West Central Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1A 1JH is located in the Holborn and Covent Garden electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2H 8DY, WC1A 1BH, WC1A 1NT, WC1A 1EP, WC1A 1JN, WC1A 1NH, WC2H 8EE, WC1A 2HR, WC2H 8EL.

West Central Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Central Street are based on 10 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Camden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1A 1JH

Average Price
£825,321
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£825,321
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Central Street

Average Price
£825,321
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Central Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 5 The Fire Station, 14 West Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£425,0002012-01-11 £663,205
Flat 1 The Fire Station, 14 West Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£380,0002010-06-11 £657,336
Flat 3 The Fire Station, 14 West Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£410,0002010-04-21 £698,912
Flat 4 The Fire Station, 14 West Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£575,0002010-01-18 £1,075,192
Flat 1 The Fire Station, 14 West Central Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£350,0002007-04-03 £651,223

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,120 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,373 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,174 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,410 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,732 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		436 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		765 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		851 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		907 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		1,027 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,585 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,950 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		1,968 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		2,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,210 yd Community school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		611 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		618 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,343 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,166 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,283 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,203 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,814 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,892 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEcole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		228 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		383 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedFashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street, W1T 1QL 		451 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		459 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT 		513 yd Higher education institutions 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
Naru Restaurant230 Shaftesbury Avenue6 yd
YUMMY FAIRY232 Shaftesbury Avenue8 yd
NE ZHA228 Shaftesbury Avenue11 yd
Lever & Bloom coffee Ltd222 Shaftesbury Avenue30 yd
Shaftesbury Theatre210 Shaftesbury Avenue59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bloomsbury Tavern236 Shaftesbury Avenue13 yd
The London Cocktail Club224a Shaftesbury Avenue22 yd
The Crown PH51 New Oxford Street50 yd
The Old Crown (sep sublet kitchen)33 New Oxford Street61 yd
Flight Club Darts LTDAlbion House, 55-59 New Oxford Street96 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LIANGJI WRAPSGround Floor, 234 Shaftesbury Avenue10 yd
BEIRUT GARDEN218-220 Shaftesbury Avenue35 yd
JIN CHENG ALLEY43 New Oxford Street41 yd
THAI CUP214 Shaftesbury Avenue51 yd
H.I.S. EUROPE LTD212 Shaftesbury Avenue55 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street308 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway393 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row409 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road446 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn538 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool124 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite272 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool351 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool356 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		451 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		470 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool479 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite536 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite541 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool562 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 0.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is West Central Street dangerous?

In 2023, 16390 crimes were reported near West Central Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). 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 WC1A 1JH.

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

More Crime Statistics for West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 16390
Theft From The Person 5733
Other Theft 4721
Anti Social Behaviour 1510
Violence And Sexual Offences 1251
Robbery 695
Shoplifting 595
Public Order 454
Vehicle Crime 412
Burglary 289
Drugs 273
Criminal Damage And Arson 215
Bicycle Theft 167
Other Crime 50
Possession Of Weapons 25

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC1A 1JH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12RobberyInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Greek Street508 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building467 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mercer Street480 yd
2023-12RobberyInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building467 yd
More Crime Statistics for West Central Street, London, WC1A 1JH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1A 1JH area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee104
Student (economically inactive)68
Self-Employed32
Part-Time Employee24
Retired16
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Unemployed9
Looking after home or family8
Other7

Employment Industry

Other23
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Accommodation and food service activities14
Financial and insurance activities14
Education10
Information and communication10
Construction4
Human health and social work activities4
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing2
Transport and storage2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Mining and quarrying1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female157
Male177

Partnership Status

Single195
Married: Opposite sex49
Married: Same sex10
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated8
Divorced26
Widowed4

Health

Very good health188
Good health101
Fair health33
Bad health8
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications20
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 170
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi23
Chinese24
Indian9
Pakistani3
Other Asian14
Black African14
Black Caribbean8
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other17
White182
Roma1
Arab10
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom161
European Union55
Rest of Europe7
Africa13
Middle East and Asia50
The Americas and the Caribbean39
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK161
10+ Years79
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years59

Passport Held

United Kingdom217
Ireland1
France9
Germany7
Italy15
Portugal2
Spain4
Romania1
Other EU countries17
Turkey2
Other Europe1
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia10
North America and the Caribbean12
Central and South America13
Oceania4
No passport held4

Religion

No religion130
Christian107
Buddhist4
Hindu5
Jewish6
Muslim58
Not answered26
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