Kings Cross - Harry Potter's Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross - Region Background and Development

Kings Cross was a village long, long ago called Battle Bridge or Battlebridge, an ancient river crossing. The original name of the bridge was Broad Ford Bridge. A corrupt "battle bridge" has led to a tradition that this was the site of a major battle between the Romans and the Iceni tribe led by Boudica in AD 60 or 61.

King's Cross – The present name is derived from the monument to King George IV, which stood between 1830 and 1845 at "King's Crossing", New Road (later Euston Road), Gray's Brigade Road and Pentonville Road meet.

Kings Cross - Location and Traffic

King's Cross is located in London zone 1, which belongs to the Camden and Islington districts, from Clerkenwell to the east, Fitzrovia to the west, and Fitzrovia to the south. The Covent Garden is very similar. The postcodes in this area range from WC1 (including Bloomsbury) in central London to N1 extending to Islington and Hoxton.

The newly established postal code N1C includes the new development area of King's Cross. The "redevelopment plan" of this area, in addition to the famous King's Cross Station, this area will continue to be transformed into a gathering place for high-end fashion and avant-garde creativity. It also makes this area very popular.

The transportation in this area is very convenient. The famous King's Cross Station and St. Pancras Station contain five train lines, including Eurostar connecting Europe, high-speed trains to Kent, and Scotland. And long-distance trains in the northeast of England, and Thameslink across London.

There are also well-connected London Underground lines in this area, such as Victoria line, Northern line, Circle line, Piccadilly line, Metropolitan line, and Hammersmith & City line.

Kings Cross - Life and Recreation

J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series of storybooks, with King's Cross Station as the background of the Hogwarts Express train's departure station, the most famous ones are located on platforms 9 and 10 Between the amazing 9 ¾ platforms.

The most popular in this area is Granary Square, with beautiful fountains and a variety of restaurants. The Victorian building behind the square is one of the campuses of UAL (University of the Arts London) .

Many restaurants, student dormitories, and office buildings have also been built here, such as the famous Great Northern Hotel, Google, Havas, Louis Vuitton and the flagship store of the British national supermarket Waitrose, all of which have strongholds here.

Kings Cross - Local Education

According to Ofsted, an authoritative office for standards in education in the UK, in the Kings Cross area there are:

Primary School

New-built Primary School (2015 September)

St Mary & St Pancras CofE, which is listed as a key primary school by the British government on Werrington Street, was visited by Queen Elizabeth in 2010.

Comprehensive School

Among them, the Elizabeth Garret Anderson Girls Comprehensive High School on Donegal Street is listed as a key comprehensive high school by the British government. Michelle Obama, the first lady of the United States, visited it in 2011.

Private School

Kings Cross - Property Market

After understanding the life functions of King's Cross, let's take a look at the house price of King's Cross!

The following data is shown by the data report of Zoopla, a well-known British real estate network: the average purchase price in the Kings Cross area, the monthly rental price, and the changes in house prices in recent years.

Next, let's look at more detailed statistics about the average price of buying and renting a house:

Kings Cross - Council Tax

Council Tax is a tax that you have to pay every month whether you buy or rent a house. It can be classified as a necessary fixed cost, so check the Council Tax in the area before buying or renting a house: