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Great James Street, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Great James Street, London · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/great-james-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WC1N 3HB, WC1N 3ES, WC1N 3EY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£3,211,125
8 sales
Price range
£560k – £6.5m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Mar 2024
WC1N 3HB

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At a glance

House prices£3.21m averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station6 min walkHolborn Underground Station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold75% freeholdAcross 20 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

8 property sales on Great James Street, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 15 Mar 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £4,681,800. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% terraced, 38% flat. Recorded sale prices on Great James Street range from £560,000 to £6,500,000. 75% of homes sold here were freehold and 25% leasehold.

House prices on Great James Street compared

WC1N postcode area£799,700
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Great James Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WC1N house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £3,053,000 (3 sales)2019£3.05m2020: £5,110,000 (1 sales)2020£5.11m2021: £635,000 (2 sales)2021£635k2023: £6,500,000 (1 sales)2023£6.5m2024: £3,650,000 (1 sales)2024£3.65m

Tenure: 75% freehold and 25% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£4,681,80015 Mar 2024
Flat3£760,00022 Dec 2021

Sold prices on Great James Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
29, Great James Street WC1N 3EY 20 Mar 2024£3,385,000 OtherFreehold
38, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 15 Mar 2024£3,650,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Great James Street WC1N 3EY 15 Dec 2023£6,500,000 TerracedFreehold
7 - 8, Great James Street WC1N 3DF 31 Jul 2023£3,940,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Great James Street WC1N 3ES 5 Jan 2023£145,000 OtherLeasehold
8, Great James Street WC1N 3DF 1 Dec 2022£3,550,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Great James Street WC1N 3ES 22 Dec 2021£710,000 FlatLeasehold
37, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 3 Dec 2021£3,356,263 OtherFreehold
29, Great James Street WC1N 3EY 1 Jun 2021£3,500,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 7, 23 - 24, Great James Street WC1N 3ES 8 Mar 2021£560,000 FlatLeasehold
7 - 8, Great James Street WC1N 3DF 16 Feb 2021£5,000,000 OtherFreehold
7 - 8, Great James Street WC1N 3DF 16 Feb 2021£5,000,000 OtherFreehold
37, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 27 Nov 2020£2,400,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 30 Sep 2020£5,110,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 23 - 24, Great James Street WC1N 3ES 30 Aug 2019£1,010,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Great James Street WC1N 3EY 23 Aug 2019£4,999,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 8 Feb 2019£3,150,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 30 Apr 2018£2,500,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 2, 23 - 24, Great James Street WC1N 3ES 9 Feb 2018£875,000 OtherLeasehold
35, Great James Street WC1N 3HB 21 Oct 2016£3,375,000 OtherFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
29, Great James Street £3,500,000 (Jun 2021) → £3,385,000 (Mar 2024) -3%
over 3 yrs
30, Great James Street £4,999,000 (Aug 2019) → £6,500,000 (Dec 2023) +30%
over 4 yrs
7 - 8, Great James Street £5,000,000 (Feb 2021) → £3,940,000 (Jul 2023) -21%
over 2 yrs
37, Great James Street £2,400,000 (Nov 2020) → £3,356,263 (Dec 2021) +40%
over 1 yr
34, Great James Street £2,500,000 (Apr 2018) → £3,150,000 (Feb 2019) +26%
over under a year

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Schools near Great James Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School 190 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Foundation special school 4–18 Report 0.2 mi
City Junior School 288 pupils Other independent school 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Christopher Hatton Primary School 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
St Alban's Church of England Primary School 81 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Guildhouse School 143 pupils Other independent school 15–24 Report 0.3 mi
Thomas Coram Centre 105 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.3 mi
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury 19 pupils Other independent special school 7–19 Report 0.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Farringdon station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • London Kings Cross station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • City Thameslink station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Holborn Underground Station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Chancery Lane Underground Station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Red Lion Square (Stop A, THEOBALD'S ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Red Lion Square (Stop G, THEOBALD'S ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Grays Inn Road /Theobalds Road (Stop CA, THEOBALD'S ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Grays Inn Road /Theobalds Road (Stop CP, THEOBALD'S ROAD) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Holborn Medical Centre
    64-66 Lambs Conduit Street, London · 0.1 mi
  • Gray's Inn Medical Group Chancery Lane
    77 Gray's Inn Road, London · 0.2 mi
  • Brunswick Medical Centre Uhpc
    39 Brunswick Centre, London · 0.4 mi
  • The Bloomsbury Surgery
    1 Handel Street, London · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Grays Inn Road · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bloomsbury Southampton Row Local · 0.2 mi
  • Little Waitrose Little Waitrose High Holborn · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco High Holborn Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boutalls Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Gray's Inn Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Holborn Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Conduit Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Malmin Orthodontic (high Holborn) · 0.2 mi
  • Smilepod Holborn · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned15.1%62.5%
Private rented22.9%20.3%
Social rented61.1%17.1%
Households589

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.7%18.6%
Residents1,533

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Camden with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Great James Street

Ethnic group

HereCamden
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh40%18.1%
White37.8%59.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.8%9%
Other ethnic group5.9%6.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%6.6%

Religion

HereCamden
Muslim38.6%16.1%
Christian25.5%31.4%
No religion24.1%34.6%
Not answered8.4%8.9%
Hindu1.2%1.9%
Buddhist0.8%1.1%
Other religion0.7%0.9%
Jewish0.5%4.8%

Country of birth

HereCamden
Born in the UK56.4%54.5%
Born outside the UK43.6%45.5%

Highest qualification

HereCamden
Level 4 qualifications and above45.2%57.3%
No qualifications19%11.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.6%14.1%
Level 2 qualifications9.3%7.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%5.1%
Other qualifications2.3%2.6%
Apprenticeship2.2%1.9%

General health

HereCamden
Very good health48.9%55.5%
Good health32.7%29.3%
Fair health11.8%10%
Bad health4.4%3.8%
Very bad health2.2%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereCamden
No cars or vans in household71.9%63.7%
1 car or van in household24.9%30.2%
2 cars or vans in household3.1%5.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.2%1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Camden.

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