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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1A 1JN, WC1A 1PL, WC1A 1EP, WC1A 2HR, WC1A 1LT, WC1A 1NT, WC1A 1BH, WC1A 2HN, WC1A 2HH.

Bloomsbury Way Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bloomsbury Way are based on 14 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 2SE

Average Price
£895,918
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£1,244,873
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£864,195
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bloomsbury Way

Average Price
£5,826,035
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 WayStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 8 Tavistock Chambers, 40 Bloomsbury Way, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£770,0002023-05-11 £787,677
Flat 8 Tavistock Chambers, 40 Bloomsbury Way, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£775,0002019-02-27 £768,406
Flat 10 Tavistock Chambers, 40 Bloomsbury Way, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£835,0002012-09-14 £1,169,086
Flat 10 Tavistock Chambers, 40 Bloomsbury Way, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£685,0002007-04-25 £1,274,536
Flat 10 Tavistock Chambers, 40 Bloomsbury Way, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£405,0002006-10-06 £844,056

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,014 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 		2,271 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,194 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,482 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,830 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 		430 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		787 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		925 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 		933 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		955 yd Voluntary aided school No 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 		1,507 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,980 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5BA 		1,988 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		2,039 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,105 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 		511 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		627 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,237 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,208 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,266 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 		3,238 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,788 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,845 yd Academy sponsor led Yes 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 		238 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		320 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of London
Senate House, Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		373 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT 		463 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBirkbeck College
Malet Street, WC1E 7HX 		468 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
Pane Cunzato49 Museum Street2 yd
Abeno Okonomi-yaki47 Museum Street19 yd
Gio's19 Museum Street24 yd
SHAXIAN DELICACIES21 Museum Street24 yd
The Camera Cafe44 Museum Street24 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Plough27 Museum Street59 yd
The Old Crown (sep sublet kitchen)33 New Oxford Street64 yd
Bloomsbury Tavern236 Shaftesbury Avenue93 yd
Museum Tavern49 Great Russell Street98 yd
The Crown PH51 New Oxford Street122 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
STEW MASTER10,, 4 Bloomsbury Way60 yd
JIN CHENG ALLEY43 New Oxford Street67 yd
Menya Ramen House29 Museum Street69 yd
Rice Coming Restaurant10a Coptic Street86 yd
FISH PLAICE32 Museum Street88 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row309 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway350 yd
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street391 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road483 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn483 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool225 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite286 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool383 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool398 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool430 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite476 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite481 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		542 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		556 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite557 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed311.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed125.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed1000 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Bloomsbury Way Street dangerous?

In 2023, 11352 crimes were reported near Bloomsbury Way. 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 2SE.

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

More Crime Statistics for Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1A 2SE 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

Student (economically inactive)246
Full-Time Student (with or without job)76
Full-Time Employee64
Retired41
Self-Employed30
Looking after home or family16
Part-Time Employee16
Other15
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Unemployed9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities40
Accommodation and food service activities35
Human health and social work activities35
Other30
Education28
Financial and insurance activities24
Information and communication16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Transport and storage10
Administrative and support service activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Construction4
Manufacturing2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female292
Male256

Partnership Status

Single425
Married: Opposite sex63
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated7
Divorced25
Widowed7

Health

Very good health281
Good health181
Fair health60
Bad health22
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications26
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 186
Degree or Similar 229
Other32

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi55
Chinese73
Indian41
Pakistani2
Other Asian12
Black African18
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian20
Mixed White and African4
Mixed Other18
White271
Roma8
Arab6
Other17

Country of Birth

United Kingdom223
European Union104
Rest of Europe7
Africa20
Middle East and Asia135
The Americas and the Caribbean47
Oceania12

Length of Residence

Born in the UK223
10+ Years77
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years33
Less than 2 years207

Passport Held

United Kingdom265
Ireland9
France11
Germany2
Italy13
Spain9
Lithuania9
Poland19
Romania1
Other EU countries27
Turkey2
Other Europe1
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa4
Middle East2
Eastern Asia53
Southern Asia25
South-East Asia19
Central Asia4
North America and the Caribbean38
Central and South America4
Oceania8
No passport held21

Religion

No religion249
Christian129
Buddhist8
Hindu27
Jewish4
Muslim62
Sikh5
Other religion4
Not answered58
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