Kings Cross Road is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 9LQ 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 2009-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9LQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 9LS, WC1X 0LS, WC1X 9LN, WC1X 9QE, WC1X 9LP, WC1X 0PF, WC1X 0LR, WC1X 9QG, WC1X 0NG.

Kings Cross Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kings Cross Road are based on 155 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 9LQ

Average Price
£162,708
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£162,708
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kings Cross Road

Average Price
£743,861
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kings Cross Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 8 Constable Court, 79 Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£145,0002014-07-17 £158,110
Flat 9 Constable Court, 79 Kings Cross Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£150,0002014-06-30 £167,305

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		420 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 		1,026 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 		2,940 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,249 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,814 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 		510 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		515 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		702 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		765 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Myddelton Street, EC1R 1YJ 		839 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 		679 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,170 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,438 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,776 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		2,397 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 		191 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		949 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,622 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,662 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,781 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 		2,400 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,020 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,428 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 		531 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		548 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 		748 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		932 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street, Kennington SE11 6QH 		1,031 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
SUGO822 Fredrick Street110 yd
CANTON TASTE109 King's Cross Road123 yd
Clink7878 King's Cross Road131 yd
Kings Coffee & FoodKings Coffee & Food, 6 King's Cross Road181 yd
Sen Viet119 King's Cross Road183 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Union Tavern Public HouseUnion Tavern Public House, 52 Lloyd Baker Street195 yd
Crowne Plaza Kings Cross1 King's Cross Road209 yd
Queen's Head66 Acton Street245 yd
The Northumberland Arms141 King's Cross Road259 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road321 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road171 yd
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road211 yd
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road226 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road432 yd
Rosebery Kebab HouseRosebery Kebab House, 63-65 Rosebery Avenue454 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road432 yd
TescoTesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road533 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road560 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point671 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road709 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch202 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool206 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool457 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool464 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch513 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite518 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite604 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		642 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite660 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
DONEGAL STREET 		health and fitness suite670 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 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/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed62.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Kings Cross Road dangerous?

In 2023, 2675 crimes were reported near Kings Cross Road . Only 1% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC1X 9LQ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2675
Anti Social Behaviour 699
Violence And Sexual Offences 488
Other Theft 410
Theft From The Person 238
Vehicle Crime 137
Burglary 122
Criminal Damage And Arson 112
Public Order 111
Shoplifting 102
Drugs 98
Robbery 87
Bicycle Theft 42
Other Crime 17
Possession Of Weapons 12

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near King'S Cross Road56 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Percy Circus245 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near A501463 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Amwell Street421 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road363 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road363 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road363 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near A501463 yd
2023-12Other crimeAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Langton Close219 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fernsbury Street378 yd

Employment

WC1X 9LQ 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 9LQ 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)179
Full-Time Employee73
Full-Time Student (with or without job)47
Retired43
Part-Time Employee41
Long-Term Sick or disabled30
Self-Employed27
Unemployed25
Looking after home or family24
Other16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles33
Human health and social work activities23
Education20
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Financial and insurance activities17
Other15
Information and communication12
Administrative and support service activities12
Accommodation and food service activities10
Transport and storage8
Construction8
Real estate activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female308
Male270

Partnership Status

Single369
Married: Opposite sex81
Separated11
Divorced23
Widowed20

Health

Very good health306
Good health167
Fair health65
Bad health27
Very bad health14

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications79
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 49
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 209
Degree or Similar 109
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi115
Chinese25
Indian31
Pakistani1
Other Asian25
Black African60
Black Caribbean6
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian11
Mixed White and African16
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other19
White225
Arab9
Other29

Country of Birth

United Kingdom303
European Union90
Rest of Europe9
Africa41
Middle East and Asia113
The Americas and the Caribbean19
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK303
10+ Years143
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years20
Less than 2 years100

Passport Held

United Kingdom403
Ireland8
France18
Germany9
Italy7
Portugal1
Spain7
Lithuania3
Poland12
Romania5
Other EU countries20
Other Europe5
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia18
Southern Asia17
South-East Asia10
North America and the Caribbean9
Central and South America2
No passport held17

Religion

No religion172
Christian129
Buddhist4
Hindu23
Jewish8
Muslim177
Sikh2
Other religion8
Not answered57
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