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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1R 4HD, WC1R 4HE, WC1X 8SF, WC1R 4RH, WC1R 4PF, WC1X 8NL, WC1R 4TQ, WC1X 8SP, WC1R 4AX.

Theobalds Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Theobalds Road are based on 81 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 8SL

Average Price
£911,946
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£2,902,873
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£758,798
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Theobalds Road

Average Price
£1,035,598
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Theobalds Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 2 15 Theobalds Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£620,0002017-03-28 £650,401
Flat 3 15 Theobalds Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£648,0462010-08-27 £1,007,620
Flat 1 15 Theobalds Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002009-03-27 £814,638
Flat 6 15 Theobalds Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£405,0002007-04-19 £753,558
Flat 2 15 Theobalds Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£265,0002006-04-11 £580,139

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 		1,881 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 		3,439 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,491 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,678 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 		248 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		548 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		595 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		613 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		887 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 		1,504 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,540 yd Community school No Girls More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,925 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,969 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,457 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 ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		226 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 		733 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,177 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,753 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 		3,288 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,728 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,813 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 		183 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		410 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		436 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		682 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		796 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
Pret a Manger15 Theobald's Road10 yd
BREW BAR 1313 Theobald's Road20 yd
Isolabella45-46 Red Lion Street47 yd
Turo TuroThe Queens Head, 64 Theobald's Road53 yd
Zipbab Limited51 Red Lion Street59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Enterprise38 Red Lion Street13 yd
The Dolphin44 Red Lion Street43 yd
The Queens Head64 Theobald's Road53 yd
GRAVITY DRINKSOffices And Premises At 1st Floor, 21-27 Lamb's Conduit Street119 yd
The Old Nick21-22 Sandland Street165 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
SEOUL FOOD17 Theobald's Road2 yd
The Fryers Delight19 Theobald's Road5 yd
ONE ZO49 Red Lion Street66 yd
Dibs52 Red Lion Street82 yd
Banh Mi Aha39 Lamb's Conduit Street171 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn245 yd
Co-operative Food39-43 Gray's Inn Road310 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn375 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London394 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row398 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool72 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool313 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite324 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite374 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite378 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool474 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch534 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool647 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite658 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite683 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 speed20.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed49.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed4.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Theobalds Road dangerous?

In 2023, 3806 crimes were reported near Theobalds 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 8SL.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3806
Other Theft 968
Theft From The Person 671
Anti Social Behaviour 667
Violence And Sexual Offences 483
Vehicle Crime 229
Public Order 208
Burglary 159
Criminal Damage And Arson 130
Shoplifting 86
Robbery 76
Bicycle Theft 62
Drugs 48
Other Crime 13
Possession Of Weapons 6

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area498 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd
2023-12Theft from the personOn or near Holborn (Lu Station)398 yd

Employment

WC1X 8SL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

WC1X 8SL area has a very 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 8SL 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 Employee86
Student (economically inactive)63
Self-Employed35
Retired25
Part-Time Employee20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)19
Unemployed14
Looking after home or family9
Other5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities39
Information and communication32
Financial and insurance activities29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles24
Education20
Accommodation and food service activities18
Human health and social work activities15
Other15
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Administrative and support service activities6
Real estate activities5
Construction4
Manufacturing3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female139
Male170

Partnership Status

Single187
Married: Opposite sex73
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced10
Widowed4

Health

Very good health196
Good health81
Fair health21
Bad health10
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications12
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 184
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese37
Indian18
Pakistani1
Other Asian18
Black African12
Black Caribbean3
Other Black7
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other10
White170
Arab4
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom127
European Union52
Rest of Europe10
Africa26
Middle East and Asia66
The Americas and the Caribbean24
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK127
10+ Years61
5-10 Years26
2-5 Years35
Less than 2 years59

Passport Held

United Kingdom181
Ireland3
France6
Germany2
Italy19
Portugal3
Spain6
Poland3
Romania1
Other EU countries14
Other Europe5
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East2
Eastern Asia17
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia11
North America and the Caribbean13
Central and South America4
Oceania6
No passport held5

Religion

No religion141
Christian86
Buddhist4
Hindu7
Jewish4
Muslim33
Other religion1
Not answered33
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