Great Russell Street is in London and in Camden district. WC1B 3BA 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 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1A 1LP, WC1A 1LH, WC1A 1LT, WC1A 2HN, WC1B 3PA, WC1B 3BE, WC1A 1NP, WC1A 2HS, WC1A 2HH.

Great Russell Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Great Russell Street are based on 65 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 WC1B 3BA

Average Price
£2,219,306
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£782,885
Other
£9,401,414

Estimated Average Property Prices for Great Russell Street

Average Price
£4,701,825
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Great Russell Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
49 Great Russell Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£9,050,0002020-01-31 £9,401,414
2A 50 Great Russell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£187,0002008-04-23 £308,653
Second Floor Flat 50 Great Russell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£480,0002005-05-12 £1,085,404
First Floor Flat 50 Great Russell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£540,0002003-04-23 £1,472,355
First Floor Flat 50 Great Russell Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002002-09-02 £441,932

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 965 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		4out of 4 2,200 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,123 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG 		4out of 4 3,578 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,909 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		3out of 4 519 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 858 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 883 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews , WC1N 2NX 		4out of 4 932 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 995 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY 		3out of 4 1,412 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 1,918 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 1,945 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,060 yd Community school No Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 2,076 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 500 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 719 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,192 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 2,112 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,343 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
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU 		4out of 4 3,178 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,726 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,941 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 191 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of London
Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		- not rated 281 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street , WC1E 7HT 		- not rated 366 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkbeck College
Malet Street , WC1E 7HX 		- not rated 371 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 377 yd Other independent school No 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
Starbucks Coffee51 Great Russell Street2 yd
Amarcord Museum28 Museum Street39 yd
Ruskins Coffee ShopRuskin House, 40-41 Museum Street39 yd
Bubbleology40a Museum Street39 yd
Pizza Express Ltd30 Coptic Street71 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Museum Tavern49 Great Russell Street2 yd
The Plough27 Museum Street60 yd
Truckles Wine BarPied Bull Court, Galen Place141 yd
The Old Crown (sep sublet kitchen)33 New Oxford Street159 yd
Bloomsbury Tavern236 Shaftesbury Avenue166 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bibimbab Cafe37 Museum Street10 yd
FISH PLAICE32 Museum Street35 yd
Menya Ramen House29 Museum Street44 yd
Rice Coming Restaurant10a Coptic Street121 yd
STEW MASTER10,, 4 Bloomsbury Way144 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row305 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway422 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road439 yd
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street482 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn542 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool302 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool362 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite383 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool389 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool523 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite526 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite541 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite617 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		618 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		637 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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed102.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Great Russell Street dangerous?

In 2023, 10601 crimes were reported near Great Russell 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 WC1B 3BA.

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

More Crime Statistics for Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1B 3BA 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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