Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.51933, -0.10768

EC1N 8SB— Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden

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

The urban professional's pick

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 80%Safety 63/100Transport 75/100Low yield 2.52%Only 1 sales — thin data

Best for: Commuters, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
74
Safety
63
Schools
64
Transport
75
Environment
63
Investment
48

Location

EC1N 8SB

Key facts for EC1N 8SB

Full postcodeEC1N 8SB
Postcode districtEC1N
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardHolborn & Covent Garden
Latitude51.519333
Longitude-0.107675
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
HighYoung professionals
ExcellentStrongRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price+92.3% vs London avg
vs London income-3.6% vs London avg
vs London crime+242.9% vs London avg

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How EC1N 8SB 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 · 3 min walk

KS2: 108.4

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · 18 min walk

80% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Above London average

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 14 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

VERY HIGH CRIME

222.9 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 88.6%

+171% vs borough

Crime by type

Other38%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Theft12%
Anti-social behaviour11%
Robbery7%
Vehicle crime7%
Burglary5%
Drug offences5%

Stop & search

9.7

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +243% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

1 May

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — only 1 sale in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£1,000,000

Median sale price

Top 25% — 92% above London median

£1,000,000 is 92% above the London median (£520,000)

Other

Dominant type

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%

Street mix

Terraced 22%Other 78%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£41,250
First-time buyerFTB
£41,250
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£71,250

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

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

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

24.7×

Price-to-income

£5,002/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

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 potentialHigh

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 87% of London
🚇
Farringdon StationElizabeth line line
2.5 min walk
🚂
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

🚂
FarringdonNational Rail
2 min walk
🚇
Farringdon Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk
🚇
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
4 min walk
🚇
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
9 min walk
🚇
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
11 min walk
🚌2 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 79 buses/hr peak

87

Walkability score

585

Footpaths (500m)

45

Santander docks (800m)

0.0 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge26 min ↓
Victoria40 min ↑
Waterloo24 min ↓
Canary Wharf27 min ↓
City ★20 min

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

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

7

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park212m
Santander docks (800m)45
Nearest cycle dock0.0 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
212m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB5% green spaceTree canopy: 43%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.9 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

19 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

15

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 376 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.5 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

83

Parks (1km)

193

Restaurants (800m)

99

Cafes (800m)

12

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

4

Sports (1km)

6

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 506 m

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

12

Late-night venues

B

4

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

263m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local161 m
Wine Bargains of Holborn218 m
Meads News229 m
Co-op Food258 m

Nearby cafes

La Forchetta9 m
Buffet Bar38 m
Caffé Stella67 m
Bicafe68 m

Nearby restaurants

Bleeding Heart restaurant52 m
Moz82 m
Bleeding Heart bistro87 m
Dukan 4191 m

Nearby pubs

The Bleeding Heart Tavern50 m
The Argyle86 m
The One Tun98 m
Ye Olde Mitre102 m

Nearby gyms

Gymbox96 m
PureGym326 m
Virgin Active728 m
Anytime Fitness742 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots160 m
Chauhan S Chemist792 m
Superdrug848 m

Nearby health

Hatton Garden Dental Practice20 m
Numan141 m
Leather Lane Dental Practice190 m
Apricity Fertility268 m
Food hygiene (5-star)54% of 660

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

48

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (2.52%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is high.

Avg monthly rent
£2,102London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
2.52% (low)London avg: 3.8%Below average yield — bottom 74%
Gentrification score94/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+18.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

4/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

76

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumHigh investment qualityExcellent transport accessConfirmed 5yr price momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,669m
Crossrail 2 route1,362m

Demographics

22 Apr

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

5.1%

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%
Price vs London+92.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
362
Live planning apps (800m)
53
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
19
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
27
Planning apps (3 years)
28
Local approval rate
85%
Borough approval rate
90%
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)
435
Largest scheme
345 homes · Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

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
25-27, 25-27, FARRINGDON ROAD, EC141 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

Stamp Duty & Affordability Calculator

Stamp duty on median price (£1,000,000)

£41,250

Standard buyer

£41,250

First-time buyer

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EC1N 8SB offers exceptional schools (80% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links at £1,000,000 median — a strong choice for Commuters and Young professionals.

Less suited to Families.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

83%

Confidence score

10/12

Pillars populated

High reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
property1 May
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rail services18 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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