Grays Inn Road is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 8EJ 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 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8EJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 0BL, WC1X 8EL, WC1X 8EH, WC1X 8TL, WC1X 0BQ, WC1X 8ER, WC1X 8ES, WC1N 2JE, WC1N 2JJ.

Grays Inn Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Grays Inn Road are based on 390 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 8EJ

Average Price
£542,716
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£542,716
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grays Inn Road

Average Price
£985,918
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grays Inn Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 22 Dulverton Mansions, 168 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£576,0002016-03-04 £578,253
Flat 26 Dulverton Mansions, 168 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£535,0002016-01-06 £567,561
Flat 16 Dulverton Mansions, 166 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£555,0002014-07-18 £605,180
Flat 27 Dulverton Mansions, 168 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£499,9502013-12-20 £638,780
Flat 19 Dulverton Mansions, 168 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£295,0002011-07-04 £459,552

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		504 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 		1,664 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 		3,083 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,180 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,908 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 		118 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		248 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		476 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street, EC1R 1YJ 		909 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		947 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 		1,225 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,535 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,933 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,083 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,093 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed 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 		537 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		548 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,047 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,153 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,607 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 		2,987 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,813 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,075 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 		354 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		632 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		801 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		970 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		1,049 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
La Provence63 Gray's Inn Road34 yd
ANDREW'S CAFE59 Gray's Inn Road35 yd
Faros57 Gray's Inn Road37 yd
Kitchen 8 & IKKAN SUSHI17 Elm Street41 yd
FRED COFFEE LONDON1 Northington Street45 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Lady Ottoline11a Northington Street97 yd
The Yorkshire Grey2 Theobald's Road114 yd
The Griffin125 Clerkenwell Road160 yd
The Blue Lion133 Gray's Inn Road163 yd
The Duke of York7 Roger Street204 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cafe Plaka315 Gray's Inn Road57 yd
Artisserie188 Gray's Inn Road70 yd
Gray's Inn cafe190 Gray's Inn Road75 yd
Oriental taste33-35 Laystall Street87 yd
Zabardast170 Clerkenwell Road104 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food39-43 Gray's Inn Road87 yd
Sainsburys SupermarketJameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road294 yd
TESCOTesco Express 19-21, High Holborn495 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn518 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London533 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool288 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool396 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool400 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon)
CLERKENWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool419 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool474 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch522 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite577 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed)
Turnmill Street 		health and fitness suite582 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch609 yd
The Crypt On The Green
CLERKENWELL CLOSE 		625 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 speed54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed58.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed8.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Grays Inn Road dangerous?

In 2023, 2272 crimes were reported near Grays Inn Road . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 WC1X 8EJ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2272
Other Theft 457
Anti Social Behaviour 443
Violence And Sexual Offences 375
Theft From The Person 284
Public Order 138
Burglary 126
Criminal Damage And Arson 101
Vehicle Crime 97
Shoplifting 68
Drugs 65
Robbery 50
Bicycle Theft 48
Other Crime 15
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1X 8EJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Pear Tree Court493 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rosebery Avenue544 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket87 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket87 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Supermarket87 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pine Street428 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pine Street428 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Portpool Lane239 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Portpool Lane239 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Portpool Lane239 yd

Employment

WC1X 8EJ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 8EJ 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 Employee33
Retired26
Student (economically inactive)16
Self-Employed15
Part-Time Employee15
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Unemployed12
Other9
Looking after home or family7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles9
Education7
Other7
Transport and storage6
Financial and insurance activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Human health and social work activities5
Construction5
Information and communication4
Accommodation and food service activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing2

People

Gender

Female88
Male93

Partnership Status

Single80
Married: Opposite sex37
Married: Same sex3
Separated5
Divorced19
Widowed8

Health

Very good health77
Good health70
Fair health20
Bad health10
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 17
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 15
Degree or Similar 76

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi19
Chinese2
Pakistani3
Other Asian5
Black African22
Black Caribbean1
Other Black5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean12
Mixed Other11
White94
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom119
European Union18
Rest of Europe4
Africa14
Middle East and Asia16
The Americas and the Caribbean10
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK119
10+ Years42
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years4
Less than 2 years9

Passport Held

United Kingdom143
Ireland5
France1
Italy3
Portugal2
Other EU countries9
Turkey1
Central and Western Africa1
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia1
Central Asia1
Central and South America4
No passport held7

Religion

No religion63
Christian66
Buddhist1
Jewish3
Muslim31
Other religion1
Not answered17
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