Bedford Square is in London and in Camden district. WC1B 3DP is located in the Bloomsbury 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 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1B 3AX, WC1B 3AA, WC1B 3HX, WC1B 3AE, WC1B 3AD, WC1B 3AG, WC1B 3AJ, WC1B 3LA, WC1B 3AH.

Bedford Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bedford Square are based on 7 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 3DP

Average Price
£17,476,333
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£12,277,611
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£22,675,055

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedford Square

Average Price
£8,462,775
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedford SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
49 - 51 Bedford Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£20,950,0002021-01-21 £22,675,055
53 Bedford Square, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£10,200,0002014-10-08 £12,277,611

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 1,089 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 2,230 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 2,859 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 3,716 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,939 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 593 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		3out of 4 766 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 930 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 1,111 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 1,150 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 1,318 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 1,653 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 1,853 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,176 yd Community school No Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 2,297 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 719 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 958 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,318 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 2,000 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,373 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 2,914 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,784 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 4,160 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 122 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street , WC1E 7HT 		- not rated 224 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL 		- not rated 283 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkbeck College
Malet Street , WC1E 7HX 		- not rated 318 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of London
Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		- not rated 326 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
Scoff & Banter BloomsburyKenilworth Hotel, 97 Great Russell Street113 yd
TURPAN UYGHUR RESTAURANT108 Great Russell Street123 yd
CUCINASt Giles Hotel, 12 Bedford Avenue137 yd
Tas Restaurant22 Bloomsbury Street151 yd
PEOJECT 1972 UK LTD / CHIEF22 Bedford Square153 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hudson's HouseSt Giles Hotel, 12 Bedford Avenue137 yd
Dominion TheatreThe Dominion Theatre, 268-269 Tottenham Court Road198 yd
Amelie's Wine House37 Store Street208 yd
All Bar One108 New Oxford Street216 yd
Jack Horner235-236 Tottenham Court Road221 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Nuffied Foundation28 Bedford Square117 yd
UZUMAKI107 Great Russell Street121 yd
EATOPIA KOREAN TAKEAWAY8 Great Russell Street181 yd
RAI11-13 Bayley Street203 yd
Pret a Manger64-72 New Oxford Street243 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road213 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food55 Tottenham Court Road340 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd10-16 Goodge Street429 yd
TescoGROUND FLOOR, 2-4 DEAN STREET478 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row544 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool177 yd
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool432 yd
Energy Base
MALET STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool521 yd
University Of London Union
MALET STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool521 yd
The London Edition
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite554 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite612 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Tottenham Court Road)
179A 179A TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool623 yd
Agua At Sanderson Hotel (Closed)
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite625 yd
Easygym (London Oxford Street)
The Plaza The Plaza Oxford Street 		health and fitness suite629 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool632 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 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 66.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 66.7%

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/s33.3%

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

Safety

Is Bedford Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 11330 crimes were reported near Bedford 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 WC1B 3DP.

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

More Crime Statistics for Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1B 3DP 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 Employee59
Student (economically inactive)38
Retired24
Self-Employed18
Part-Time Employee10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Other7
Looking after home or family6
Long-Term Sick or disabled4
Unemployed3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities32
Information and communication22
Financial and insurance activities19
Accommodation and food service activities18
Education13
Other11
Human health and social work activities10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Administrative and support service activities8
Construction5
Real estate activities3
Transport and storage2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female90
Male108

Partnership Status

Single105
Married: Opposite sex47
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex8
Separated2
Divorced5
Widowed7

Health

Very good health121
Good health62
Fair health13
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications11
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 4
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 23
Degree or Similar 124
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese19
Indian9
Pakistani5
Other Asian9
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed Other5
White124
Roma1
Arab9
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom82
European Union43
Rest of Europe8
Africa6
Middle East and Asia39
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK82
10+ Years35
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years31
Less than 2 years40

Passport Held

United Kingdom105
Ireland4
France15
Germany4
Italy5
Portugal2
Spain1
Poland1
Romania2
Other EU countries16
Turkey2
Other Europe6
North Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia4
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America1
Oceania3
No passport held6

Religion

No religion97
Christian48
Buddhist1
Hindu6
Jewish11
Muslim20
Not answered14
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