Bedford Place is in London and in Camden district. WC1B 5JT 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 Place, London, WC1B 5JT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC1B 5JD, WC1B 5JH, WC1B 3BP, WC1B 3BN, WC1B 4HA, WC1B 4ET, WC1A 2JR, WC1A 2LP, WC1B 4DA.

Bedford Place Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bedford Place are based on 5 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 5JT

Average Price
£4,946,008
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£4,946,008

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedford Place

Average Price
£7,815,067
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 PlaceStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
39 - 40 Bedford Place, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£4,837,4982018-05-11 £4,946,008

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY 		4out of 4 745 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 2,001 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,222 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 3,700 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF 		4out of 4 3,922 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable 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 4 554 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 4 731 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 932 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 987 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street , WC1H 9EG 		3out of 4 1,055 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 1,295 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 1,818 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 1,839 yd Community school No Girls More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 2,026 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 2,114 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 298 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 756 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 970 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 1,999 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,534 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 3,306 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,515 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,971 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of London
Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		- not rated 202 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkbeck College
Malet Street , WC1E 7HX 		- not rated 329 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 335 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square WC1H 0XG 		- not rated 388 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 393 yd Other independent school Yes 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
TIMO'S PIZZA LIMITED77 Southampton Row112 yd
SOPHIE'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT79 Southampton Row112 yd
London Review of Books Ltd14-16 Bury Place130 yd
Cafe Le Cordon BleuPied Bull Yard, 15 Bloomsbury Square134 yd
Charo Charo83-93 Southampton Row137 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Truckles Wine BarPied Bull Court, Galen Place128 yd
The Montague on the Gardens15 Montague Street142 yd
The Swan7 Cosmo Place209 yd
Museum Tavern49 Great Russell Street222 yd
The Queens Larder1 Queen Square223 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tacobell75 Southampton Row112 yd
AmericanoVictoria House, Southampton Row147 yd
Greggs76 Southampton Row173 yd
CARBON FRESH62-64 Southampton Row196 yd
The Coffee Bar15-19 Bloomsbury Way221 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row145 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway410 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd40 Bernard Street460 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn475 yd
Waitrose and Partners23-37 Brunswick Centre567 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool228 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite437 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool460 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite475 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite476 yd
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool497 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite545 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool562 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed)
The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street 		health and fitness suite562 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury)
THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET 		health and fitness suite574 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%

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

Safety

Is Bedford Place Street dangerous?

In 2023, 5446 crimes were reported near Bedford Place . 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 5JT.

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

More Crime Statistics for Bedford Place, London, WC1B 5JT

Employment

WC1B 5JT area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC1B 5JT 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 Employee88
Student (economically inactive)49
Retired28
Self-Employed27
Other15
Unemployed15
Part-Time Employee14
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Looking after home or family7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities37
Accommodation and food service activities27
Information and communication21
Other21
Education19
Financial and insurance activities15
Human health and social work activities14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Administrative and support service activities4
Manufacturing2
Construction2

People

Gender

Female148
Male147

Partnership Status

Single169
Married: Opposite sex64
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced13
Widowed16

Health

Very good health183
Good health73
Fair health28
Bad health9
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
Apprenticeship7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 42
Degree or Similar 159
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese25
Indian13
Other Asian8
Black African5
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian12
Mixed White and African1
Mixed Other6
White187
Roma3
Arab17
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom120
European Union61
Rest of Europe9
Africa20
Middle East and Asia56
The Americas and the Caribbean25
Oceania5
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK120
10+ Years51
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years48
Less than 2 years55

Passport Held

United Kingdom153
Ireland4
France21
Germany5
Italy17
Portugal5
Spain2
Other EU countries8
Turkey4
Other Europe4
North Africa2
South and Eastern Africa3
Middle East10
Eastern Asia17
South-East Asia8
Central Asia3
North America and the Caribbean12
Central and South America3
Oceania3
No passport held11

Religion

No religion123
Christian89
Buddhist5
Hindu7
Jewish7
Muslim24
Other religion3
Not answered37
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