 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,399 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,883 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		2,476 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		92 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		861 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,550 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,623 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,857 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 		2,482 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,922 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,412 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 4The Pears Family School
4-8 Rodney Street, N1 9JH 		630 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		648 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Great Ormond Street, Camden WC1N 3JH 		668 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		836 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		1,041 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
Aramark LTDWestminster Kingsway College Kings Cross Centre, 211 Gray's Inn Road152 yd
ION CANTEEN256 Gray's Inn Road157 yd
SUGO822 Fredrick Street179 yd
Cafe Carmen229 Gray's Inn Road181 yd
Gather & GatherBUPA Battle Bridge House, 300-306 Gray's Inn Road183 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Queen's Head66 Acton Street216 yd
Crowne Plaza Kings Cross1 King's Cross Road248 yd
Union Tavern Public HouseUnion Tavern Public House, 52 Lloyd Baker Street264 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road273 yd
Calthorpe Arms252 Gray's Inn Road279 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road142 yd
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road239 yd
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road291 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road402 yd
Deli-Licious 2go203 King's Cross Road480 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road402 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road558 yd
Tian Tian Market24-26 Brunswick Centre603 yd
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd5 Brunswick Centre607 yd
Waitrose and Partners23-37 Brunswick Centre614 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch96 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool246 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool373 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch410 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool471 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite508 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite554 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite588 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite646 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		685 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 92.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 92.3%

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 speed175.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wells Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2760 crimes were reported near Wells Square . Only 1% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC1X 0PB.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2760
Anti Social Behaviour 765
Violence And Sexual Offences 482
Other Theft 388
Theft From The Person 252
Vehicle Crime 139
Burglary 122
Public Order 120
Criminal Damage And Arson 117
Drugs 106
Shoplifting 103
Robbery 92
Bicycle Theft 46
Other Crime 18
Possession Of Weapons 10

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1X 0PB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Chad'S Street482 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Regent Square375 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Percy Circus338 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Percy Circus338 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cromer Street395 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Percy Circus338 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Percy Circus338 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Regent Square375 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Regent Square375 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Harrison Street300 yd

Employment

WC1X 0PB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 WC1X 0PB 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

Retired34
Full-Time Employee33
Student (economically inactive)23
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Other11
Part-Time Employee10
Looking after home or family9
Self-Employed9
Unemployed7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Human health and social work activities10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Other7
Accommodation and food service activities5
Information and communication5
Financial and insurance activities5
Education5
Transport and storage4
Construction3
Real estate activities3
Administrative and support service activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female86
Male84

Partnership Status

Single76
Married: Opposite sex35
Separated5
Divorced15
Widowed17

Health

Very good health61
Good health58
Fair health31
Bad health15
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications39
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 22
Degree or Similar 51
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi41
Chinese3
Indian4
Other Asian7
Black African17
Black Caribbean2
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other1
White72
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab2
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom97
European Union13
Rest of Europe3
Africa16
Middle East and Asia36
The Americas and the Caribbean6
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK97
10+ Years52
5-10 Years2
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom132
Ireland2
Italy6
Poland1
Other EU countries1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia4
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held10

Religion

No religion35
Christian56
Buddhist6
Hindu3
Jewish6
Muslim55
Other religion2
Not answered7
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