King Street is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2E 8JY is located in the St James's electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 2000-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about King Street, London, WC2E 8JY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2E 8JS, WC2E 9DH, WC2E 8JG, WC2E 9HR, WC2E 8HN, WC2E 9HW, WC2E 9DJ, WC2E 8BE, WC2E 9DG.

King Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on King Street are based on 561 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Westminster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2E 8JY

Average Price
£3,580,774
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£3,580,774
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for King Street

Average Price
£1,483,044
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on King Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 1 43 King Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£7,200,0002022-04-29 £6,182,308
Flat 4 43 King Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£5,430,0002020-07-02 £5,113,108
Flat 3.2 43 King Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,095,0002020-07-02 £1,031,096
Flat 3.2 43 King Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002006-06-08 £882,615
Flat 3.1 43 King Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,050,0002006-06-08 £4,020,800

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,616 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		2,828 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 		2,914 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,182 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,510 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		505 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		529 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		669 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		1,326 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		1,378 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,505 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		2,016 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, SW1E 5HJ 		2,039 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
4out of 4The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place, SW1P 2DY 		2,112 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		2,173 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		507 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,054 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		1,630 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,822 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,136 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 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,338 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,466 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,396 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		190 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		692 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		695 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		719 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEcole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		772 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Palm Court Brasserie39 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN29 yd
Laduree1 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN45 yd
Peloton Studios London11 FLORAL STREET53 yd
Clos MaggioreBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 33 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN70 yd
Maxwell'S Bar & Grill34 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN70 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
All Bar One19 HENRIETTA STREET155 yd
Blame Gloria20 BEDFORD STREET171 yd
Lady Of The Grapes16 MAIDEN LANE183 yd
Dalla Terra Wine Bar25 SLINGSBY PLACE208 yd
Mr Fogg'S Tavern58 ST MARTIN'S LANE250 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Cookie Dough Cafe34 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN82 yd
Vyta21 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN82 yd
Floozie Stuffed Cookies15B THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN82 yd
Holland And BarrettFIRST FLOOR, 39 LONG ACRE100 yd
Darjeeling Express26 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN120 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET149 yd
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street281 yd
Sainsbury'sUNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD350 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND379 yd
Sainsbury's36-37 STRAND393 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool27 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite80 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		158 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London The Strand Covent Garden)
BEDFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite231 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool243 yd
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 		health and fitness suite283 yd
Virgin Active Club (Strand)
SHELL MEX HOUSE SHELL MEX HOUSE STRAND 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool308 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		346 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool349 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool358 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 King Street dangerous?

In 2023, 18368 crimes were reported near King 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 WC2E 8JY.

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

More Crime Statistics for King Street, London, WC2E 8JY

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 18368
Theft From The Person 5779
Other Theft 5136
Violence And Sexual Offences 1876
Anti Social Behaviour 1682
Shoplifting 783
Public Order 710
Robbery 606
Drugs 477
Vehicle Crime 404
Criminal Damage And Arson 297
Burglary 265
Bicycle Theft 230
Possession Of Weapons 65
Other Crime 58

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC2E 8JY.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall520 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12RobberyInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402133 yd
More Crime Statistics for King Street, London, WC2E 8JY

Employment

WC2E 8JY area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC2E 8JY 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 Employee86
Student (economically inactive)64
Retired35
Self-Employed32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)14
Part-Time Employee8
Unemployed8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other5
Looking after home or family1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities36
Financial and insurance activities22
Information and communication18
Accommodation and food service activities16
Other14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Education11
Human health and social work activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Transport and storage1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Manufacturing1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female152
Male165

Partnership Status

Single183
Married: Opposite sex30
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated6
Divorced19
Widowed10

Health

Very good health211
Good health75
Fair health19
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 26
Degree or Similar 173
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese26
Indian3
Other Asian19
Black African1
Black Caribbean5
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other8
White220
Roma4
Arab4
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom172
European Union54
Rest of Europe9
Africa8
Middle East and Asia37
The Americas and the Caribbean29
Oceania6
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK172
10+ Years33
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years60

Passport Held

United Kingdom201
Ireland7
France8
Germany4
Italy9
Portugal5
Spain4
Lithuania1
Poland1
Romania1
Other EU countries14
Turkey3
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East3
Eastern Asia25
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean12
Central and South America8
Oceania4
No passport held5

Religion

No religion157
Christian113
Buddhist8
Jewish3
Muslim7
Other religion4
Not answered25
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