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

Nearby postcodes are: WC1B 3RE, WC1E 7JW, WC1E 6HA, WC1B 3DP, WC1E 6HP, WC1E 6HR, WC1E 7DS, WC1B 3AX, WC1B 3HN.

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 3RA

Average Price
£5,129,689
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£5,129,689
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

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
3 Bedford Square, London, Greater London
Detached, an established residential building 		£1,875,0002005-09-01 £5,129,689

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 1,003 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 2,119 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 2,839 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 3,821 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 4,056 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 4 594 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		3out of 4 820 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 1,045 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews , WC1N 2NX 		4out of 4 1,108 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Netley Primary School & Centre for Autism
74 Stanhope Street , NW1 3EX 		3out of 4 1,167 yd Community 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 1,203 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 1,638 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 1,738 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,082 yd Community school No Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 2,371 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 685 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 1,019 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,231 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 1,888 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,489 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 2,913 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,676 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 4,235 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street , WC1E 7HT 		- not rated 107 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkbeck College
Malet Street , WC1E 7HX 		- not rated 211 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 223 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of London
Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		- not rated 250 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		- not rated 303 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 Deco43 Store Street125 yd
Arverni Restaurants Ltd43 Store Street125 yd
Store Street Espresso40 Store Street133 yd
PEOJECT 1972 UK LTD / CHIEF22 Bedford Square137 yd
AramarkSenate House, Malet Street139 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Amelie's Wine House37 Store Street139 yd
George Birkbeck BarUniversity Of London Birkbeck College, Malet Street205 yd
Jack Horner235-236 Tottenham Court Road245 yd
Hudson's HouseSt Giles Hotel, 12 Bedford Avenue246 yd
The Montague on the Gardens15 Montague Street289 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Nuffied Foundation28 Bedford Square207 yd
HONEY AND CO. DAILY19-21 Store Street214 yd
RAI11-13 Bayley Street222 yd
UZUMAKI107 Great Russell Street238 yd
EATOPIA KOREAN TAKEAWAY8 Great Russell Street295 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road302 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food55 Tottenham Court Road327 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd10-16 Goodge Street404 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row532 yd
TescoGROUND FLOOR, 2-4 DEAN STREET574 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool287 yd
Energy Base
MALET STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool412 yd
University Of London Union
MALET STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool412 yd
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool527 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Tottenham Court Road)
179A 179A TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool549 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square)
WOBURN PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool578 yd
The London Edition
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite615 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool619 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite651 yd
Agua At Sanderson Hotel (Closed)
BERNERS STREET 		health and fitness suite662 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 81.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 81.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 81.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 36.4%

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/s18.2%

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

Safety

Is Bedford Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 10059 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 3RA.

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 3RA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1B 3RA 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 Employee72
Student (economically inactive)41
Self-Employed23
Other18
Retired16
Long-Term Sick or disabled16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12
Looking after home or family12
Part-Time Employee10
Unemployed5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities46
Information and communication35
Education24
Other23
Financial and insurance activities20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Accommodation and food service activities9
Human health and social work activities8
Administrative and support service activities4
Construction3
Manufacturing3
Real estate activities3
Transport and storage2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2

People

Gender

Female106
Male133

Partnership Status

Single162
Married: Opposite sex35
Married: Same sex7
Separated2
Divorced11
Widowed8

Health

Very good health127
Good health76
Fair health22
Bad health15
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
Apprenticeship8
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 108
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi12
Chinese14
Indian20
Pakistani3
Other Asian4
Black African16
Black Caribbean2
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other8
White139
Roma1
Arab4
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom133
European Union33
Rest of Europe7
Africa16
Middle East and Asia32
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK133
10+ Years39
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years16
Less than 2 years33

Passport Held

United Kingdom152
Ireland5
France5
Germany2
Italy4
Spain1
Other EU countries21
Other Europe4
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean5
Oceania2
No passport held18

Religion

No religion100
Christian74
Buddhist3
Hindu9
Jewish4
Muslim31
Sikh2
Not answered17
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