Bloomsbury Square is in London and in Camden district. WC1A 2LP 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 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1A 2JX, WC1A 2JR, WC1A 2JU, WC1A 2TA, WC1A 2JS, WC1B 3BP, WC1B 3BN, WC1A 2JB, WC1A 2LD.

Bloomsbury Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bloomsbury Square are based on 48 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 2LP

Average Price
£1,728,276
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£14,714,569
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,124,812
Other
£8,511,343

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bloomsbury Square

Average Price
£1,774,592
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bloomsbury SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 2 7 - 8 Bloomsbury Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£870,0002023-11-24 £931,009
Flat 11 7 - 8 Bloomsbury Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,115,0002023-04-26 £1,118,011
7A Bloomsbury Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,410,0002023-03-17 £1,446,354
Flat 11 Whitehall, 9 - 11 Bloomsbury Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,225,0002023-01-16 £1,247,395
Flat 10 7 - 8 Bloomsbury Square, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£765,0002022-08-08 £780,412

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		843 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 		2,120 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,287 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,566 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 		3,953 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable 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 		425 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 		754 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		804 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		1,030 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		1,067 yd Community 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 		1,428 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,929 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		1,952 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,990 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		2,084 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 		328 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		629 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,063 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,132 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,416 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 		3,353 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,623 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,850 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		223 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		315 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedEcole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		376 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		438 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT 		482 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
Cafe Le Cordon BleuPied Bull Yard, 15 Bloomsbury Square2 yd
London Review of Books Ltd14-16 Bury Place63 yd
Il Castelletto Restaurant17 Bury Place82 yd
USAGI ANIME MAID CAFE17 Little Russell Street87 yd
SICHUAN GRAND31-33 Bloomsbury Way92 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Truckles Wine BarPied Bull Court, Galen Place46 yd
Museum Tavern49 Great Russell Street184 yd
Princess Louise208 High Holborn207 yd
The Plough27 Museum Street211 yd
The Old Crown (sep sublet kitchen)33 New Oxford Street230 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Coffee Bar15-19 Bloomsbury Way88 yd
AmericanoVictoria House, Southampton Row126 yd
STEW MASTER10,, 4 Bloomsbury Way154 yd
Cafe Botanical136 High Holborn158 yd
Bibimbab Cafe37 Museum Street183 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row126 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway289 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn380 yd
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street528 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn557 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool206 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite343 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite355 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite380 yd
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool394 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite454 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool475 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool548 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool557 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		651 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 speed21.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed53.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed6.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed75 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Bloomsbury Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 6682 crimes were reported near Bloomsbury Square. 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 2LP.

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

More Crime Statistics for Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP

Employment

WC1A 2LP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in WC1A 2LP 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 Employee93
Student (economically inactive)35
Retired28
Self-Employed27
Part-Time Employee16
Looking after home or family11
Other6
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Unemployed4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities24
Other19
Education18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Financial and insurance activities12
Human health and social work activities11
Information and communication7
Construction6
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Administrative and support service activities4
Manufacturing2

People

Gender

Female121
Male125

Partnership Status

Single126
Married: Opposite sex71
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated2
Divorced14
Widowed7

Health

Very good health123
Good health87
Fair health30
Bad health7
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications18
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 10
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 125
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi28
Chinese24
Indian3
Other Asian15
Black African27
Black Caribbean1
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other5
White124
Roma1
Arab5
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom119
European Union28
Rest of Europe7
Africa22
Middle East and Asia53
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK119
10+ Years70
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years14
Less than 2 years32

Passport Held

United Kingdom168
Ireland2
France2
Germany4
Italy9
Portugal5
Spain8
Other EU countries6
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa6
Middle East3
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean8
Oceania1
No passport held5

Religion

No religion62
Christian120
Buddhist7
Hindu7
Jewish3
Muslim30
Other religion3
Not answered16
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