Clerkenwell · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.52982, -0.11523

WC1X 9EW— Clerkenwell, Islington

Location and area intelligence for WC1X 9EW, Clerkenwell, Islington

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.

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 62/100Transport 60/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
70
Safety
62
Schools
100
Transport
60
Environment
67
Investment
74

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Location

WC1X 9EW

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income+1.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+116.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for WC1X 9EW

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

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How WC1X 9EW has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

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

Primary

Winton Primary School

Outstanding · Inspected Jun 2024 · 4 min walk

KS2: 108.8

—

Secondary

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Jan 2025 · 5 min walk

P8: +0.26A8: 54.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 21 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 8 min walk

8 primaries · 1 secondaries · 2 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

140.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 219.0%

+7% 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

Other29%
Violence & sexual offences24%
Theft15%
Anti-social behaviour12%
Vehicle crime8%
Drug offences6%
Burglary5%
Robbery3%

Stop & search

4.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

5

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Euston Fire Station · 1.1km

Crime is +116% 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 AAnnual charge £1,127
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

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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 StationNorthern line
5.7 min walk
Kings Cross Thameslink

Nearby stations

Kings Cross ThameslinkNational Rail
5 min walk
King's Cross St. Pancras Underground StationVictoria · Piccadilly
7 min walk
Angel Underground StationNorthern
9 min walk
Russell Square Underground StationPiccadilly
12 min walk
Euston Underground StationVictoria · Northern
15 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

61

Walkability score

278

Footpaths (500m)

36

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

21

Car parks (800m)

7

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)80
Nearest car park58m
Santander docks (800m)36
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
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
2% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB12% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

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

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

11

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalRoyal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital · 288 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

144

Parks (1km)

90

Restaurants (800m)

47

Cafes (800m)

4

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

11

Sports (1km)

6

Convenience

Nearest supermarketVillage wholefoods · 775 m
5 tennis courts2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

5

Late-night venues

C
1,472 licensed premises in borough754 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

2

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

232m

Post office

Nearby shops

Food & Wine77 m
Singhsbury Express83 m
AM 2 PM97 m
Metro Express129 m

Nearby cafes

Frequency87 m
Quills92 m
Costa113 m
Coffee-Uni300 m

Nearby restaurants

Itadaki-zen59 m
Laoma62 m
Mediterraneo64 m
The King Rooster67 m

Nearby pubs

The Northumberland Arms63 m
The Carpenters Arms153 m
Meat House London196 m
The Queen's Head254 m

Nearby gyms

Anytime Fitness233 m
Ozone Health and Fitness Club411 m
Shaolin Way532 m
Rebel Studio613 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots710 m

Nearby health

National Street Healthcare132 m
Pentonville Road Dental273 m
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital288 m
Institute of Medical Physics295 m
Food hygiene (5-star)57% of 286

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)
251

High street

E

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

74

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,025London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score42/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition251

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Mixed / transient

Tenant profile

+16.8%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

53.8

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score43/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,926m
Crossrail 2 route105m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,676 nationally

1,317

Est. population

19,312/km²

40%

Employed

47%

Degree educated

£42,600

Median income

4.2%

Claimant rate

Inner cityVery high densityMixed

35

Community stability

Age profile

28%
39%
14%
Under 1828%
18–3439%
35–4914%
50–6412%
65+7%

Tenure

27%
51%
Own outright10%
Own (mortgage)10%
Private rent27%
Social rent51%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free1%

Ethnicity

32%
23%
17%
13%
White British32%
White Other23%
Asian17%
Black13%
Mixed8%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional27%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household74%
Unemployed8%
No qualifications11%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent51%
Private rent28%

vs. London

Income vs London+1.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
227
Live planning apps (800m)
77
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
17
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
37
Planning apps (3 years)
19
Local approval rate
70%
Borough approval rate
68%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£400/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
1

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)

130 - 134, Pentonville Road, 3-5 & 5A,Cynthia Street & 2, Rodney Street, London, N1 9JE119 homes
completed
200, Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JY64 homes
completed
8-20, 8, Cubitt Street, KINGS CROSS ROAD, London, WC1X 0LR48 homes
completed
Derby Lodge, BLOCKS 3 & 4, DERBY LODGE, Wicklow Street, London, WC1X 9LE36 homes
completed
91 - 99, Pentonville Road, London35 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
12.9%
Ward turnout
44%
Election year
2026
MP
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
MP majority
15,455
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Councillors

Jara FalkenburgGreen
Ruth HayesLabour
Giulio FerriniGreen

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Key facts for WC1X 9EW

Full postcodeWC1X 9EW
Postcode districtWC1X
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardClerkenwell
Latitude51.529823
Longitude-0.115227
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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