Wood Street is in London and in City Of London district. EC2Y 5AG is located in the Bassishaw electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 2014-11-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wood Street, London, EC2Y 5AG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC2Y 5BA, EC2Y 8BJ, EC2Y 8AX, EC2Y 8AY, EC2Y 8BA, EC2Y 5AU, EC2Y 8BH, EC2Y 8BD, EC2Y 5AL.

Wood Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wood Street are based on 393 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC2Y 5AG

Average Price
£901,440
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£890,519
Other
£1,442,001

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wood Street

Average Price
£616,198
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wood Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Apartment 87 Roman House Wood Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,800,0002023-10-23 £1,633,895
Apartment 11 Roman House Wood Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£980,0002023-10-02 £889,565
Apartment 81 Roman House Wood Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£775,0002022-12-12 £637,319
Apartment 34 Roman House Wood Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£685,0002022-08-26 £582,506
Apartment 37 Roman House Wood Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£928,0002022-07-22 £863,040

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		1,924 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		2,137 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		2,352 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,894 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,287 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA 		353 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		533 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		867 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		957 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moreland Primary School
Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB 		1,213 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		1,019 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,831 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,070 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,120 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street, Bethnal Green E2 6NW 		2,152 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,215 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,990 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		2,072 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,074 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,802 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		2,840 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,646 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		5,281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		34 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		180 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCharterhouse Square School
40 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EA 		373 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		479 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		614 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbie Green2 London Wall Place, London71 yd
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton2 London Wall Place, London71 yd
Gather And Gather, Lloyds Banking125 London Wall, London107 yd
Baxterstorey125 London Wall, London107 yd
Wrap It Up5 Aldermanbury Square, London140 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street192 yd
Wood Street Bar And Restaurant53 Fore Street, London204 yd
Slug And Lettuce2 Love Lane, London276 yd
Fox Fine Wines118 London Wall, London311 yd
The Rack & TenterRack And Tenter Public House, Tenter House, 45 Moorfields313 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pret A Manger5 Aldermanbury Square, London140 yd
Benugo, The Foyer CafeGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, Silk Street146 yd
88 Wood Street Coffee Shop88 Wood Street, London188 yd
BenugoGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, 1 Milton Street254 yd
Pret A Manger, Unit 3City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street286 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House399 yd
Co-OpRetail Unit, 17 Moorgate400 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk450 yd
Marks & SpencerMarks & Spencer, 70 Finsbury Pavement454 yd
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London480 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool147 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		210 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool281 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool371 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts394 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool395 yd
Pure Gym (London Wall)
London Wall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool406 yd
City Golf And Health Club (Closed)
COLEMAN STREET 		health and fitness suite431 yd
Another_Space (Bank)
COLEMAN STREET 		442 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool445 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed160 Mbit/s
Average download speed226.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed33.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Wood Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1695 crimes were reported near Wood Street . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC2Y 5AG.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1695
Other Theft 356
Theft From The Person 321
Violence And Sexual Offences 252
Shoplifting 147
Anti Social Behaviour 107
Public Order 95
Bicycle Theft 85
Drugs 76
Burglary 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 72
Vehicle Crime 53
Robbery 37
Other Crime 16
Possession Of Weapons 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of EC2Y 5AG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryOffender given a cautionOn or near Ironmonger Lane475 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Fair533 yd
2023-12Other theftOn or near Barbican (Lu Station)424 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Street407 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cloth Street407 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Montague Street391 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hayne Street503 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Hayne Street503 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Kinghorn Street463 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cloth Fair533 yd

Employment

EC2Y 5AG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee167
Retired55
Self-Employed50
Student (economically inactive)18
Part-Time Employee15
Looking after home or family9
Other8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Unemployed5
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities47
Financial and insurance activities37
Information and communication22
Education16
Other16
Human health and social work activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Accommodation and food service activities6
Manufacturing6
Administrative and support service activities5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles3
Construction2
Transport and storage1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female144
Male204

Partnership Status

Single191
Married: Opposite sex98
Civil partnership: Same sex11
Separated5
Divorced18
Widowed9

Health

Very good health221
Good health96
Fair health23
Bad health6
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications9
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 26
Degree or Similar 278
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese32
Indian8
Other Asian6
Black African4
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other2
White279
Roma1
Arab1
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom187
European Union65
Rest of Europe12
Africa8
Middle East and Asia40
The Americas and the Caribbean20
Oceania15

Length of Residence

Born in the UK187
10+ Years64
5-10 Years40
2-5 Years21
Less than 2 years36

Passport Held

United Kingdom235
Ireland5
France3
Germany7
Italy5
Portugal2
Spain9
Lithuania1
Poland10
Other EU countries22
Other Europe6
Central and Western Africa1
Eastern Asia17
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean8
Oceania8
No passport held4

Religion

No religion187
Christian117
Buddhist3
Hindu4
Jewish4
Not answered33
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