Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5QD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC2B 5QD is primarily male, with 55.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.6%	44.1%	-3.5%	51.0%	-6.9%
Male	52.4%	55.9%	3.5%	49.0%	6.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WC2B 5QD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	52.6%	58%	5.4%	37.9%	20.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	20.8%	-3.7%	44.2%	-23.4%
Married: Same sex	2.6%	0.9%	-1.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	8.9%	3.8%	-5.1%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	8.3%	11.3%	3.0%	9.1%	2.2%
Widowed	3.1%	3.8%	0.7%	6.1%	-2.3%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.6%	44.7%	8.1%	48.4%	-3.7%
Good health	38.8%	30.7%	-8.1%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	15%	11.5%	-3.5%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	7%	11.9%	4.9%	4.0%	7.9%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 55.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.8%	19.6%	0.8%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.3%	3.7%	-3.6%	9.6%	-5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	8.9%	0.0%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.6%	9.3%	-6.3%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	37.5%	55.6%	18.1%	33.8%	21.8%
Other	10.9%	2.3%	-8.6%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	6.6%	6.6%	0.0%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	2.2%	7%	4.8%	0.7%	6.3%
Indian	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	0%	4.1%	4.1%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	3.5%	6.1%	2.6%	2.5%	3.6%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.8%	3.3%	1.5%	0.8%	2.5%
White	70.9%	58.6%	-12.3%	81.4%	-22.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	4.4%	0.4%	-4.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.8%	6.6%	4.8%	1.6%	5.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	53.5%	-14.3%	83.2%	-29.7%
European Union	8.8%	11.8%	3.0%	6.1%	5.7%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	6.1%	1.3%	0.8%	5.3%
Africa	3.5%	4.5%	1.0%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	9.3%	17.6%	8.3%	5.6%	12.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	6.1%	1.7%	1.3%	4.8%
Oceania	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.4%	53.7%	-13.7%	83.2%	-29.5%
10+ Years	2.2%	27.9%	25.7%	9.8%	18.1%
5-10 Years	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	3.1%	6.1%	3.0%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	24.7%	8.2%	-16.5%	1.9%	6.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.8%	76.7%	-3.9%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Central Asia	1.6%	0.0%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.8%	37.2%	2.6%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	18.3%	6.5%	11.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Drury Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Drury Lane was 1439.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 97.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Drury Lane has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 20th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 213.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 82.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in WC2B 5QD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Drury Lane are based on 113 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.

House Prices for Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5QD

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2B 5QD

Average Price
£680,670

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£884,767

Other
£68,378

Estimated Average Property Prices for Drury Lane

Average Price
£2,659,233

Semi-Detached
£1,560,662

Terraced
£2,296,473

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,283,641

Other
£9,791,372

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Drury LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3, 190 Drury Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2017-12-15	£1,093,225
188 - 189 Drury Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£65,000	2016-10-28	£62,105
Flat 2, 190 Drury Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£660,000	2015-06-19	£661,468
Flat 1, 190 Drury Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£635,000	2015-05-22	£656,118

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC2B 5QD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2B 5QD 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 Employee	72
Retired	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Student (economically inactive)	19
Self-Employed	18
Part-Time Employee	15
Other	13
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Education	21
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3

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	1,133 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	2,418 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	3,294 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,331 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	3,677 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	282 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	609 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF	3out of 4	895 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	970 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School Foley Street , W1W 7JJ	3out of 4	1,064 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,693 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,798 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	2,124 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	2,208 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	2,224 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	459 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	586 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,347 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,118 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,395 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	3,354 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,662 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,915 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	290 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN	- not rated	385 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA	- not rated	437 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of London Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU	- not rated	558 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fashion Retail Academy 15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL	- not rated	598 yd	Miscellaneous	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	Distance
Drury 188-189	188-189 Drury Lane	2 yd
Ecco Pizza	186 Drury Lane	15 yd
Cafe Verona	184 Drury Lane	26 yd
Cafe De Provence	14 Drury Lane	59 yd
Drury 188-189 @ International House	16 Stukeley Street	59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
White Hart	191 Drury Lane	16 yd
The Craft Beer Co ( Covent Garden ) Ltd	168 High Holborn	115 yd
The Sun	21 Drury Lane	120 yd
The Top Secret Comedy Club	170 Drury Lane	121 yd
The Old Crown (sep sublet kitchen)	33 New Oxford Street	134 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
BLACK SHEEP COFFEE	Unit 1, One Smarts Place, 182-184 High Holborn	64 yd
Domino's Pizza	166 High Holborn	97 yd
MAUI-POKE HOUSE	MAUI, UNIT 1, 1-7 New Oxford Street	111 yd
DA MANU LTD	71-75 Shelton Street	151 yd
JIN CHENG ALLEY	43 New Oxford Street	153 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
TESCO	Tesco Express, Endell Street	231 yd
Sainsbury's	129-133 Kingsway	271 yd
Sainsbury's Local	Victoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row	399 yd
Waitrose and Partners	Weston House, 246 High Holborn	421 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	Unit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road	600 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) MACKLIN STREET	health and fitness suite	114 yd
Oasis Sports Centre ENDELL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	158 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) ODHAMS WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	259 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden) FLORAL STREET		359 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn) WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	418 yd
Gymbox (Holborn) HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	438 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club 50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	445 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden) 4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET		466 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed) Floral Street	swimming pool	477 yd
Rosewood Hotel HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	485 yd

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	75.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	111.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC2B 5QD