Grays Inn Road is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 8QJ 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 2000-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8QJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 8QF, WC1X 8QP, WC1X 8BD, WC1H 8BG, WC1H 8BJ, WC1X 9JH, WC1H 8BL, WC1X 8BH, WC1H 8BH.

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 8QJ

Average Price
£1,406,494
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£1,406,494
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
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
291 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,000,0002013-12-18 £1,406,494

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		578 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 		757 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 		3,232 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,476 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,629 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 		215 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		411 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		712 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Neville Primary School
174 Ossulston Street, NW1 1DN 		747 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School
Boadicea Street, Kings Cross N1 0UF 		804 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 		776 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		797 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		991 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,995 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,142 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls 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 		471 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,129 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,215 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,859 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,197 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 		2,288 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,718 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,821 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 		668 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		682 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		691 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 		980 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children
4 Wollstonecraft Street, Kings Cross N1C 4BT 		1,029 yd Community special school Yes 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
Cappadocia Cafe Bistro293 Gray's Inn Road6 yd
KFC323 Gray's Inn Road103 yd
Costa Coffee257-259 Gray's Inn Road103 yd
MAIN CHICK325 Gray's Inn Road109 yd
Mana's Plant-Based Persian Cuisine6 St Chad's Place136 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Scala275-277 Pentonville Road113 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road114 yd
Jamboree6 St Chad's Place136 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road157 yd
The Scottish Stores and The StoresThe Scottish Stores and The Stores, 6 Caledonian Road183 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road20 yd
Subway311 Gray's Inn Road72 yd
Elite Peri Peri Kings Cross317 Gray's Inn Road90 yd
Creams327 Gray's Inn Road113 yd
Indian Lounge343 Gray's Inn Road116 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road20 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road171 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road261 yd
M&S Simply FoodKings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road261 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point280 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite229 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite302 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool394 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite397 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch399 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		418 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite429 yd
Frame (Kings Cross)
YORK WAY 		611 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch639 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool650 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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/s100.0%

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

Safety

Is Grays Inn Road dangerous?

In 2023, 6761 crimes were reported near Grays Inn Road . 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 WC1X 8QJ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6761
Other Theft 1772
Anti Social Behaviour 1074
Theft From The Person 1009
Violence And Sexual Offences 963
Public Order 414
Shoplifting 369
Drugs 256
Vehicle Crime 246
Robbery 210
Criminal Damage And Arson 146
Burglary 137
Bicycle Theft 94
Other Crime 41
Possession Of Weapons 30

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Chad'S Street84 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)266 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1X 8QJ 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

Student (economically inactive)173
Full-Time Employee88
Self-Employed47
Part-Time Employee40
Long-Term Sick or disabled31
Retired27
Other26
Looking after home or family23
Full-Time Student (with or without job)22
Unemployed18

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities22
Education15
Other15
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Human health and social work activities9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Administrative and support service activities6
Financial and insurance activities5
Information and communication4
Transport and storage4
Construction2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2

People

Gender

Female293
Male257

Partnership Status

Single359
Married: Opposite sex90
Civil partnership: Same sex6
Separated3
Divorced23
Widowed12

Health

Very good health285
Good health194
Fair health46
Bad health26
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications83
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 38
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 104
Degree or Similar 223
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi52
Chinese89
Indian9
Pakistani10
Other Asian32
Black African33
Black Caribbean11
Other Black12
Mixed White and Asian10
Mixed White and African12
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other13
White237
Roma3
Arab5
Other23

Country of Birth

United Kingdom237
European Union78
Rest of Europe43
Africa25
Middle East and Asia144
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK237
10+ Years109
5-10 Years42
2-5 Years42
Less than 2 years121

Passport Held

United Kingdom317
Ireland3
France5
Germany1
Italy16
Portugal1
Spain8
Lithuania2
Poland1
Romania4
Other EU countries32
Turkey4
Other Europe23
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East1
Eastern Asia70
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia12
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America4
Oceania6
No passport held19

Religion

No religion197
Christian158
Buddhist10
Hindu10
Muslim102
Other religion6
Not answered66
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