Acton Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 9LX 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 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Acton Street, London, WC1X 9LX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 0ND, WC1X 9NG, WC1X 9LT, WC1X 9NW, WC1X 9LR, WC1X 9LZ, WC1X 9NL, WC1X 0NG, WC1X 9NA.

Acton Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Acton Street are based on 42 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 9LX

Average Price
£703,772
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£684,354
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£704,914
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Acton Street

Average Price
£785,398
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Acton Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£825,0002021-01-08 £892,932
Basement And Ground Floor Flat 7 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£840,0002018-06-29 £846,604
11A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£790,0002015-10-08 £818,059
Second And Third Floor Flat 7 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£655,0002014-07-07 £714,221
13A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£493,5002012-01-09 £770,098

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		465 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 		900 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 		2,996 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,343 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,733 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 		405 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		412 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		802 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		820 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Vittoria Primary School
Half Moon Crescent, Islington N1 0TJ 		862 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 		649 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,061 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,303 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,800 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,397 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 		259 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,023 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,527 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,720 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,894 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 		2,320 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,952 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,566 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 		500 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		521 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 		835 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		868 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street, Kennington SE11 6QH 		1,076 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 Street66 yd
CANTON TASTE109 King's Cross Road72 yd
Sen Viet119 King's Cross Road100 yd
Frequency121 King's Cross Road103 yd
Clink7878 King's Cross Road115 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Queen's Head66 Acton Street127 yd
The Northumberland Arms141 King's Cross Road156 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road203 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road209 yd
The Harrison28 Harrison Street302 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road91 yd
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road130 yd
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road154 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road298 yd
Deli-Licious 2go203 King's Cross Road328 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road298 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road417 yd
TescoTesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road488 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point528 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road573 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch224 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool349 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite386 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		515 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite518 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool536 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite549 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch553 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite592 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
DONEGAL STREET 		health and fitness suite597 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 93.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 93.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 93.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 93.5%

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/s6.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed118.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Acton Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3650 crimes were reported near Acton Street . 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 anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC1X 9LX.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3650
Anti Social Behaviour 805
Other Theft 731
Violence And Sexual Offences 640
Theft From The Person 361
Vehicle Crime 189
Public Order 174
Robbery 162
Burglary 128
Criminal Damage And Arson 126
Drugs 126
Shoplifting 103
Bicycle Theft 69
Other Crime 23
Possession Of Weapons 13

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Percy Circus213 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Percy Circus213 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Bridge406 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall406 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall406 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall406 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near King'S Cross Bridge406 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall406 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Bridge406 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Bridge406 yd

Employment

WC1X 9LX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 10% 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 9LX 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 Employee71
Student (economically inactive)35
Retired28
Part-Time Employee26
Other25
Unemployed25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Looking after home or family13
Self-Employed11
Long-Term Sick or disabled11

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities27
Information and communication26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles18
Education17
Human health and social work activities16
Other13
Financial and insurance activities11
Administrative and support service activities7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Construction4
Transport and storage3
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female136
Male163

Partnership Status

Single147
Married: Opposite sex67
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated8
Divorced20
Widowed9

Health

Very good health156
Good health82
Fair health42
Bad health15
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications38
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 98
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi89
Chinese6
Indian10
Pakistani3
Other Asian14
Black African10
Black Caribbean10
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other11
White104
Roma6
Arab1
Other18

Country of Birth

United Kingdom150
European Union46
Rest of Europe4
Africa17
Middle East and Asia69
The Americas and the Caribbean12

Length of Residence

Born in the UK150
10+ Years87
5-10 Years22
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom220
Ireland2
France3
Germany3
Italy7
Portugal1
Spain3
Poland1
Romania4
Other EU countries14
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa3
Eastern Asia4
Southern Asia8
Central Asia8
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America4
Oceania1
No passport held8

Religion

No religion69
Christian74
Buddhist1
Hindu4
Jewish6
Muslim106
Other religion4
Not answered33
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