Baker's Row London, Islington
38 addresses across 4 postcodes (EC1R), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 21604177.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 2).
- Flood: 22 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Islington costs £2,108 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Farringdon, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Spa Fields, is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 29.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 10.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 17 m above sea level.
- Noise: 38 of its 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Clerkenwell Medical Practice, about 150 m away, with 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 75% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 608 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 70 m². Most common: Flat (13). Built: before 1900 (8); 2019 (4); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (8); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Islington in 2026-27: Band D £2,108 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,405 | £1,640 | £1,874 | £2,108 | £2,577 | £3,045 | £3,514 | £4,216 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (28% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Clerkenwell Green (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Clerkenwell Fire Station: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- 18 Vine Hill and 15-29 Eyre Street Hill, London, EC1R 5DZ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Phoenix Place WC1, permissioned (240 m)
- Land to west of Royal Mail Sorting office bounded by Phoenix Place Mount Pleasant, Gough Street & Calthorpe St. Camden WC1.: up to 345 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 18-26 Hatton Wall London EC1N 8JH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 18-26 Hatton Wall London EC1N 8JH, permissioned (240 m)
- 156-164 Gray's Inn Road & 38 Mount Pleasant, WC1X 0AN: up to 14 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Calthorpe St development, Land north west of the Royal Mail Sorting Office, Farringdon Road: up to 336 homes, permissioned (290 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 10 October 2026 to 13 October 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - emergency works)
- 8 September 2026 to 9 September 2026: VORBOSS LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 26 August 2026 to 27 August 2026: VORBOSS LIMITED, New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 22 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC1R 3DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC1R 3DG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC1R 3DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC1R 5ER | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 22 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 13 m and 17 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC1R 3DB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC1R 3DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC1R 3DG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC1R 5ER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farringdon 50 million journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| City Thameslink 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| London Kings Cross 28 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Farringdon Underground Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Chancery Lane Underground Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Barbican Underground Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 29 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 86 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rosebery Avenue / Mount Pleasant Clerkenwell | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Motorcycle Parking Bay | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 49 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.7 km (7.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clerkenwell Medical Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 30 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clerkenwell Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 43 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Finsbury Health Centre | 150 m |
| Hospital | The Eastman Dental Hospital | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Holborn Police Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spa Fields 7,790 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gray's Inn Gardens 2.2 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 21 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Clerkenwell Fire Station, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m north. 704 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 24 of them Grade I and 46 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Former Clerkenwell Fire Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| Finsbury Health Centre | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-east |
| Roman Catholic Italian Church of St Peter and Presbytery | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer, Clergy House, Campanile and Parish Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Benedictine nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell | Scheduled monument | 300 m east |
| Gray's Inn | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| CORAM'S FIELDS, with MECKLENBURGH and BRUNSWICK SQUARES | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| London Wall: site of Newgate and 121-124 Newgate Street, remains of Roman and medieval wall, gateway and bastion | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Duck Island | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) west |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 29.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
38 of the street's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Islington: see them on the Islington page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Capital City College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thomas Coram Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moreland Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Winton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Argyle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Public House EC1R 3AL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 4 Good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Kalbi Korean BBQ EC1R 5HP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 4 Good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Retail Express EC1R 4TA | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2016 |
| Taparee EC1R 4TA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Great Greek Food EC1R 3AL | Retailers - other | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Daffodil Mulligan EC1Y 2BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Machan Kitchen EC1R 3AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jan 2025 |
| Hub by Premier Inn Clerkenwell EC1M 3HE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Happy Curations Ltd. / UNROOTED DRINKS EC1R 5ET | Retailers - other | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| RUBY STELLA HOTEL & BAR EC1R 5ET | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 90 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2024 |
| The Horses EC1R 3DJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Atush Uyghur Cuisine EC1R 4SX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Luis Cafe EC1R 4SP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 4 Good | 5 May 2026 |
| Quality Wines EC1R 3EA | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Bella Crust EC1R 4SH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 14 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 114 |
| Theft from the person | 112 |
| Other theft | 102 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 76 |
| Public order | 38 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Drugs | 33 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Other crime | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near White Bear Yd (69); On or near Mount Pleasant (68); On or near Pine Street (60); On or near Laystall Street (56); On or near Vine Hill (45).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 79% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 0% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility repair and maintenance works, 10 October 2026 to 13 October 2026 (no carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings God Save the Pizza / GSTP (takeaway/sandwich shop, EC1R 4QE) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Ebi (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC1R 4SP) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Mien Tay (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC1R 4PX) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Mien Tay (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC1R 4PX) is no longer listed; it was rated Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EC1R 3DB: 25 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- EC1R 3DG: 8 addresses
- EC1R 3DF: 4 addresses
- EC1R 5ER: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bakers Yard · Topham Street · Farringdon Road · Crawford Passage · Coldbath Square · Bowling Green Lane · Warner Yard · Ray Street · Pine Street · Mount Pleasant · Summers Street · Warner Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.