King's Cross · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.52576, -0.11777

WC1N 2AF— King's Cross, Camden

Location and area intelligence for WC1N 2AF, King's Cross, 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.

 

Top 13% LondonSchools 100%Safety 70/100Transport 57/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
72
Safety
70
Schools
100
Transport
57
Environment
68
Investment
77

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Location

WC1N 2AF

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
Very highMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London crime+43.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for WC1N 2AF

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How WC1N 2AF has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School

Outstanding · Inspected Jun 2024 · 5 min walk

KS2: 106.8

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Secondary

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Jan 2025 · 11 min walk

P8: +0.26A8: 54.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 25 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 3 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

93.2 incidents per 1,000 residents

Higher crime than 70% of London
↑ Rising 308.9%

-42% 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

Other24%
Violence & sexual offences22%
Anti-social behaviour18%
Theft17%
Drug offences10%
Vehicle crime3%
Burglary3%
Robbery2%

Stop & search

5.3

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Euston Fire Station · 924m

Crime is +43% 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 DAnnual charge £1,622
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
Above London average
King's Cross St. Pancras Underground StationVictoria line
7.3 min walk
Kings Cross Thameslink

Nearby stations

Russell Square Underground StationPiccadilly
7 min walk
Kings Cross ThameslinkNational Rail
7 min walk
King's Cross St. Pancras Underground StationVictoria · Piccadilly
8 min walk
Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
12 min walk
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
12 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

66

Walkability score

218

Footpaths (500m)

41

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge31 min ↓
Victoria35 min ↓
Waterloo29 min ↓
Canary Wharf35 min ↓
City ★23 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

28

Car parks (800m)

12

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)80
Nearest car park136m
Santander docks (800m)41
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

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: 19.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 91% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB16% green spaceTree canopy: 67%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 5.9 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): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

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

KINGS CROSS SURGERY

77-83 CHALTON STREET, NW1 1HY

13 min walk

55%

Recommend GP

55%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

17

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalRoyal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital · 401 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

139

Parks (1km)

100

Restaurants (800m)

65

Cafes (800m)

11

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

8

Gyms (1km)

14

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 519 m
6 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

11

Late-night venues

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

1

Libraries (1km)

4

Cinemas (2km)

607m

Post office

Nearby shops

Metro Express356 m
Singhsbury Express406 m
Steven Lee Supermarket426 m
Cash and Carry438 m

Nearby cafes

Cafe Angel160 m
Costa184 m
Trio D'or207 m
The Café266 m

Nearby restaurants

Supreme Fried Chicken and Kebabs219 m
Salaam Namaste242 m
Ciao Bella320 m
Baba Tang346 m

Nearby pubs

London Welsh Bar113 m
Calthorpe Arms155 m
The Blue Lion241 m
The Harrison278 m

Nearby gyms

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing201 m
Ozone Health and Fitness Club313 m
Rebel Studio444 m
The Gym522 m

Nearby pharmacies

Zen650 m
Holborn Pharmacy714 m
Boots969 m

Nearby health

Grays Inn Road Dental Surgery234 m
Vie Aesthetics Holborn337 m
Bloomsbury Surgery358 m
Food Allergy Immunotherapy Centre369 m
Food hygiene (5-star)48% of 413

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

77

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 score51/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+18.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

53.7

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score38/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,549m
Crossrail 2 route502m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,091 nationally

2,457

Est. population

15,700/km²

38%

Employed

45%

Degree educated

5.2%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityMixed

33

Community stability

Age profile

26%
37%
14%
Under 1826%
18–3438%
35–4914%
50–6412%
65+11%

Tenure

28%
54%
Own outright9%
Own (mortgage)7%
Private rent28%
Social rent54%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

24%
21%
31%
White British24%
White Other21%
Asian31%
Black10%
Mixed8%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional23%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household72%
Unemployed8%
No qualifications13%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent54%
Private rent28%

vs. London

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
291
Live planning apps (800m)
59
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
21
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
24
Planning apps (3 years)
21
Local approval rate
79%
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)
11

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
451
Largest scheme
345 homes · Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

45, 45, Sidmouth Street, WC1H 8JB52 homes
completed
8-20, 8, Cubitt Street, KINGS CROSS ROAD, London, WC1X 0LR48 homes
completed
48, Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JH38 homes
completed
Westminster Kingsway College, 45, Westminster Kingsway College, 45, Sidmouth Street, WC1H 8JB37 homes
completed
Derby Lodge, BLOCKS 3 & 4, DERBY LODGE, Wicklow Street, London, WC1X 9LE36 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
15.1%
Ward turnout
32%
Election year
2026
MP
Sir Keir Starmer (Labour)
MP majority
11,572
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Councillors

Lotus Melisande BautistaLabour
Jonathan Andrew SimpsonLabour
Liam Jamal Dominic Martin-LaneLabour

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Key facts for WC1N 2AF

Full postcodeWC1N 2AF
Postcode districtWC1N
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardKing's Cross
Latitude51.525763
Longitude-0.117774
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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