King's Cross · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.52548, -0.12248
WC1N 1PA— King's Cross, Camden
Location and area intelligence for WC1N 1PA, King's Cross, Camden
The practical family move
Top 8% LondonSchools 100%Safety 75/100Transport 59/100⚠ Knotweed sites nearby
Best for: Families, Investors
Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals
WC1N 1PA
Key facts for WC1N 1PA
Full postcodeWC1N 1PA
Postcode districtWC1N
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardKing's Cross
Latitude51.525479
Longitude-0.122485
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
HighRenters
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low
London Benchmarks
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Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
Argyle Primary School
Good · 5 min walk
KS2: 107.7
—
Secondary
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
Not yet inspected · 11 min walk
P8: -0.49A8: 42.9
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
Thomas Coram Centre
Not inspected · 1 min walk
5 primaries · 1 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
MEDIUM CRIME
98.3 incidents per 1,000 residents
Higher crime than 74% of London ↑ Rising 39.2%+20% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences20%
Crime is +51% above London average
Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.
Property
Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
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)
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 DAnnual charge £1,622
Price growth potentialModerate
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
🚇Russell Square Underground StationPiccadilly line
3.1 min walk Nearby stations
🚇Russell Square Underground StationPiccadilly
4 min walk 🚂Kings Cross Underground StationNational Rail
7 min walk 🚇King's Cross St. Pancras Underground StationVictoria · Piccadilly
7 min walk 🚇Euston Underground StationVictoria · Northern
9 min walk 🚇London Euston Rail StationAvanti West Coast · West Midlands Trains
11 min walk 🚌1 bus routes · 5 stops within 400m
Central London commute times
▎ 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
Total spaces (800m)554
Nearest car park249m
Santander docks (800m)43
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Bloomsbury Square Car Park450 spaces· yes
730m Environment
22 AprFlood risk, air quality and noise
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³Better than 90% of London Quieter than 70% of London Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB21% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
More green space than 76% of London Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 5.7 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): 1
Landslide susceptibility: Low
Climate
Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield851.7 kWh/kWp/yr
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health
GP, dental and hospital access
KINGS CROSS SURGERY
77-83 CHALTON STREET, NW1 1HY
9 min walk
Nearest hospitalGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children · 364 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketM&S Food · 850 m
5 tennis courts1 swimming pools
Nearby shops
Ta'Mini Lebanese Bakery196 m
Bloomsbury Food & Wine223 m
Cash and Carry253 m
Steven Lee Supermarket256 m
Nearby cafes
Lumen95 m
Project6897 m
The King Of Falafel99 m
Joe & The Juice167 m
Nearby restaurants
Nando's154 m
Slim Chickens163 m
Gourmet Burger Kitchen168 m
Hare & Tortoise176 m
Nearby pubs
Shuffleboard Bar London171 m
Marquis Cornwallis215 m
Norfolk Arms228 m
Callaghan's237 m
Nearby gyms
The Gym216 m
Rebel Studio254 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing342 m
Bannatyne Health Club393 m
Nearby pharmacies
Zen492 m
Holborn Pharmacy621 m
Baban Pharmacy635 m
Well Pharmacy759 m
Nearby health
Bloomsbury Surgery35 m
Bond Dental226 m
EVD Kings Cross266 m
Raval Dental Surgery268 m
Food hygiene (5-star)55% of 484
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)198
High street
EHigh street health
Investment
Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent£2,102London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score61/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198
Rental market
Professional renterTenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score46/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,646m
Crossrail 2 route455m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 6/10
Around average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Average deprivation level Rank: 19,128 nationally
1,119
Est. population
10,993/km²
Inner cityHigh densityRenters
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional27%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household86%
Unemployed7%
No qualifications6%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)280
Live planning apps (800m)38
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)15
Planning apps (3 years)21
Central activities zoneYes
CIL rate (residential)£250/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)11
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme136 homes · BRAVINGTON'S & ALBION YARD RAILWAY BLOCK, BRAVINGTON'S & ALBION YARD RAILWAY BLOCK, PENTONVILLE ROAD, CALEDONIAN ROAD, BALFE STREET, YORK WAY, N1
Named schemes (500m)
277A, Stratstone, 277A, Stratstone, Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8QF60 homes
completedDepot, 17, Burton Street, London, WC1H 9AQ59 homes
completed45, 45, Sidmouth Street, WC1H 8JB52 homes
completed68-69, 68-69, Guilford Street, WC1N 1DF44 homes
completedWestminster Kingsway College, 45, Westminster Kingsway College, 45, Sidmouth Street, WC1H 8JB37 homes
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
MPSir Keir Starmer (Labour)
ConstituencyHolborn and St Pancras
Councillors
Lotus Melisande BautistaLabour
Jonathan Andrew SimpsonLabour
Liam Jamal Dominic Martin-LaneLabour
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The bottom line
WC1N 1PA offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and low crime — strong value for Families and Investors who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 11 Japanese knotweed sites within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.
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Data freshness
When each data source was last updated
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
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
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
national rail1 May
rail services18 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
surface water flood18 Apr
Trusted official data sources
Office for
National Statistics