Great Percy Street is in London and in Islington district. WC1X 9EZ is located in the Clerkenwell electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Great Percy Street, London, WC1X 9EZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 9EU, WC1X 9RD, WC1X 9EE, WC1X 9QP, WC1X 9ET, WC1X 9EX, WC1X 9HA, WC1X 9HB, WC1X 9HE.

Great Percy Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Great Percy Street are based on 102 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 9EZ

Average Price
£743,829
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£743,829
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Great Percy Street

Average Price
£1,183,897
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Great Percy Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 12 Holford House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£705,0002023-08-04 £693,198
Flat 3 Holford House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£800,0002022-05-16 £771,651
Flat 3 Holford House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£650,0002020-11-12 £676,471
Flat 10 Holford House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£500,0002012-09-27 £801,281
Flat 7 Holford House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£460,0002008-03-04 £767,837

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		709 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 		837 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 		2,731 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,118 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,984 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 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		324 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Vittoria Primary School
Half Moon Crescent, Islington N1 0TJ 		640 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		668 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		702 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street, EC1R 1YJ 		762 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 		388 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,289 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,453 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,524 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		2,314 yd Voluntary aided 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 		481 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,239 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,673 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,898 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,703 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 		2,119 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,214 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,601 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 		239 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		257 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedNAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street, Kennington SE11 6QH 		810 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity University
Northampton Square, EC1V 0HB 		1,032 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Great Ormond Street, Camden WC1N 3JH 		1,035 yd Foundation special school 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
CNM College of Naturopathic MedicineCNM College of Naturopathic Medicine, 25 Percy Circus57 yd
Unite StudentsUnite Students, Elizabeth Croll House117 yd
Clink7878 King's Cross Road175 yd
MediterraneoMediterraneo, Basement And Ground Floor177 yd
Itadaki Zen139 King's Cross Road177 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Brewdog, Unit 350 Great Tower Street, London139 yd
The Northumberland Arms141 King's Cross Road181 yd
The George & MonkeyThe George & Monkey, 68 Amwell Street270 yd
The LexingtonThe Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road304 yd
Model Railway ClubModel Railway Club, Keen House320 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road176 yd
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road187 yd
BasilicoBasilico, Ground Floor383 yd
Pasty Shop Unit 7Pasty Shop Ground Floor Western Concourse, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road387 yd
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road430 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road244 yd
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road507 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road538 yd
Iceland FoodsIceland Foods, 62-64 Chapel Market613 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point621 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
DONEGAL STREET 		health and fitness suite395 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite397 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool406 yd
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch476 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		481 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool639 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite653 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel)
GOSWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool675 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences)
311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite691 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground
NORTHAMPTON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch718 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 speed225 Mbit/s
Average download speed233.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed22.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed21.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Great Percy Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2465 crimes were reported near Great Percy Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC1X 9EZ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2465
Violence And Sexual Offences 507
Anti Social Behaviour 506
Other Theft 350
Theft From The Person 188
Public Order 163
Vehicle Crime 132
Drugs 120
Burglary 119
Criminal Damage And Arson 115
Shoplifting 99
Robbery 94
Bicycle Theft 36
Other Crime 20
Possession Of Weapons 16

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1X 9EZ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hermes Street263 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wicklow Street363 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Frederick Street331 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Sports/Recreation Area477 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Sports/Recreation Area477 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Acton Street295 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Acton Street295 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall482 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Swinton Street293 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall482 yd

Employment

WC1X 9EZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 9EZ 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 9EZ 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 Employee92
Retired48
Self-Employed44
Part-Time Employee33
Student (economically inactive)28
Other22
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Unemployed17
Looking after home or family9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities48
Information and communication20
Human health and social work activities19
Financial and insurance activities16
Education15
Other12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Construction6
Transport and storage5
Administrative and support service activities4
Manufacturing4
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female166
Male178

Partnership Status

Single161
Married: Opposite sex110
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated4
Divorced24
Widowed9

Health

Very good health171
Good health101
Fair health35
Bad health25
Very bad health12

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 17
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 45
Degree or Similar 153
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese7
Indian1
Pakistani3
Other Asian10
Black African24
Black Caribbean6
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other5
White251
Arab1
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom218
European Union45
Rest of Europe9
Africa20
Middle East and Asia20
The Americas and the Caribbean23
Oceania9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK218
10+ Years80
5-10 Years16
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years13

Passport Held

United Kingdom244
Ireland20
France5
Germany2
Italy2
Spain2
Lithuania1
Other EU countries11
Other Europe9
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean6
Oceania7
No passport held28

Religion

No religion125
Christian141
Buddhist5
Jewish6
Muslim38
Not answered28
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