Bedford Street is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2E 9EN 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 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9EN and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2E 8QH, WC2E 7JS, WC2E 9HE, WC2E 7NP, WC2E 7NR, WC2E 8ND, WC2E 8PY, WC2E 7NJ, WC2R 0PQ.

Bedford Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bedford Street are based on 45 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 9EN

Average Price
£3,581,590
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,261,788
Other
£6,674,660

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bedford Street

Average Price
£2,482,644
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bedford Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
40 Bedford Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£12,400,0002019-02-27 £11,755,925
36 - 37 Bedford Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£1,600,0002014-08-01 £1,469,985
Flat 11 35 - 36 Bedford Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£7,399,3372014-08-01 £6,798,069
Flat 3 36 - 37 Bedford Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£925,0002013-01-31 £1,096,811
Flat 3 36 - 37 Bedford Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£780,0002007-03-05 £1,395,712

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,783 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		2,674 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,014 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 		3,083 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,581 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		578 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		660 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		680 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street, W1W 7JJ 		1,441 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews, WC1N 2NX 		1,530 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 		1,435 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		1,878 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, SW1E 5HJ 		1,891 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
4out of 4The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place, SW1P 2DY 		1,950 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School
118 St George's Road, SE1 6EX 		2,267 yd Voluntary aided school 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 		624 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,219 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		1,465 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,987 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,001 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 		3,242 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,516 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,561 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 		314 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		665 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		762 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		883 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedEcole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		926 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
thirty7 Bedford Street37 BEDFORD STREET2 yd
Flat Iron17 HENRIETTA STREET18 yd
FrenchieBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 16 HENRIETTA STREET25 yd
Cinnamon Bazaar28 MAIDEN LANE26 yd
Ave Mario15 HENRIETTA STREET35 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
All Bar One19 HENRIETTA STREET18 yd
Lady Of The Grapes16 MAIDEN LANE63 yd
Blame Gloria20 BEDFORD STREET76 yd
Tequila Mockingbird40-42 WILLIAM IV STREET199 yd
Mr Fogg'S Tavern58 ST MARTIN'S LANE215 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fresko44 BEDFORD STREET56 yd
Burrito Kitchen22-25 BEDFORD STREET95 yd
Darjeeling Express26 KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN146 yd
Wolfox 80 Strand80 STRAND178 yd
The Cookie Dough Cafe34 THE MARKET, COVENT GARDEN197 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET95 yd
Sainsbury's36-37 STRAND224 yd
Marks And Spencer Simply FoodUNIT 14, CHARING CROSS STATION, STRAND278 yd
The Co Operative GroupBASEMENT TO GROUND AND MEZZANINE FLOOR, 456-459 STRAND331 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND368 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London The Strand Covent Garden)
BEDFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite63 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool193 yd
Virgin Active Club (Strand)
SHELL MEX HOUSE SHELL MEX HOUSE STRAND 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool198 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite200 yd
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 		health and fitness suite200 yd
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place 		health and fitness suite321 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		322 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool388 yd
The Gym (London Charing Cross)
18-21 18-21 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE 		health and fitness suite406 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool411 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 Bedford Street dangerous?

In 2023, 17457 crimes were reported near Bedford 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 9EN.

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

More Crime Statistics for Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9EN

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 17457
Theft From The Person 5410
Other Theft 4829
Violence And Sexual Offences 1929
Anti Social Behaviour 1520
Shoplifting 756
Public Order 754
Robbery 592
Drugs 547
Vehicle Crime 302
Criminal Damage And Arson 256
Burglary 241
Bicycle Theft 197
Possession Of Weapons 72
Other Crime 52

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC2E 9EN.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Leicester Square520 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Scotland Place537 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Gerrard Place504 yd
More Crime Statistics for Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9EN

Employment

WC2E 9EN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 9EN 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

Retired66
Full-Time Employee53
Student (economically inactive)46
Self-Employed33
Unemployed9
Part-Time Employee8
Other7
Looking after home or family6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities25
Financial and insurance activities18
Accommodation and food service activities13
Other8
Information and communication7
Education6
Transport and storage4
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles4
Real estate activities4
Human health and social work activities4
Manufacturing2
Administrative and support service activities2

People

Gender

Female115
Male129

Partnership Status

Single133
Married: Opposite sex55
Married: Same sex1
Separated4
Divorced30
Widowed12

Health

Very good health129
Good health66
Fair health30
Bad health16
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications32
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 7
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 15
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
Degree or Similar 132
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese24
Indian10
Pakistani2
Other Asian11
Black African4
Black Caribbean3
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other5
White160
Roma2
Arab3
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom109
European Union36
Rest of Europe15
Africa11
Middle East and Asia49
The Americas and the Caribbean18
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK109
10+ Years45
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years34
Less than 2 years33

Passport Held

United Kingdom144
Ireland3
France5
Germany7
Italy8
Portugal3
Poland1
Romania2
Other EU countries15
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia9
North America and the Caribbean7
Central and South America2
Oceania9
No passport held10

Religion

No religion91
Christian101
Buddhist11
Hindu6
Jewish2
Muslim15
Not answered18
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