Chancery Lane is in London and in Camden district. WC2A 1AD 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 2000-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2A 1AB, WC1V 6AA, WC1V 6NP, WC1V 6AX, WC1V 7QR, WC1V 6AZ, WC1V 7NH, WC1V 6HG, WC1R 5DJ.

Chancery Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chancery Lane are based on 38 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 WC2A 1AD

Average Price
£65,802
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£65,802

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chancery Lane

Average Price
£8,602,557
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chancery LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Ground Floor And Basement 74 Chancery Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£66,1872018-01-05 £65,802

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		925 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 		2,186 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,340 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,374 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		3,398 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		393 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 		466 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		557 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		561 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		670 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,575 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		1,757 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		1,875 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Regent High School
Chalton Street, Camden NW1 1RX 		2,338 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		2,385 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys 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 		548 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		567 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,039 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		2,547 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,551 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,360 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,519 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,074 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		114 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		532 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH
Great Ormond Street, Camden WC1N 3JH 		550 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		570 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		879 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
Blue Garden74 Chancery Lane0 yd
CHILANGO76 Chancery Lane17 yd
Choppaluna314 High Holborn, London32 yd
Ocs Group Ltd70 Chancery Lane, London39 yd
MELETIUS SPECIALITY COFFEE ROASTERSUnit 2,, 37-39 High Holborn43 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Penderel's OakNew Penderel House, 283-287 High Holborn109 yd
Horse & WigCromwell House, 14 Fulwood Place120 yd
The Old Red Lion72 High Holborn209 yd
The Old Nick21-22 Sandland Street218 yd
The Pregnant Man40 Chancery Lane, London237 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hungreek Ltd76 Chancery Lane17 yd
Pure318 High Holborn, London36 yd
Lebaneats67 Chancery Lane, London39 yd
POPUP PAINTING & EVENTS LTDThe London Art Bar, 296-302 High Holborn63 yd
Caffe NeroBrownlow House, 50-51 High Holborn78 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London36 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods323-324 High Holborn, London95 yd
TESCOTesco Express 19-21, High Holborn111 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn169 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn373 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite307 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite375 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite376 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite398 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn)
Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool438 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus)
1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite487 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite506 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Fetter Lane)
FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite517 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts536 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool554 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Safety

Is Chancery Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3123 crimes were reported near Chancery Lane . 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 WC2A 1AD.

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

More Crime Statistics for Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AD

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3123
Other Theft 849
Theft From The Person 643
Anti Social Behaviour 442
Violence And Sexual Offences 402
Public Order 202
Burglary 118
Shoplifting 110
Criminal Damage And Arson 89
Vehicle Crime 80
Robbery 67
Bicycle Theft 54
Drugs 45
Other Crime 18
Possession Of Weapons 4

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC2A 1AD.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Chancery Lane160 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Portsmouth Street453 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near A401389 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near A401389 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Serle Street328 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Serle Street328 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dombey Street506 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Carey Street370 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Carey Street370 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Portsmouth Street453 yd
More Crime Statistics for Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AD

Employment

WC2A 1AD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC2A 1AD 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 Employee98
Student (economically inactive)56
Self-Employed39
Retired16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)12
Unemployed7
Part-Time Employee7
Other4
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Looking after home or family

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities81
Financial and insurance activities25
Information and communication18
Other18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Accommodation and food service activities13
Education9
Administrative and support service activities5
Human health and social work activities5
Construction4
Real estate activities2
Mining and quarrying2

People

Gender

Female130
Male117

Partnership Status

Single148
Married: Opposite sex64
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated6
Divorced10
Widowed10

Health

Very good health161
Good health73
Fair health8
Bad health3
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 183
Other5

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese24
Indian6
Pakistani4
Other Asian8
Black African5
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other6
White172
Arab6
Other9

Country of Birth

United Kingdom118
European Union45
Rest of Europe2
Africa9
Middle East and Asia40
The Americas and the Caribbean23
Oceania10

Length of Residence

Born in the UK118
10+ Years28
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years29
Less than 2 years52

Passport Held

United Kingdom142
Ireland2
France9
Germany4
Italy11
Portugal1
Spain3
Lithuania1
Romania4
Other EU countries16
Turkey1
Other Europe2
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia16
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia8
North America and the Caribbean12
Central and South America4
Oceania5

Religion

No religion92
Christian93
Hindu1
Jewish12
Muslim11
Other religion3
Not answered35
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