James Street is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2E 8BH 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 James Street, London, WC2E 8BH and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2E 9HW, WC2E 8BT, WC2E 9DA, WC2E 8NS, WC2E 8BE, WC2E 9DH, WC2E 9DG, WC2E 9JP, WC2E 9JR.

James Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on James Street are based on 69 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 WC2E 8BH

Average Price
£486,931
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£486,931
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for James Street

Average Price
£1,460,173
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on James Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 James Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£76,0001995-06-14 £486,931

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,530 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,832 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		2,878 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,267 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,531 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		433 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		434 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		741 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		1,283 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		1,322 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,494 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		2,052 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent, NW1 1LY 		2,114 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, SW1E 5HJ 		2,134 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
4out of 4The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place, SW1P 2DY 		2,203 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		416 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		966 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		1,719 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,733 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,168 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		3,340 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,500 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,307 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		109 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		622 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		629 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		666 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedEcole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		732 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
Gaucho Covent Garden8-9 JAMES STREET, COVENT GARDEN6 yd
Crème De La Crêpe29 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN52 yd
Nags Head Public House10 JAMES STREET, COVENT GARDEN54 yd
White Lion Public House24 JAMES STREET, COVENT GARDEN54 yd
Buns And Buns5 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN59 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Crown & Anchor22 Neal Street216 yd
Plume Wine BarBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 26 WELLINGTON STREET237 yd
Circus27 Endell Street241 yd
Dalla Terra Wine Bar25 SLINGSBY PLACE242 yd
All Bar One19 HENRIETTA STREET243 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Cookie Dough Cafe34 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN73 yd
Vyta21 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN73 yd
Floozie Stuffed Cookies15B THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN73 yd
Holland And BarrettFIRST FLOOR, 39 LONG ACRE98 yd
Milk Train12-14 TAVISTOCK STREET202 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street228 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET245 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND360 yd
Sainsbury'sUNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD414 yd
Sainsbury's36-37 STRAND477 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite68 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		69 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool90 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool181 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool292 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool303 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London The Strand Covent Garden)
BEDFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite313 yd
Virgin Active Club (Strand)
SHELL MEX HOUSE SHELL MEX HOUSE STRAND 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool351 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		376 yd
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 		health and fitness suite378 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 James Street dangerous?

In 2023, 16832 crimes were reported near James Street . 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 other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WC2E 8BH.

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

More Crime Statistics for James Street, London, WC2E 8BH

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 16832
Theft From The Person 5089
Other Theft 4887
Violence And Sexual Offences 1629
Anti Social Behaviour 1554
Shoplifting 739
Public Order 665
Robbery 515
Drugs 431
Vehicle Crime 426
Criminal Damage And Arson 295
Burglary 274
Bicycle Theft 228
Other Crime 52
Possession Of Weapons 48

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC2E 8BH.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Drury Lane292 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Charing Cross Road456 yd
More Crime Statistics for James Street, London, WC2E 8BH

Employment

WC2E 8BH 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.

The percentage of student residents living in WC2E 8BH 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 Employee86
Student (economically inactive)64
Retired35
Self-Employed32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)14
Part-Time Employee8
Unemployed8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other5
Looking after home or family1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities36
Financial and insurance activities22
Information and communication18
Accommodation and food service activities16
Other14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Education11
Human health and social work activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 3
Transport and storage1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Manufacturing1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female152
Male165

Partnership Status

Single183
Married: Opposite sex30
Married: Same sex4
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated6
Divorced19
Widowed10

Health

Very good health211
Good health75
Fair health19
Bad health9
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 26
Degree or Similar 173
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese26
Indian3
Other Asian19
Black African1
Black Caribbean5
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other8
White220
Roma4
Arab4
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom172
European Union54
Rest of Europe9
Africa8
Middle East and Asia37
The Americas and the Caribbean29
Oceania6
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK172
10+ Years33
5-10 Years21
2-5 Years32
Less than 2 years60

Passport Held

United Kingdom201
Ireland7
France8
Germany4
Italy9
Portugal5
Spain4
Lithuania1
Poland1
Romania1
Other EU countries14
Turkey3
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East3
Eastern Asia25
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean12
Central and South America8
Oceania4
No passport held5

Religion

No religion157
Christian113
Buddhist8
Jewish3
Muslim7
Other religion4
Not answered25
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