Schools
399 open schools are in scope, including 180 primary and 57 secondary schools. The Gower School is the nearest published school at 340 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
WC1X 9AP
Clerkenwell · Islington · England
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Clerkenwell
- Local authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Postcode district
- WC1X
- Postcode sector
- WC1X 9
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- WC1X 9AP
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- WC
- Postcode district
- WC1X
- Postcode sector
- WC1X 9
- Latitude
- 51.529321
- Longitude
- -0.111243
- British National Grid easting
- 531,113
- British National Grid northing
- 182,847
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- London · E12000007
- Local authority district
- Islington · E09000019
- Electoral ward
- Clerkenwell · E05013702
- Parish or community
- E43000209
- Westminster constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
- Output area
- E00013564
- Lower layer super output area
- Islington 021E · E01002729
- Middle layer super output area
- Islington 021 · E02000574
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore WC1X
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 399
- Primary
- 180
- Secondary
- 57
- 340 m
The Gower School
Other independent school
- 345 m
The Pears Family School
Free schools alternative provision
- 395 m
Hugh Myddelton Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 26,263
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 4,934
- Other theft 4,629
- Theft from the person 3,855
- Shoplifting 3,063
- Anti social behaviour 2,612
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 15
- Postcode households
- 8
- Residents per household
- 1.9
- WC1X 9 residents
- 3,407
8 female, 7 male
Age bands in WC1X 9
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 11.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 24.5%
- Age 25 to 44
- 33.3%
- Age 45 to 64
- 21.3%
- Age 65 and over
- 9.3%
376 residents
793 residents
1,078 residents
690 residents
301 residents
This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WC1X 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 4,685
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 1,183
- Latest available record date
- 8 September 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Latest available applications
- 2025/2648/P Date not supplied 395 m away
Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Green Roof) of planning permission 2022/4877/P dated 24/07/2023 (for: Erection of mansard roof extension to provide a single residential dwelling (Class C3). Inclusion of green roof and PV panels as well as cycle parking on the ground floor.).
18-18A Acton Street London WC1X 9ND
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3514/L Date not supplied 349 m away
Internal alterations in association with change of use to a 6 bedroom, 10 person HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) (see also planning application 2025/3444/P)
61 King's Cross Road London Camden WC1X 9LN
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3444/P Date not supplied 349 m away
Change of use to a 6 bedroom, 10 person HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) with associated internal alterations
61 King's Cross Road London Camden WC1X 9LN
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/2230/P Date not supplied 874 m away
Installation of acoustic enclosures for previously unauthorised air conditioning units. New acoustic enclosures will be installed for the previously unauthorized extractor fan. Relocation and replacement of the previously unauthorized ventilation fan and ducting will be conducted.
35 Gray's Inn Road London Camden WC1X 8PG
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3738/P Date not supplied 866 m away
Details of condition 5 (Noise report) of planning permission 2024/0867/P ref. 20/06/2024 (for: Change of use from workshop and residential (Class E(g) and Class C3) to non-retail art gallery, exhibition and studio space (Class F1); external alterations as part of refurbishment of existing building, installation of ASHP.)
12 Whidborne Street London WC1H 8EU
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3417/L Date not supplied 950 m away
Change of use of part of the premises from hotel (Class C1) to a food and beverage kiosk (Class E).
Great Northern Hotel Pancras Road London Camden N1C 4TB
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3177/P Date not supplied 950 m away
Change of use of part of the premises from hotel (Class C1) to a food and beverage kiosk (Class E).
Great Northern Hotel Pancras Road London Camden N1C 4TB
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3186/L Date not supplied 818 m away
External alterations comprising alterations to steps within front lightwell. Internal alterations comprising minor changes to floorplan and openings (part retrospective).
14 John Street London WC1N 2EB
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3139/P Date not supplied 818 m away
Alterations to steps within the front lightwell.
14 John Street London WC1N 2EB
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3322/P Date not supplied 606 m away
Creation of a roof terrace at main roof level with installation of perimeter glass balustrade and composite privacy screen to rear
171 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UE
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3292/P Date not supplied 902 m away
Replacement of existing ATMs within the station concourse
Kings Cross Railway Station Euston Road London Camden N1C 4AP
London Borough of Camden Registered - 2025/3364/P Date not supplied 768 m away
External alterations to entrance
3-11 Eyre Street Hill London Camden EC1R 5ET
London Borough of Camden Registered
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
GP practices
134
within 5 km
AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE
4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB
ODS code F83652
145 m
CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE
FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP
ODS code F83624
523 m
DR SEGARAJASINGHE
FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP
ODS code F83678
523 m
RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE
34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG
ODS code F83021
648 m
GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE
77 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TS
ODS code F83042
766 m
KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE
KILLICK STREET HEALTH CTR, 75 KILLICK STREET, LONDON, N1 9RH
ODS code F83063
770 m
THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY
1 HANDEL STREET, LONDON, WC1N 1PD
ODS code F83044
905 m
HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE
64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA
ODS code F83058
936 m
ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE
16 1/2 ST PETER'S STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 8JG
ODS code F83032
1.0 km
BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC
39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF
ODS code F83048
1.0 km
BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE
8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL
ODS code F83033
1.2 km
MEDICUS SELECT CARE
BINGFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL
ODS code Y03103
1.2 km
KINGS CROSS SURGERY
77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY
ODS code F83635
1.3 km
SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE
CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY
ODS code F83683
1.3 km
CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH
ODS code F83064
1.4 km
THE NEAMAN PRACTICE
15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF
ODS code F84640
1.5 km
MUSEUM PRACTICE
58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA
ODS code F83061
1.6 km
RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE
RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE
ODS code F83002
1.6 km
NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE
287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA
ODS code F83034
1.6 km
GOWER STREET PRACTICE
20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP
ODS code F83005
1.6 km
Showing 20 of 134 matching practices.
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
Amwell Street / River Street
BCT · Finsbury
- 0.0 miles
Amwell Street / River Street
BCT · Finsbury
- 0.1 miles
Cruikshank Street / Amwell St
BCT · Pentonville
- 0.1 miles
Cruikshank Street / Amwell St
BCT · Pentonville
- 0.1 miles
Percy Circus
BCT · Pentonville
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 021E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
3 of 10
Overall England rank
9,697 of 33,755
- Income
- 4 of 10
- Employment
- 4 of 10
- Education and skills
- 7 of 10
- Health and disability
- 4 of 10
- Crime
- 3 of 10
- Housing and services
- 5 of 10
- Living environment
- 1 of 10
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Flood risk
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
- High risk addresses
- 0
- Medium risk addresses
- 0
- Low risk addresses
- 1
- Groundwater flood alert area
- Unlikely
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
26,263 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,188.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,934 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.