Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9BN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WC1X 9BN has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.4%	48.1%	0.7%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	52.6%	51.9%	-0.7%	49.0%	2.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WC1X 9BN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	69.8%	61%	-8.8%	37.9%	23.1%
Married: Opposite sex	16.9%	24.1%	7.2%	44.2%	-20.1%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	5.3%	3.1%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	4.4%	8.2%	3.8%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	56%	46.3%	-9.7%	48.4%	-2.1%
Good health	25.7%	35.7%	10.0%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	13.1%	13.1%	0.0%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	2.6%	3.7%	1.1%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 50.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	13%	-4.3%	18.2%	-5.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	5.7%	-2.7%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	12.4%	4.0%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	0%	1%	1.0%	5.3%	-4.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	25.8%	16.6%	-9.2%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	29.8%	50.8%	21.0%	33.8%	17.0%
Other	10.2%	0.5%	-9.7%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	10.1%	17.1%	7.0%	1.1%	16.0%
Chinese	3%	7.1%	4.1%	0.7%	6.4%
Indian	3.7%	1.7%	-2.0%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	5.2%	2.5%	-2.7%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	9.3%	2.9%	-6.4%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	8.6%	12.5%	3.9%	2.5%	10.0%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	2.5%
White	45.1%	37.5%	-7.6%	81.4%	-43.9%
Arab	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.1%	52.5%	1.4%	83.2%	-30.7%
European Union	19%	14%	-5.0%	6.1%	7.9%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	7.8%	7%	-0.8%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	15.3%	21.1%	5.8%	5.6%	15.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	4.5%	1.9%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.9%	52.3%	3.4%	83.2%	-30.9%
10+ Years	10.8%	28.8%	18.0%	9.8%	19.0%
5-10 Years	12.3%	5.8%	-6.5%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	9%	6.2%	-2.8%	2.2%	4.0%
Less than 2 years	19%	7%	-12.0%	1.9%	5.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.7%	76.7%	-7.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.2%	37.2%	-12.0%
Christian	32.6%	46.2%	-13.6%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	28.9%	6.5%	22.4%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	10.7%	6.0%	4.7%

Safety

Is Kings Cross Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kings Cross Road was 384.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Kings Cross Road has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 114th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 73.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in WC1X 9BN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kings Cross Road are based on 159 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.

House Prices for Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9BN

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 9BN

Average Price
£386,417

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£535,106

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£433,653

Other
£273,871

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kings Cross Road

Average Price
£688,544

Semi-Detached
£1,382,805

Terraced
£1,049,082

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£536,201

Other
£480,946

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kings Cross Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor 143 Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£50,000	2021-04-28	£47,722
157 Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£45,000	2017-11-30	£40,913
163B Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2016-12-22	£415,846
Warehouse At Rear Of, 163 Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£698,481	2015-08-03	£657,609
163B Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£335,000	2012-01-06	£470,148

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1X 9BN

Employment

WC1X 9BN area has a 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 9BN 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 Employee	59
Student (economically inactive)	23
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Self-Employed	13
Other	12
Looking after home or family	12
Retired	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Education	10
Other	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Information and communication	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	2
Construction	2
Manufacturing	1
Transport and storage	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	629 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	729 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,953 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,355 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,756 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	232 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Argyle Primary School Tonbridge Street , WC1H 9EG	3out of 4	458 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copenhagen Primary School Treaty St , N1 0WF	3out of 4	627 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vittoria Primary School Half Moon Crescent , Islington N1 0TJ	3out of 4	712 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School Boadicea Street , Kings Cross N1 0UF	3out of 4	731 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	536 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,055 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,224 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,725 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	2,247 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	433 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,192 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,445 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,894 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,937 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	2,154 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,994 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,724 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	398 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	420 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama 1 - 7 Woburn Walk , Somers Town WC1H 0JJ	- not rated	936 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	1,008 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
NAS Vanguard School Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH	- not rated	1,036 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Caffe Royale London	159-161 King's Cross Road	20 yd
Bisou	149 King's Cross Road	29 yd
Dim Sum Duck	Dim Sum Duck, Basement and Ground Floor	52 yd
Yori King's Cross	Yori King's Cross, Basement And Ground Floor	56 yd
Tia Rosa	Tia Rosa, 118 King's Cross Road	61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Northumberland Arms	141 King's Cross Road	61 yd
Model Railway Club	Model Railway Club, Keen House	194 yd
Queen's Head	66 Acton Street	215 yd
The Water Rats	328 Gray's Inn Road	217 yd
Jamboree	6 St Chad's Place	227 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The King Rooster	127 King's Cross Road	86 yd
Express Grill and Pizza	115 King's Cross Road	134 yd
Deli-Licious 2go	203 King's Cross Road	207 yd
Wasabi	Unit M6, Kings Cross Railway S, Euston Road	234 yd
Pasty Shop Unit 7	Pasty Shop Ground Floor Western Concourse, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	254 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	276 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road	308 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road	370 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point	404 yd
Little Waitrose	Unit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	510 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	219 yd
Winton Primary School KILLICK STREET		344 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	391 yd
Urban Kings Gym BRAVINGTONS WALK	health and fitness suite	422 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School DONEGAL STREET	health and fitness suite	446 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	494 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	641 yd
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	649 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	672 yd
Frame (Kings Cross) YORK WAY		706 yd

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	95.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.1%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	85.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC1X 9BN