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

Nearby postcodes are: WC2H 7BL, WC2H 7BE, WC2H 7BG, WC2H 7LE, WC2H 7BF, WC2H 7JY, WC2H 7BD, W1D 6PF, W1D 6PB.

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 7NA

Average Price
£27,457,194
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£27,457,194

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
Ground Floor Premises 7 - 9 Leicester Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£222,0002019-11-25 £203,770
1 Leicester Square, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£60,163,2392015-07-16 £54,710,618

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 1,913 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 2,925 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,002 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 3,149 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,150 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 4 181 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		3out of 4 967 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 1,012 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 1,142 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School
South Street , W1K 2XH 		3out of 4 1,399 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 1,713 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
The Grey Coat Hospital
Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY 		4out of 4 1,873 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 1,896 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 2,010 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS 		4out of 4 2,208 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 999 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 1,389 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 1,438 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 2,136 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea
200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY 		- not rated 2,258 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 3,058 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,660 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 4,682 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 693 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL 		- not rated 730 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 856 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Westminster
309 Regent Street , W1B 2UW 		- not rated 1,078 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 1,091 yd Other independent school No 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
Lsq RooftopNINTH FLOOR, 1-4 LEICESTER SQUARE16 yd
Ruby BlueGROUND FLOOR, QUEENS HOUSE, 1 LEICESTER PLACE20 yd
BosporusQUEENS HOUSE, 7-9 LEICESTER SQUARE22 yd
Horizons CasinoBASEMENT, 1 LEICESTER PLACE22 yd
The ImperialGROUND FLOOR, 5 LEICESTER STREET45 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Casino At The Empire5-6 LEICESTER SQUARE2 yd
Clubhouse 55 LISLE STREET91 yd
Simmons Bar Leicester Square28A LEICESTER SQUARE122 yd
Lio London3-4 COVENTRY STREET122 yd
Coyote Ugly Camden Limited50 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE190 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
New Golden Gate16 LISLE STREET86 yd
VeganBASEMENT, 3-5 WARDOUR STREET111 yd
Cold Stone Creamery39 CHARING CROSS ROAD140 yd
MongaBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 12 MACCLESFIELD STREET149 yd
The Portrait Pavilion11A CHARING CROSS ROAD171 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sUNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD200 yd
TescoGROUND FLOOR, THE PLAZA, 17-25 REGENT STREET382 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET399 yd
The Co Operative GroupBASEMENT TO GROUND AND MEZZANINE FLOOR, 456-459 STRAND442 yd
Tesco1-4 CHARING CROSS519 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 		health and fitness suite288 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		345 yd
Pure Gym (London Piccadily)
REX HOUSE 4-12 REX HOUSE 4-12 REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool354 yd
Third Space Health Club (Soho)
BREWER STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool400 yd
Sofitel London St James
WATERLOO PLACE 		health and fitness suite429 yd
Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre @ Hotel Cafe Royal
REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool446 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London The Strand Covent Garden)
BEDFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite496 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool500 yd
The Piccadilly Health Club And Spa
PICCADILLY 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool500 yd
Fitness First Beat (London Charing Cross) (Closed)
Embankment Place 		health and fitness suite557 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 0.0%
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/s90.0%

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

Safety

Is Leicester Square Street dangerous?

In 2023, 27705 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 7NA.

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 7NA

Employment

WC2H 7NA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

WC2H 7NA area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee130
Self-Employed47
Student (economically inactive)22
Other17
Unemployed15
Part-Time Employee15
Retired13
Looking after home or family9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities77
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles29
Other26
Financial and insurance activities24
Information and communication23
Manufacturing15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Human health and social work activities11
Education11
Construction5
Administrative and support service activities4
Real estate activities4
Transport and storage3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female107
Male174

Partnership Status

Single193
Married: Opposite sex54
Married: Same sex6
Separated4
Divorced13
Widowed3

Health

Very good health171
Good health91
Fair health20

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 7
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 29
Degree or Similar 167
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese41
Indian11
Pakistani5
Other Asian9
Black African10
Black Caribbean1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other8
White160
Roma3
Arab8
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom101
European Union47
Rest of Europe20
Africa16
Middle East and Asia63
The Americas and the Caribbean19
Oceania11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK101
10+ Years60
5-10 Years42
2-5 Years45
Less than 2 years33

Passport Held

United Kingdom138
Ireland3
France12
Germany8
Italy8
Portugal4
Spain8
Lithuania1
Poland4
Romania9
Other EU countries8
Turkey1
Other Europe12
South and Eastern Africa2
Middle East1
Eastern Asia20
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia10
North America and the Caribbean9
Central and South America2
Oceania6
No passport held7

Religion

No religion138
Christian73
Buddhist7
Hindu5
Jewish9
Muslim23
Sikh1
Other religion3
Not answered21
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