Drury Lane is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2B 5RZ 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 2000-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2B 5EX, WC2B 5SN, WC2B 5SD, WC2B 5SF, WC2B 5HA, WC2B 5EU, WC2B 5RX, WC2B 5TA, WC2B 5TB.

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 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 WC2B 5RZ

Average Price
£29,615,875
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£29,615,875

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
55 Drury Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£38,000,0002018-07-20 £34,216,836
55 Drury Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£27,664,9812016-10-12 £25,014,913

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 1,351 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 2,664 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 2,968 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,453 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,638 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 4 221 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 271 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 957 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 1,064 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 1,116 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 1,445 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY 		3out of 4 2,026 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS 		4out of 4 2,112 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Westminster City School
55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ 		3out of 4 2,359 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,371 yd Community school No 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 188 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 786 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,543 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 1,921 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT 		- not rated 2,219 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 3,308 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU 		4out of 4 3,634 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 4,114 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 155 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE 		- not rated 438 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 450 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House , Strand WC2R 0RN 		- not rated 612 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY 		- not rated 619 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
Fortune TheatreFORTUNE THEATRE, RUSSELL STREET71 yd
Sarastro Restaurant126 DRURY LANE81 yd
BarrafinaBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 43 DRURY LANE91 yd
Prince Of Wales Public House150-151 DRURY LANE111 yd
Wildwood35-36 BOW STREET111 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shakespeare's HeadAfrica House, 64-78 Kingsway117 yd
Club Soda Tasting Rooms39 DRURY LANE143 yd
Philomena’s40 Great Queen Street168 yd
Sway Bar61-65 Great Queen Street204 yd
Plume Wine BarBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 26 WELLINGTON STREET224 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Doughnut Time78 LONG ACRE133 yd
PurchaINGERSOLL HOUSE, 7-9 KINGSWAY199 yd
DA MANU LTD71-75 Shelton Street240 yd
The Cookie Dough Cafe34 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN272 yd
Vyta21 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN272 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street291 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND373 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway374 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn457 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET478 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool194 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		195 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool252 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite262 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite262 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite265 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool267 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite270 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts296 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool326 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Safety

Is Drury Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 8975 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 5RZ.

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 5RZ

Employment

WC2B 5RZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 WC2B 5RZ 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 Employee51
Retired32
Student (economically inactive)21
Self-Employed20
Part-Time Employee9
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Unemployed6
Looking after home or family5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Financial and insurance activities20
Accommodation and food service activities19
Other11
Education9
Information and communication8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles7
Transport and storage5
Real estate activities4
Human health and social work activities3
Construction2
Administrative and support service activities2
Mining and quarrying2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female86
Male84

Partnership Status

Single94
Married: Opposite sex36
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated6
Divorced9
Widowed9

Health

Very good health84
Good health59
Fair health17
Bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 9
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 12
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 21
Degree or Similar 91
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese18
Indian10
Pakistani2
Other Asian9
Black African2
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other11
White103
Roma2
Arab2
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom82
European Union29
Rest of Europe3
Africa10
Middle East and Asia26
The Americas and the Caribbean18
Oceania2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK82
10+ Years50
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years11
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom116
Ireland5
France3
Germany1
Italy7
Portugal2
Spain2
Lithuania1
Other EU countries10
Other Europe2
Middle East3
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean9
Central and South America1
Oceania1
No passport held4

Religion

No religion55
Christian63
Buddhist11
Hindu1
Jewish6
Muslim17
Sikh5
Not answered13
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