Chancery Lane is in London and in City Of London district. WC2A 1LS is located in the Farringdon Without electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1LS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2A 1ET, EC4A 1HP, WC2A 1DL, WC2A 1EG, EC4A 1DY, EC4A 1DT, EC4A 1NL, WC2A 3RU, WC2A 1PR.

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 City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2A 1LS

Average Price
£633,042
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£693,194
Other
£31,526

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
Flat 3 24 Chancery Lane, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£640,0002018-02-22 £654,972
24 Chancery Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£30,0002015-05-29 £31,526
Flat 5 24 Chancery Lane, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£385,0002011-03-18 £649,087
Flat 1 24 Chancery Lane, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£230,0002004-09-01 £603,481
Flat 5 24 Chancery Lane, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£265,0002002-08-30 £774,274

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,291 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 		2,534 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,047 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,300 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 		3,471 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 		535 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		545 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		664 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		815 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		819 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 		1,216 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,044 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,059 yd Community school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		2,142 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		2,234 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		548 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		886 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,394 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,213 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road, SE11 6NJ 		2,417 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
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		2,995 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,817 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,295 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 		337 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		369 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		702 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		759 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		848 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
Cojean, Unit 1-328 Chancery Lane, London27 yd
TezzRetail Unit, 24 Chancery Lane37 yd
Press Coffee81 Chancery Lane73 yd
Ch & co catering ltdHardwicke Building, New Square100 yd
CigalonBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 115 CHANCERY LANE115 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Pregnant Man40 Chancery Lane, London132 yd
The Seven Stars53-54 Carey Street170 yd
Maison Arslan / The Green Ribbon193 FLEET STREET185 yd
Editors TapGround Floor Retail Unit, 5-11 Fetter Lane207 yd
Ye Olde Cock TavernYe Olde Cock Tavern Public House, 22 Fleet Street230 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Honi Poke28 Chancery Lane, London27 yd
Guido'sDenning House, 90 Chancery Lane51 yd
Pret A MangerUnit 6, 83 Chancery Lane57 yd
Pret A Manger110 Fetter Lane, London177 yd
Coco Di Mama7 Nevill Lane, London204 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods323-324 High Holborn, London328 yd
Sainsbury's Local60 Fetter Lane, London347 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London353 yd
TESCOTesco Express 19-21, High Holborn375 yd
Sainsburys123 Holborn386 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Fetter Lane)
FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite173 yd
Temple Court Hotel
1-2 1-2 SERJEANTS' INN 		health and fitness suite281 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus)
1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite299 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts448 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon)
12A 12A LEATHER LANE 		health and fitness suite461 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite475 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite525 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite568 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite599 yd
Topnotch Health Club (Blackfriars) (Closed)
Tudor Street 		health and fitness suite600 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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/s100.0%

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

Safety

Is Chancery Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2132 crimes were reported near Chancery Lane . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 1LS.

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 1LS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2132
Other Theft 564
Theft From The Person 439
Anti Social Behaviour 257
Violence And Sexual Offences 241
Public Order 116
Shoplifting 106
Burglary 84
Vehicle Crime 66
Criminal Damage And Arson 64
Bicycle Theft 61
Robbery 57
Drugs 51
Other Crime 22
Possession Of Weapons 4

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub73 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre539 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Conference/Exhibition Centre461 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gough Square269 yd
More Crime Statistics for Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1LS

Employment

WC2A 1LS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 1LS 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)83
Full-Time Employee79
Self-Employed27
Retired11
Unemployed6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Other3
Part-Time Employee3
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Looking after home or family

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities37
Financial and insurance activities28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles8
Education4
Real estate activities3
Human health and social work activities3
Manufacturing3
Other3
Information and communication2
Administrative and support service activities2
Construction1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Transport and storage1
Accommodation and food service activities1

People

Gender

Female112
Male105

Partnership Status

Single160
Married: Opposite sex31
Married: Same sex3
Civil partnership: Opposite sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced10
Widowed6

Health

Very good health149
Good health58
Fair health12
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 2
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
Degree or Similar 178
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese47
Indian11
Pakistani1
Other Asian8
Black African7
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed Other3
White123
Roma3
Arab1
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom50
European Union61
Rest of Europe15
Africa7
Middle East and Asia69
The Americas and the Caribbean17
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK50
10+ Years44
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years33
Less than 2 years69

Passport Held

United Kingdom80
Ireland2
France7
Germany2
Italy5
Portugal3
Spain2
Lithuania2
Poland1
Other EU countries25
Other Europe9
North Africa2
Middle East4
Eastern Asia41
Southern Asia4
South-East Asia11
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America3
Oceania5
No passport held6

Religion

No religion101
Christian57
Buddhist8
Hindu11
Jewish2
Muslim12
Other religion1
Not answered29
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