Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.51825, -0.10755

EC1N 8AD— Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden

Location and area intelligence for EC1N 8AD, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 80%Safety 37/100Transport 77/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
65
Safety
37
Schools
64
Transport
77
Environment
61
Investment
84

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Location

EC1N 8AD

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-3.6% vs London avg
vs London crime+361.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC1N 8AD

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How EC1N 8AD has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

64

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Alban's Church of England Primary School

Not yet inspected · 4 min walk

KS2: 108.4

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · Inspected Jun 2023 · 16 min walk

80% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 21 schools within 1.5km

Above London average

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 15 min walk

6 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

299.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 340.5%

+86% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other38%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Theft13%
Anti-social behaviour10%
Robbery7%
Vehicle crime6%
Drug offences5%
Burglary5%

Stop & search

9.7

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

7

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 1.5km

Crime is +361% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner North London

Shared room£708/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield852 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £1,982
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 89% of London
Farringdon StationElizabeth line line
3.5 min walk
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

FarringdonNational Rail
3 min walk
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
4 min walk
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
4 min walk
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
9 min walk
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
10 min walk
5 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 79 buses/hr peak

84

Walkability score

629

Footpaths (500m)

43

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge21 min ↓
Victoria25 min ↓
Waterloo18 min ↓
Canary Wharf29 min ↓
City ★15 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

9

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park304m
Santander docks (800m)43
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
330m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB6% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.0 km

Energy

Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield851.7 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES

SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE, 4-5 BURRELL ST, SE1 0UN

17 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

16

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 451 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

80

Parks (1km)

174

Restaurants (800m)

93

Cafes (800m)

13

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

3

Gyms (1km)

3

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 587 m

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

13

Late-night venues

B
2,040 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

4

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

283m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local73 m
Wine Bargains of Holborn326 m
Retail 24329 m
Co-op Food330 m

Nearby cafes

La Forchetta119 m
Nosh Cafe125 m
Buffet Bar148 m
Du:kan155 m

Nearby restaurants

Pret A Manger99 m
Bleeding Heart restaurant110 m
Guido's125 m
Cortina Sandwich Bar133 m

Nearby pubs

Ye Olde Mitre22 m
Bounce Farringdon60 m
Sir Christopher Hatton94 m
The Argyle131 m

Nearby gyms

Gymbox113 m
PureGym446 m
Anytime Fitness636 m
Virgin Active701 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots68 m
Superdrug770 m
Chauhan S Chemist850 m
the pharmacy1.1 km

Nearby health

Hatton Garden Dental Practice112 m
Numan222 m
Apricity Fertility276 m
Leather Lane Dental Practice296 m
Food hygiene (5-star)56% of 645

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
198

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

84

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£2,102London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score63/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+18.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

58.2

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,549m
Crossrail 2 route1,481m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,245 nationally

1,853

Est. population

13,267/km²

60%

Employed

57%

Degree educated

£40,500

Median income

5.2%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals

32

Community stability

Age profile

15%
38%
20%
18%
Under 1815%
18–3438%
35–4920%
50–6418%
65+10%

Tenure

37%
41%
Own outright10%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent37%
Social rent41%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

29%
26%
22%
White British29%
White Other26%
Asian22%
Black11%
Mixed7%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional45%
Routine / semi-routine13%
No car household81%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications12%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent41%
Private rent37%

vs. London

Income vs London-3.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
378
Live planning apps (800m)
43
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
14
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
31
Planning apps (3 years)
19
Local approval rate
74%
Borough approval rate
87%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£250/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
355
Largest scheme
345 homes · Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

St Dunstan's House, 133 - 137, St Dunstan's House, 133 - 137, Fetter Lane, EC4Y 1BT75 homes
completed
Bourne Estate (south), Bourne Estate (south), Portpool Lane, EC1N75 homes
completed
7, 7, HIGH HOLBORN, WC168 homes
completed
Ziggurat Building, 60, Saffron Hill, ONSLOW STREET (5-11), London, EC1N 8QX61 homes
completed
Dickens Court, 13 - 16, Britton Street, TURNMILL STREET (70-75), London53 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
14.7%
Ward turnout
37%
Election year
2026
MP
Sir Keir Starmer (Labour)
MP majority
11,572
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Councillors

Hamza ChowdhuryGreen
Jim MonahanGreen
James WhiteGreen

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Key facts for EC1N 8AD

Full postcodeEC1N 8AD
Postcode districtEC1N
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardHolborn & Covent Garden
Latitude51.518252
Longitude-0.107547
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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