Drury Lane is in London and in Camden district. WC2B 5AD 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 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5AD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2B 5QG, WC2B 5PN, WC2B 5AA, WC2B 5TD, WC2B 4RL, WC2B 5TB, WC2B 5PH, WC2B 5PD, WC2B 5PL.

Drury Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Drury Lane are based on 109 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 WC2B 5AD

Average Price
£24,547,868
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£24,547,868

Estimated Average Property Prices for Drury Lane

Average Price
£2,767,489
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Drury LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Fourth Floor 157 Drury Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£24,900,0002017-07-11 £24,547,868
41 - 44 Great Queen Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£24,900,0002017-07-11 £24,547,868

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 1,241 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 2,546 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 3,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,503 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,556 yd Local authority nursery school Yes 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 4 171 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 417 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 919 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 1,002 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD 		3out of 4 1,124 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 1,602 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY 		3out of 4 1,874 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS 		4out of 4 2,265 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,287 yd Community school No Girls More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 2,298 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 284 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 676 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,443 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,009 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT 		- not rated 2,374 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,466 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU 		4out of 4 3,511 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 4,017 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		- not rated 263 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 339 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE 		- not rated 562 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 577 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY 		- not rated 627 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
ITSU41-44 Great Queen Street2 yd
Lowlander Grand Cafe36 DRURY LANE33 yd
Redemption Roasters40 DRURY LANE44 yd
Shoryu35 Great Queen Street47 yd
Prince Of Wales Public House150-151 DRURY LANE48 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Philomena’s40 Great Queen Street18 yd
Club Soda Tasting Rooms39 DRURY LANE41 yd
The Top Secret Comedy Club170 Drury Lane76 yd
The Sun21 Drury Lane88 yd
Sway Bar61-65 Great Queen Street138 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Doughnut Time78 LONG ACRE49 yd
DA MANU LTD71-75 Shelton Street109 yd
BLACK SHEEP COFFEEUnit 1, One Smarts Place, 182-184 High Holborn232 yd
Pret a Manger37 Shelton Street234 yd
BAB MANSOUR57 Endell Street253 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street205 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway275 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn399 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row521 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND526 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite109 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool190 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		223 yd
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool297 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite348 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite348 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool352 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool365 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite395 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts406 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 Drury Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 9974 crimes were reported near Drury 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 theft from the person. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC2B 5AD.

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

More Crime Statistics for Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5AD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2B 5AD 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 Employee47
Part-Time Employee19
Student (economically inactive)15
Self-Employed11
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Other10
Retired10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Looking after home or family5
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities21
Other13
Financial and insurance activities11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Information and communication8
Education5
Human health and social work activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing2
Real estate activities2
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female64
Male83

Partnership Status

Single94
Married: Opposite sex29
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Divorced11
Widowed2

Health

Very good health73
Good health47
Fair health13
Bad health10
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications9
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 18
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 77
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese8
Indian4
Other Asian4
Black African3
Black Caribbean3
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other4
White100
Roma2
Arab2
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom63
European Union38
Rest of Europe5
Africa5
Middle East and Asia20
The Americas and the Caribbean13

Length of Residence

Born in the UK63
10+ Years39
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years17

Passport Held

United Kingdom86
Ireland1
France12
Germany4
Italy1
Spain3
Poland3
Romania6
Other EU countries7
Other Europe3
North Africa1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America2
No passport held4

Religion

No religion57
Christian55
Buddhist3
Hindu3
Jewish3
Muslim11
Other religion2
Not answered13
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