# WC1X 8QT: area report for a postcode in Camden

WC1X 8QT is a postcode in Camden.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Camden. Open the map at WC1X 8QT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [WC1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x) › [WC1X 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x-8)

## Around this postcode

- **425 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Camden 029B: 724 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **King's Cross St. Pancras, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **No property in WC1X 8QT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 029B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **£798,486 average price**: For the whole of Camden, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **17 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WC1X 8QT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **Loud road and rail noise at WC1X 8QT**: Road 75 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT
- **26.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Capital City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capital-city-college-e130421) | Sixth form and further education | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Argyle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-primary-school-e100008) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Coram Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-coram-centre-e100005) | Nursery | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Winton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winton-primary-school-e100428) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Pears Family School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pears-family-school-e141130) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2022 | – |
| [The Gower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gower-school-e134782) | Independent | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elizabeth-garrett-anderson-school-e100457) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childrens-hospital-school-at-gt-ormond-street-and-uch-e100060) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2024 | £421,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2023 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £950,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £387,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £590,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: King's Cross St. Pancras (290 m, 4 minutes on foot); London Kings Cross (300 m, 4 minutes on foot); London St Pancras International (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); London St Pancras International LL (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Russell Square (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY (410 m); BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC (570 m); KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE (600 m); AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE (640 m); KINGS CROSS SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: HASSCON PHARMACY (160 m); JOHN WALKER CHEMISTS (390 m); BOOTS (440 m); BOOTS (510 m); BOOTS (590 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (150 m); RAVAL DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); KINGS CROSS PCC (DENTAL SURGERY) (250 m); BOND DENTAL LONDON (BLOOMSBURY) (500 m); MRS CK JONES (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Kings Cross (210 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Pentonville Road (240 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Kings Cross Express (360 m, Tesco); M&S Kings Cross Rail SF (420 m, Marks and Spencer); M&S St Pancras Rail Arcade SF (430 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £798,486** (August 2026). Camden’s average house price was £798,486 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 10.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £53,133** (2025). Full-time workers living in Camden earned a median of £53,133 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 4th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 15.0×** (2025). A home in Camden costs 15.0 times local full-time pay. 4th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Camden has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 96th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Camden 029B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.5** (2025). Camden 029B has a deprivation score of 41.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,203rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,447** (2021). Camden 029B had 1,447 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,418th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Camden 029B, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Camden 029B, 7.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WC1X (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,009,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WC1X was £1,009,500 in 2025. 21st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,566** (2021). WC1X had 8,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 644th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in WC1X live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.6%** (January 2026). In WC1X, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Centre: 51.5289, -0.1200

Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1200,51.5289,WC1X8QT

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