Acton Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 9LZ 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 9LZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 9NB, WC1X 0ND, WC1X 9NT, WC1X 8DX, WC1X 9LX, WC1X 9NW, WC1X 0PQ, WC1X 8EB, WC1X 8RB.

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 9LZ

Average Price
£639,680
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£1,810,458
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£405,524
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
31A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£340,0002022-04-07 £338,784
51B Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£190,0002007-04-05 £353,521
31A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£237,0002006-06-30 £506,038
31A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£171,0002005-04-14 £397,577
37A Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£191,0002004-08-23 £431,698

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 		913 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 		3,071 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,414 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,659 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 		339 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road N1 9AZ 		439 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		813 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		826 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Vittoria Primary School
Half Moon Crescent, Islington N1 0TJ 		917 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 		715 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		993 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,253 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,874 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,381 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 		239 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		985 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,477 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,693 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,959 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 		2,363 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,877 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,579 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 		568 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		589 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		793 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 		806 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSchool of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		1,083 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
Gather & GatherBUPA Battle Bridge House, 300-306 Gray's Inn Road58 yd
Cafe Carmen229 Gray's Inn Road121 yd
SUGO822 Fredrick Street139 yd
CANTON TASTE109 King's Cross Road147 yd
Sen Viet119 King's Cross Road169 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Queen's Head66 Acton Street60 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road139 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road150 yd
The Northumberland Arms141 King's Cross Road210 yd
The Harrison28 Harrison Street227 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road90 yd
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road163 yd
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road191 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road247 yd
Deli-Licious 2go203 King's Cross Road314 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road247 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road392 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point507 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road524 yd
M&S Simply FoodKings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road524 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch186 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool386 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite398 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite475 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite483 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool503 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch505 yd
One Kx
CROMER STREET 		health and fitness suite518 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		531 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool628 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 97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 97.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 97.1%

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/s2.9%

Download Speed

Median download speed19.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed116.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed10.6 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, 5732 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 other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC1X 9LZ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 5732
Other Theft 1341
Theft From The Person 906
Violence And Sexual Offences 899
Anti Social Behaviour 855
Public Order 369
Shoplifting 313
Drugs 245
Robbery 197
Vehicle Crime 193
Criminal Damage And Arson 140
Burglary 133
Bicycle Theft 72
Other Crime 42
Possession Of Weapons 27

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Omega Place437 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd
2023-12Public orderOn or near Kings Cross (Station)523 yd

Employment

WC1X 9LZ 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 9LZ 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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