WC1H 8BL
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Property report — WC1H 8BL
Open-data due diligence for WC1H 8BL and the area around it.
WC1H 8BL in brief: 8 recorded sales (£90,000–£460,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC1H 8BL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC1H 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£2,407,417
Population
9,087
Crimes recorded
227
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WC1H 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (2 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | £225,000 | FLAT 3, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 2015-06-30 | £460,000 | FLAT 20, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 2008-09-30 | £220,000 | FLAT 18, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 2005-12-05 | £198,000 | FLAT 18, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 2003-07-07 | £124,500 | FLAT 4, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 2003-04-28 | £167,000 | FLAT 17, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 2002-03-05 | £180,000 | FLAT 21, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
| 1999-02-26 | £90,000 | FLAT 21, FLEETWAY BIRKENHEAD STREET | Flat |
8 recorded sales on WC1H 8BL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Winton Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Edith Neville Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY (0.3 mi) · BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC (0.4 mi) · KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE EASTMAN DENTAL HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NUMBERS 7-25 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · NUMBERS 13 AND 14 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · NUMBERS 1-5 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HASSCON PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · JOHN WALKER CHEMISTS (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: King's Cross St. Pancras (0.1 mi) · London Kings Cross (0.1 mi) · London St Pancras International (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.3 mi) · M&S Food (0.3 mi) · Tian Tian Market (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 29
- One-person households
- 44%
- Households with children
- 18%
- Households
- 3,310
Owned 17% · Social rent 49% · Private rent 33%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC1H 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC1H 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 210/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC1H 8BL in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWC1H | SectorWC1H 8 | PostcodeWC1H 8BL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £775,396 | £2,407,417 | £208,063 |
| Population | 18,735 | 9,087 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 359 | 227 | — |
| Schools | 2 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 95% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC1H 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.