Leicester Square is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2H 7LE 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 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2H 7JY, WC2H 0AT, WC2H 0ET, WC2H 7LA, WC2H 7AT, WC2H 0HX, WC2H 0DB, WC2H 7NA, WC2H 0EP.

Leicester Square Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Leicester Square are based on 7 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 WC2H 7LE

Average Price
£26,010,819
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£26,010,819

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leicester Square

Average Price
£40,055,471
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leicester SquareStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
16 Leicester Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£70,0002018-11-08 £59,227
28 Leicester Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£60,000,0002018-04-03 £51,962,410

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 1,895 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 2,860 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 2,982 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 3,147 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,237 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 272 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		3out of 4 913 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 933 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 1,202 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
South Street , W1K 2XH 		3out of 4 1,481 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westminster City School
55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ 		3out of 4 1,722 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 1,805 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY 		4out of 4 1,862 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 2,091 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS 		4out of 4 2,131 yd Free schools 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 930 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 1,360 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 1,415 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 2,116 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY 		- not rated 2,193 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 3,149 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,573 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 4,671 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 618 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL 		- not rated 768 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 866 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 1,052 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House , Strand WC2R 0RN 		- not rated 1,057 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable 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
JollibeeBASEMENT GROUND AND MEZZANINE FLOORS, 22 LEICESTER SQUARE2 yd
Mr Whites Leicester Square20-21 LEICESTER SQUARE10 yd
Odeon Leicester Square24-27 LEICESTER SQUARE21 yd
Burger King (Uk) Ltd18 BEAR STREET26 yd
Pizza Hut Restaurant19 LEICESTER SQUARE27 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Simmons Bar Leicester Square28A LEICESTER SQUARE51 yd
The Casino At The Empire5-6 LEICESTER SQUARE90 yd
Clubhouse 55 LISLE STREET180 yd
Mr Fogg'S Tavern58 ST MARTIN'S LANE185 yd
Lio London3-4 COVENTRY STREET206 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cold Stone Creamery39 CHARING CROSS ROAD69 yd
The Portrait Pavilion11A CHARING CROSS ROAD94 yd
Garrick Theatre2 CHARING CROSS ROAD145 yd
New Golden Gate16 LISLE STREET149 yd
Wok To Walk21 CRANBOURN STREET164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sUNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD175 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET313 yd
The Co Operative GroupBASEMENT TO GROUND AND MEZZANINE FLOOR, 456-459 STRAND367 yd
Sainsbury's36-37 STRAND434 yd
Marks And Spencer Simply FoodUNIT 14, CHARING CROSS STATION, STRAND443 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 		health and fitness suite196 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		330 yd
Pure Gym (London Piccadily)
REX HOUSE 4-12 REX HOUSE 4-12 REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool396 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London The Strand Covent Garden)
BEDFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite405 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool426 yd
Sofitel London St James
WATERLOO PLACE 		health and fitness suite444 yd
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place 		health and fitness suite476 yd
Third Space Health Club (Soho)
BREWER STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool491 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite508 yd
Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre @ Hotel Cafe Royal
REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool530 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 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 50.0%

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/s50.0%

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

Safety

Is Leicester Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 29031 crimes were reported near Leicester Square . 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 WC2H 7LE.

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

More Crime Statistics for Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LE

Employment

WC2H 7LE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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 WC2H 7LE 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 Employee72
Self-Employed46
Student (economically inactive)38
Looking after home or family33
Part-Time Employee20
Other11
Retired11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed8
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Other38
Financial and insurance activities36
Accommodation and food service activities32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles25
Information and communication17
Professional, scientific and technical activities17
Education12
Human health and social work activities8
Real estate activities7
Administrative and support service activities4
Construction4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Manufacturing2

People

Gender

Female123
Male138

Partnership Status

Single145
Married: Opposite sex36
Married: Same sex5
Civil partnership: Same sex21
Separated6
Divorced35
Widowed6

Health

Very good health135
Good health91
Fair health29
Bad health4
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications50
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 11
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 139
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese61
Indian15
Pakistani5
Other Asian8
Black African2
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other10
White137
Arab3
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom67
European Union58
Rest of Europe15
Africa8
Middle East and Asia88
The Americas and the Caribbean21
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK67
10+ Years49
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years40
Less than 2 years74

Passport Held

United Kingdom110
Ireland7
France8
Germany4
Italy7
Portugal5
Spain5
Poland3
Romania3
Other EU countries16
Turkey2
Other Europe7
Middle East2
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia41
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America4
Oceania3
No passport held10

Religion

No religion93
Christian97
Buddhist23
Hindu13
Jewish5
Muslim9
Other religion6
Not answered15
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