New Compton Street is in London and in Camden district. WC2H 8DA is located in the Holborn and Covent Garden 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 New Compton Street, London, WC2H 8DA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2H 8LE, WC2H 8AB, WC2H 8DN, WC2H 8AN, WC2H 8AJ, WC2H 8LB, WC2H 8JL, WC2H 8JJ, WC2H 8JB.

New Compton Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on New Compton Street are based on 38 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 WC2H 8DA

Average Price
£39,502
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£39,502

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Compton Street

Average Price
£670,824
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New Compton Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Ground Floor And Basement 42 New Compton Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building
£40,0002018-04-18 £39,502

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY
4out of 4 1,324 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH
4out of 4 2,558 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE
4out of 4 3,094 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG
4out of 4 3,317 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT
3out of 4 3,564 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA
3out of 4 558 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF
3out of 4 641 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU
4out of 4 815 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ
3out of 4 853 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews , WC1N 2NX
4out of 4 1,235 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY
3out of 4 1,712 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA
4out of 4 1,893 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA
2out of 4 1,960 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX
3out of 4 2,248 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Westminster City School
55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ
3out of 4 2,306 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA
- not rated 701 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ
- not rated 821 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA
- not rated 1,549 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH
- not rated 1,996 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR
- not rated 2,400 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU
4out of 4 3,094 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG
3out of 4 3,813 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG
3out of 4 4,088 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN
- not rated 290 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL
- not rated 354 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA
- not rated 545 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA
- not rated 573 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street , WC1E 7HT
- not rated 616 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
Kanada-Ya64 St Giles High Street9 yd
SuperStar BBQ4 Central Saint Giles Piazza42 yd
BYRON1a St Giles High Street46 yd
Caffe Nero1a St Giles High Street46 yd
NBC UniversalCentral St Giles, St Giles High Street82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Angel Public House61 St Giles High Street8 yd
The Crown43 Monmouth Street151 yd
Flight Club Darts LTDAlbion House, 55-59 New Oxford Street158 yd
The Craft Beer Co ( Covent Garden ) Ltd168 High Holborn180 yd
All Bar One108 New Oxford Street187 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Which Wich8 Central Saint Giles Piazza58 yd
Black Sheep Coffee4 Earnshaw Street74 yd
Ben’s Traditional Fish and Chips200 Shaftesbury Avenue80 yd
ZIZI FACTORY LTD65-67 Neal Street105 yd
Pret a Manger13 St Giles Square131 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street264 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road390 yd
Sainsbury'sUNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD414 yd
TescoGROUND FLOOR, 2-4 DEAN STREET442 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway564 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET
health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool136 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET
261 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET
health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool309 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK
health and fitness suite, swimming pool313 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET
health and fitness suite390 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET
432 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street
swimming pool470 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA
health and fitness suite537 yd
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE
health and fitness suite614 yd
The London Edition
BERNERS STREET
health and fitness suite656 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 New Compton Street dangerous?

In 2023, 24772 crimes were reported near New Compton 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 WC2H 8DA.

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

More Crime Statistics for New Compton Street, London, WC2H 8DA

Employment

WC2H 8DA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% 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.

WC2H 8DA area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 WC2H 8DA 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 Employee72
Student (economically inactive)41
Self-Employed28
Retired20
Unemployed14
Other13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Long-Term Sick or disabled12
Part-Time Employee11
Looking after home or family8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles69
Professional, scientific and technical activities58
Human health and social work activities42
Accommodation and food service activities37
Education26
Financial and insurance activities20
Information and communication20
Other19
Construction12
Transport and storage8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Manufacturing5
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities1
Mining and quarrying1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female127
Male128

Partnership Status

Single134
Married: Opposite sex58
Married: Same sex5
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated6
Divorced22
Widowed7

Health

Very good health121
Good health87
Fair health29
Bad health13
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications27
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 128
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi27
Chinese15
Indian4
Pakistani3
Other Asian13
Black African13
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other9
White139
Roma1
Arab6
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom137
European Union37
Rest of Europe9
Africa16
Middle East and Asia36
The Americas and the Caribbean12
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK137
10+ Years51
5-10 Years18
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years35

Passport Held

United Kingdom182
Ireland3
France11
Germany2
Italy4
Portugal1
Spain6
Poland3
Romania3
Other EU countries6
Turkey2
Other Europe2
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia2
Central Asia2
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America3
No passport held5

Religion

No religion82
Christian77
Buddhist4
Hindu3
Jewish4
Muslim49
Other religion3
Not answered33