Drury Lane is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2B 5TB 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 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5TB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2B 5TA, WC2B 4RL, WC2B 5TD, WC2B 5AJ, WC2B 5RX, WC2B 5SD, WC2B 5SF, WC2B 5QN, WC2B 5AD.

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 5TB

Average Price
£60,998,600
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£60,998,600

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
141 - 143 Drury Lane, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building
£68,800,0002018-08-02 £60,998,600

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 1,276 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 2,587 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 3,055 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT
3out of 4 3,523 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE
4out of 4 3,575 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 4 160 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU
4out of 4 341 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF
3out of 4 953 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 1,010 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 1,098 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 1,526 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY
3out of 4 1,938 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS
4out of 4 2,200 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG
4out of 4 2,308 yd Community school No Girls More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA
4out of 4 2,371 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 216 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ
- not rated 710 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA
- not rated 1,472 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH
- not rated 1,984 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT
- not rated 2,307 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 3,390 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street , NW1 6RU
4out of 4 3,580 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG
3out of 4 4,046 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 219 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA
- not rated 372 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE
- not rated 490 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY
- not rated 598 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN
- not rated 653 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Margot45 GREAT QUEEN STREET27 yd
Prince Of Wales Public House150-151 DRURY LANE29 yd
BarrafinaBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 43 DRURY LANE51 yd
Bagel Factory78 LONG ACRE71 yd
Redemption Roasters40 DRURY LANE73 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Club Soda Tasting Rooms39 DRURY LANE77 yd
Philomena’s40 Great Queen Street81 yd
Shakespeare's HeadAfrica House, 64-78 Kingsway119 yd
Sway Bar61-65 Great Queen Street134 yd
The Top Secret Comedy Club170 Drury Lane151 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Doughnut Time78 LONG ACRE71 yd
DA MANU LTD71-75 Shelton Street175 yd
PurchaINGERSOLL HOUSE, 7-9 KINGSWAY264 yd
Burger King117 Kingsway276 yd
Pret a Manger37 Shelton Street278 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street252 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway299 yd
Waitrose and PartnersWeston House, 246 High Holborn401 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND461 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET517 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET
health and fitness suite174 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET
215 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK
health and fitness suite, swimming pool225 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH
health and fitness suite, swimming pool281 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET
health and fitness suite285 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA
health and fitness suite322 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET
health and fitness suite, squash courts336 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym
ALDWYCH
health and fitness suite339 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH
health and fitness suite, swimming pool354 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street
swimming pool357 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, 10258 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 5TB.

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 5TB

Employment

WC2B 5TB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

WC2B 5TB area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC2B 5TB 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 Employee61
Retired29
Part-Time Employee28
Self-Employed27
Student (economically inactive)23
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Unemployed12
Other11
Looking after home or family11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Human health and social work activities18
Education16
Other16
Financial and insurance activities15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Information and communication14
Accommodation and food service activities10
Administrative and support service activities7
Construction7
Real estate activities6
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Mining and quarrying1
Manufacturing1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female144
Male100

Partnership Status

Single126
Married: Opposite sex48
Separated3
Divorced28
Widowed10

Health

Very good health115
Good health84
Fair health26
Bad health14
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 15
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 22
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 109
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese14
Pakistani3
Other Asian12
Black African20
Black Caribbean10
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other10
White142
Roma1
Arab8
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom151
European Union21
Rest of Europe11
Africa14
Middle East and Asia31
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK151
10+ Years64
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years3
Less than 2 years20

Passport Held

United Kingdom191
France4
Italy4
Portugal2
Spain2
Other EU countries9
Other Europe4
North Africa5
Middle East1
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America2
No passport held3

Religion

No religion81
Christian104
Buddhist5
Jewish6
Muslim27
Other religion1
Not answered17