Acton Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1X 9NA 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 2004-11-01.
StreetScan combines information about Acton Street, London, WC1X 9NA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 9NH, WC1X 9NG, WC1X 9LT, WC1X 9NL, WC1X 9LR, WC1X 9NX, WC1X 9BJ, WC1X 9QW, WC1X 9LX.

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 9NA

Average Price
£659,982
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£726,320
Other
£62,942

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
2 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£60,0002017-03-24 £62,942
Flat 7 4 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£815,0002016-02-12 £844,976
Flat 4 4 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£795,0002016-02-02 £824,241
Flat 1 4 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£713,0002015-09-04 £733,958
Flat 6 4 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£835,0002015-09-01 £859,544

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		537 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 		863 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 		2,924 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,285 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,799 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 		353 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		478 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		755 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Vittoria Primary School
Half Moon Crescent, Islington N1 0TJ 		790 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School
Boadicea Street, Kings Cross N1 0UF 		859 yd Voluntary aided 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 		570 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,118 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,332 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,722 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,384 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 		321 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,089 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,555 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,777 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,846 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 		2,254 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,023 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,586 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 		421 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		442 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 		896 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		942 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street, Kennington SE11 6QH 		1,003 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
Sen Viet119 King's Cross Road22 yd
Frequency121 King's Cross Road27 yd
CANTON TASTE109 King's Cross Road41 yd
SUGO822 Fredrick Street54 yd
Clink7878 King's Cross Road61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Northumberland Arms141 King's Cross Road96 yd
Queen's Head66 Acton Street194 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road252 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road275 yd
Brewdog, Unit 350 Great Tower Street, London319 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road12 yd
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road64 yd
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road234 yd
Deli-Licious 2go203 King's Cross Road330 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road340 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road340 yd
TescoTesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road410 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road426 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point531 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road606 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch297 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool356 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite357 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		479 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
DONEGAL STREET 		health and fitness suite526 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite535 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool601 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool609 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite626 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch627 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%

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

Safety

Is Acton Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3045 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 9NA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3045
Anti Social Behaviour 785
Violence And Sexual Offences 568
Other Theft 521
Theft From The Person 228
Public Order 143
Vehicle Crime 141
Burglary 122
Robbery 121
Criminal Damage And Arson 114
Drugs 112
Shoplifting 102
Bicycle Theft 48
Other Crime 25
Possession Of Weapons 15

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Vernon Rise83 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall429 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Bridge429 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall429 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall429 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Argyle Street389 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near King'S Cross Bridge429 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall429 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Bridge429 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Bridge429 yd

Employment

WC1X 9NA area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 9NA 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 Employee88
Student (economically inactive)55
Self-Employed26
Full-Time Student (with or without job)18
Part-Time Employee17
Looking after home or family12
Other11
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Unemployed10
Retired7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities24
Human health and social work activities23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Accommodation and food service activities20
Other18
Financial and insurance activities14
Information and communication11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Education8
Manufacturing6
Administrative and support service activities5
Real estate activities4
Construction4
Transport and storage2

People

Gender

Female153
Male121

Partnership Status

Single182
Married: Opposite sex31
Married: Same sex7
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated8
Divorced20
Widowed5

Health

Very good health154
Good health85
Fair health25
Bad health7
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications32
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
Degree or Similar 139

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi20
Chinese16
Indian8
Pakistani1
Other Asian7
Black African14
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African6
Mixed Other5
White166
Roma3
Arab5
Other15

Country of Birth

United Kingdom112
European Union69
Rest of Europe16
Africa15
Middle East and Asia45
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK112
10+ Years64
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years26
Less than 2 years49

Passport Held

United Kingdom160
Ireland3
France9
Germany1
Italy11
Portugal9
Spain13
Lithuania1
Poland3
Romania2
Other EU countries22
Turkey1
Other Europe3
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia12
Southern Asia4
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America5
No passport held3

Religion

No religion121
Christian81
Buddhist4
Muslim39
Sikh4
Other religion1
Not answered25
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