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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1X 9NL, WC1X 9NA, WC1X 9NH, WC1X 9LT, WC1X 9NX, WC1X 9LR, WC1X 9LX, WC1X 9NW, WC1X 9JX.

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 9NG

Average Price
£29,496
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£29,496

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
Ground Floor And Basement Premises 2 Acton Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£27,0502014-07-14 £29,496

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		527 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 		854 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 		2,950 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,313 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,772 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 		350 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, WC1H 9EG 		451 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Copenhagen Primary School
Treaty St, N1 0WF 		750 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Vittoria Primary School
Half Moon Crescent, Islington N1 0TJ 		800 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School
Boadicea Street, Kings Cross N1 0UF 		854 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 		588 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,089 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,306 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		1,746 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Camden School for Girls
Sandall Road, NW5 2DB 		2,368 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 		317 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,083 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		1,529 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,776 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,874 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 		2,259 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,996 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		4,600 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 		440 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Gower School
10 Cynthia Street, Barnsbury N1 9JF 		461 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 		893 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConservatoire for Dance and Drama
1 - 7 Woburn Walk, Somers Town WC1H 0JJ 		916 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNAS Vanguard School
Lollard Street, Kennington SE11 6QH 		1,029 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 Road41 yd
Frequency121 King's Cross Road43 yd
CANTON TASTE109 King's Cross Road57 yd
SUGO822 Fredrick Street65 yd
Laoma135 King's Cross Road80 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Northumberland Arms141 King's Cross Road96 yd
Queen's Head66 Acton Street168 yd
The Water Rats328 Gray's Inn Road224 yd
Lucas Arms245A Gray's Inn Road248 yd
Model Railway ClubModel Railway Club, Keen House317 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Express Grill and Pizza115 King's Cross Road37 yd
The King Rooster127 King's Cross Road68 yd
Supreme Fried Chicken292 Gray's Inn Road214 yd
Deli-Licious 2go203 King's Cross Road307 yd
Aux Pains De Papy279 Gray's Inn Road312 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative275 Gray's Inn Road312 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road403 yd
TescoTesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road426 yd
TescoTesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point509 yd
Little WaitroseUnit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road579 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Calthorpe Project
258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch286 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
PENTONVILLE ROAD 		health and fitness suite344 yd
Ozone Leisure Club
KING'S CROSS ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool372 yd
Winton Primary School
KILLICK STREET 		470 yd
Urban Kings Gym
BRAVINGTONS WALK 		health and fitness suite510 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
DONEGAL STREET 		health and fitness suite535 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury)
MECKLENBURGH PLACE 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool596 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street 		health and fitness suite602 yd
Corams Fields
GUILFORD STREET 		artificial grass pitch616 yd
Beauty & Fitness
health and fitness suite, swimming pool625 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 83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 83.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 83.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 83.3%

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/s16.7%

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

Safety

Is Acton Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3506 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 9NG.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3506
Anti Social Behaviour 805
Other Theft 667
Violence And Sexual Offences 634
Theft From The Person 325
Vehicle Crime 179
Public Order 172
Robbery 148
Burglary 128
Criminal Damage And Arson 121
Drugs 120
Shoplifting 103
Bicycle Theft 61
Other Crime 28
Possession Of Weapons 15

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Amwell Street447 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near King'S Cross Road118 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket289 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road517 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road517 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gray'S Inn Road517 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near St Chad'S Street405 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near St Chad'S Street405 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near King'S Cross Road118 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket289 yd

Employment

WC1X 9NG area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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 9NG 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 Employee55
Student (economically inactive)25
Retired22
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Part-Time Employee19
Other17
Self-Employed16
Unemployed14
Looking after home or family10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities23
Other18
Financial and insurance activities16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Education14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Accommodation and food service activities12
Information and communication10
Human health and social work activities8
Administrative and support service activities5
Transport and storage4
Construction4
Real estate activities3

People

Gender

Female100
Male118

Partnership Status

Single131
Married: Opposite sex42
Married: Same sex2
Separated1
Divorced16
Widowed6

Health

Very good health105
Good health68
Fair health30
Bad health14
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications28
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 8
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 20
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 26
Degree or Similar 100
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi15
Chinese17
Indian12
Pakistani2
Other Asian4
Black African19
Black Caribbean11
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other9
White113
Roma2
Arab2
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom133
European Union34
Rest of Europe7
Africa16
Middle East and Asia30

Length of Residence

Born in the UK133
10+ Years44
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom153
Ireland7
France7
Germany1
Italy5
Portugal4
Spain1
Poland1
Romania4
Other EU countries6
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East2
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia4
No passport held13

Religion

No religion75
Christian89
Hindu8
Jewish2
Muslim27
Other religion1
Not answered20
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