Portsmouth Street is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2A 2ES is located in the St James's electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 2018-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2A 3LY, WC2A 3LZ, WC2B 6JR, WC2A 3PP, WC2B 6TP, WC2B 6UJ, WC2B 6TD, WC2B 6EY, WC2A 3JX.

Portsmouth Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Portsmouth Street are based on 1 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 Westminster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2A 2ES

Average Price
£377,503
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£377,503

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portsmouth Street

Average Price
£377,503
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portsmouth Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
13 - 14 Portsmouth Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£485,0002018-01-31 £377,503

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,219 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 		2,530 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		3,037 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,651 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,720 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		237 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		239 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		824 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 		851 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		1,008 yd Community 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 		1,364 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		2,024 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		2,152 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,170 yd Community school No Girls More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,273 yd Free schools 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 		118 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		686 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,384 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		2,150 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,246 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 		3,218 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,871 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,928 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		250 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		339 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		418 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		436 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		599 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable 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
Coopers Restaurant49 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS18 yd
Ye Old White Horse2 ST CLEMENT'S LANE34 yd
George Iv Public HouseGEORGE IV, 28 PORTUGAL STREET49 yd
Peacock TheatreTHE PEACOCK THEATRE, PORTUGAL STREET71 yd
Cafe 54New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln's Inn Fields108 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shakespeare's HeadAfrica House, 64-78 Kingsway195 yd
All Bar One58 Kingsway226 yd
Sway Bar61-65 Great Queen Street263 yd
The Seven Stars53-54 Carey Street282 yd
The George8 Great Queen Street288 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
PurchaINGERSOLL HOUSE, 7-9 KINGSWAY201 yd
Burger King117 Kingsway305 yd
Pret A Manger Ltd240 High Holborn335 yd
THE ALLEYUNIT 3, 272 High Holborn343 yd
Pret A Manger280 High Holborn351 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn314 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway345 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd71 High Holborn431 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London476 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND510 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite54 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts112 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite258 yd
Rosewood Hotel
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite281 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite312 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool332 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite371 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite406 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool409 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		496 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 Portsmouth Street dangerous?

In 2023, 5348 crimes were reported near Portsmouth Street . 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 2ES.

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

More Crime Statistics for Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 5348
Other Theft 1644
Theft From The Person 1286
Anti Social Behaviour 773
Violence And Sexual Offences 539
Vehicle Crime 246
Public Order 201
Burglary 151
Criminal Damage And Arson 122
Robbery 111
Bicycle Theft 106
Shoplifting 104
Drugs 38
Other Crime 21
Possession Of Weapons 6

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC2A 2ES.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Old Square394 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Exeter Street479 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parker Street321 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parker Street321 yd
More Crime Statistics for Portsmouth Street, London, WC2A 2ES

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2A 2ES 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 Employee70
Student (economically inactive)58
Self-Employed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Part-Time Employee7
Other6
Retired6
Looking after home or family4
Unemployed2
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities61
Accommodation and food service activities35
Financial and insurance activities35
Information and communication27
Other24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Education12
Human health and social work activities11
Administrative and support service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Construction7
Manufacturing3
Transport and storage2
Mining and quarrying1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female104
Male89

Partnership Status

Single121
Married: Opposite sex46
Married: Same sex4
Separated6
Divorced4

Health

Very good health145
Good health44
Fair health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications10
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 1
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 4
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 131
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese55
Indian19
Pakistani1
Other Asian12
Black African1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other3
White78
Arab6
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom44
European Union21
Rest of Europe23
Africa3
Middle East and Asia87
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK44
10+ Years21
5-10 Years29
2-5 Years37
Less than 2 years62

Passport Held

United Kingdom50
Ireland1
France6
Germany1
Italy7
Portugal5
Spain2
Poland2
Other EU countries10
Turkey3
Other Europe19
Middle East3
Eastern Asia30
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia11
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean19
Central and South America2
Oceania3
No passport held2

Religion

No religion86
Christian38
Buddhist7
Hindu11
Jewish1
Muslim21
Sikh3
Not answered23
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