WC1X 8DP
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Property report — WC1X 8DP
Open-data due diligence for WC1X 8DP and the area around it.
WC1X 8DP in brief: 1 recorded sale (£16,100,000–£16,100,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC1X 8DP itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC1X 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£1,312,399
Population
12,492
Crimes recorded
5
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2025)
Annual sold price in WC1X 8, 1995–2025 — 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. Latest median £533,750. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-04 | £16,100,000 | ACORN HOUSE, 320 GRAY'S INN ROAD | Other |
1 recorded sale on WC1X 8DP. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Winton Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2022) |
| Vittoria Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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 (0.3 mi) · AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE EASTMAN DENTAL HOSPITAL (0.2 mi) · GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 64, 66 (QUEEN'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE) AND 68 ACTON STREET AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 55-67 SWINTON STREET AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, INCLUDING THE FORMER KING'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE (NUMBERS 61-63) (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · NUMBERS 51 AND 53 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HASSCON PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · JOHN WALKER CHEMISTS (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: King's Cross St. Pancras (0.2 mi) · London Kings Cross (0.2 mi) · London St Pancras International (0.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.3 mi) · Tian Tian Market (0.4 mi) · M&S Food (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 32
- One-person households
- 42%
- Households with children
- 19%
- Households
- 4,772
Owned 16% · Social rent 50% · Private rent 33%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC1X 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC1X 8 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 7/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC1X 8DP 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 | DistrictWC1X | SectorWC1X 8 | PostcodeWC1X 8DP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £1,421,922 | £1,312,399 | £16,100,000 |
| Population | 19,374 | 12,492 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 66 | 5 | — |
| Schools | 1 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 97% | 91% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC1X 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.