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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 8ES, WC1X 0BQ, WC1X 8ER, WC1X 8TT, WC1X 8TP, WC1X 8TR, WC1X 0BJ, WC1X 0BL, WC1X 8EL.

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 8EW

Average Price
£173,671
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£251,426
Other
£18,161

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
184 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£16,0002016-07-28 £18,161
180 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£56,0002001-11-15 £162,247
180 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£71,0001998-08-07 £340,605

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		452 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 		1,605 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 		3,078 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,195 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,912 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 		146 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		287 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		533 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		890 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street, EC1R 1YJ 		896 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 		1,177 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,484 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,877 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,069 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2,142 yd Foundation 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 		478 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		555 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,090 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,097 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,630 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 		2,937 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,873 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,052 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 		349 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		684 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		826 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		960 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		1,029 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
OTTO'S182 Gray's Inn Road2 yd
PHO INN184 Gray's Inn Road3 yd
You Me Sushi180 Gray's Inn Road7 yd
Grays Inn Sandwich & Salad Bar Ltd190 Gray's Inn Road15 yd
Kitchen 8 & IKKAN SUSHI17 Elm Street19 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Blue Lion133 Gray's Inn Road106 yd
The Lady Ottoline11a Northington Street120 yd
The Yorkshire Grey2 Theobald's Road171 yd
The Duke of York7 Roger Street176 yd
The Griffin125 Clerkenwell Road216 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Artisserie188 Gray's Inn Road10 yd
Gray's Inn cafe190 Gray's Inn Road15 yd
Cafe Plaka315 Gray's Inn Road110 yd
Oriental taste33-35 Laystall Street120 yd
Zabardast170 Clerkenwell Road164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative Food39-43 Gray's Inn Road144 yd
Sainsburys SupermarketJameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road329 yd
TESCOTesco Express 19-21, High Holborn553 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn562 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London589 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool257 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool351 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool411 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool421 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon)
CLERKENWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool450 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch476 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch549 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed)
Turnmill Street 		health and fitness suite615 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite635 yd
The Crypt On The Green
CLERKENWELL CLOSE 		644 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%

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

Safety

Is Grays Inn Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1948 crimes were reported near Grays Inn Road . Only 3% 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 8EW.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1948
Other Theft 420
Anti Social Behaviour 398
Violence And Sexual Offences 318
Theft From The Person 230
Burglary 121
Public Order 110
Criminal Damage And Arson 91
Vehicle Crime 67
Drugs 62
Bicycle Theft 42
Robbery 38
Shoplifting 34
Other Crime 12
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Pear Tree Court501 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Square417 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near Gray'S Inn Square417 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd
2023-12ShopliftingLocal resolutionOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Phoenix Place161 yd

Employment

WC1X 8EW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC1X 8EW 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 Employee66
Self-Employed23
Student (economically inactive)23
Retired9
Looking after home or family6
Part-Time Employee5
Unemployed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Other

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities25
Financial and insurance activities19
Information and communication15
Other10
Education9
Human health and social work activities8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles7
Accommodation and food service activities5
Construction5
Administrative and support service activities3
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities2
Manufacturing1
Mining and quarrying1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female64
Male87

Partnership Status

Single84
Married: Opposite sex41
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated1
Divorced5
Widowed4

Health

Very good health96
Good health40
Fair health12
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications2
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 98
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese8
Indian2
Other Asian6
Black African4
Mixed White and Asian3
White121
Arab2
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom64
European Union38
Rest of Europe5
Africa5
Middle East and Asia17
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK64
10+ Years32
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years21
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom89
Ireland8
France2
Germany2
Italy8
Portugal5
Spain4
Lithuania1
Poland1
Romania5
Other EU countries3
Other Europe2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia3
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean8
No passport held3

Religion

No religion61
Christian56
Buddhist1
Jewish10
Muslim5
Other religion1
Not answered16
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