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

Nearby postcodes are: WC2B 5PL, WC2B 5ND, WC2B 5NF, WC2B 5NT, WC2B 5QF, WC2B 5PN, WC2B 5NE, WC2H 9BH, WC2B 5NH.

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 5PD

Average Price
£27,033
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£27,033

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
Ground Floor Shop Unit 170 Drury Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£25,0002015-07-01 £27,033

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 1,190 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 2,490 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 3,188 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,438 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,608 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 4 194 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 490 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 911 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 4 979 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 1,136 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 1,678 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY 		3out of 4 1,800 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 2,232 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,249 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 2,329 yd Community school No Mixed 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 347 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 629 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,398 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,056 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT 		- not rated 2,450 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 3,453 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,542 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,971 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 300 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		- not rated 331 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 503 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE 		- not rated 627 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY 		- not rated 645 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
Bunga Bunga167 Drury Lane2 yd
Fresh And Organic174 Drury Lane41 yd
Kangnam Pocha176 Drury Lane44 yd
HOA SEN RESTAURANT22 Drury Lane46 yd
ITSU41-44 Great Queen Street79 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Top Secret Comedy Club170 Drury Lane2 yd
The Sun21 Drury Lane40 yd
Philomena’s40 Great Queen Street71 yd
Club Soda Tasting Rooms39 DRURY LANE104 yd
White Hart191 Drury Lane131 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
DA MANU LTD71-75 Shelton Street90 yd
Doughnut Time78 LONG ACRE115 yd
BLACK SHEEP COFFEEUnit 1, One Smarts Place, 182-184 High Holborn156 yd
MAUI-POKE HOUSEMAUI, UNIT 1, 1-7 New Oxford Street202 yd
Domino's Pizza166 High Holborn212 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street199 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway250 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn390 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row462 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET565 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite50 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool203 yd
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool237 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		272 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite386 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite405 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite406 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool406 yd
Gymbox (Holborn)
HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite422 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool430 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, 10837 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 5PD.

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 5PD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2B 5PD 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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