Shaftesbury Avenue is in London and in Camden district. WC2H 8EL is located in the Holborn and Covent Garden electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2H 8EE, WC2H 8DY, WC2H 8DX, WC1A 1JH, WC2H 8JL, WC1A 1EU, WC2H 8LB, WC2H 8LE, WC2H 9DX.

Shaftesbury Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Shaftesbury Avenue are based on 113 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Camden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2H 8EL

Average Price
£989,915
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£989,915
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shaftesbury Avenue

Average Price
£3,281,138
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shaftesbury AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 5 Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,010,0002021-06-25 £1,074,786
Flat 3 Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£900,0002017-02-14 £932,270
Flat 6 Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,399,5002014-01-09 £1,726,284
Flat 1 Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£675,0002012-03-26 £1,017,442
Flat 3 Exide House, 231 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£425,0002007-04-27 £790,770

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 1,208 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 2,451 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,129 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 3,375 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,662 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 4 490 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 758 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 790 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 869 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School
John's Mews , WC1N 2NX 		4out of 4 1,121 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY 		3out of 4 1,632 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 1,923 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 1,961 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 2,168 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG 		4out of 4 2,301 yd Community school No 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 656 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 705 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,432 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 2,095 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 2,326 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 3,146 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,821 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 3,976 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN 		- not rated 227 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL 		- not rated 389 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 469 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of London
Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		- not rated 523 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street , WC1E 7HT 		- not rated 543 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable 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
Burson-MarstellarOffices And Premises At 6th Floor South, 1 St Giles High Street46 yd
Ippudo London Co LtdUnit 3, 1 St Giles High Street46 yd
Shaftesbury Theatre210 Shaftesbury Avenue47 yd
Shaftesbury TheatreThe Shaftesbury Theatre, 210 Shaftesbury Avenue47 yd
NBC UniversalCentral St Giles, St Giles High Street50 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Flight Club Darts LTDAlbion House, 55-59 New Oxford Street65 yd
The London Cocktail Club224a Shaftesbury Avenue72 yd
The Crown PH51 New Oxford Street84 yd
Bloomsbury Tavern236 Shaftesbury Avenue106 yd
The Craft Beer Co ( Covent Garden ) Ltd168 High Holborn118 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
H.I.S. EUROPE LTD212 Shaftesbury Avenue50 yd
THAI CUP214 Shaftesbury Avenue51 yd
BEIRUT GARDEN218-220 Shaftesbury Avenue62 yd
TASTEA237 Shaftesbury Avenue76 yd
Ben’s Traditional Fish and Chips200 Shaftesbury Avenue92 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street278 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road400 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway471 yd
Sainsbury's LocalVictoria House, 37-63 Southampton Row503 yd
TescoGROUND FLOOR, 2-4 DEAN STREET517 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool85 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool310 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite320 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool327 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		367 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		450 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool520 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite572 yd
Grange Holborn Health & Fitness Club
50-56 50-56 SOUTHAMPTON ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool573 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn)
WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN 		health and fitness suite616 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/s100.0%

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

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 18887 crimes were reported near Shaftesbury Avenue . 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 8EL.

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

More Crime Statistics for Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2H 8EL 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 Employee104
Student (economically inactive)68
Self-Employed32
Part-Time Employee24
Retired16
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)13
Unemployed9
Looking after home or family8
Other7

Employment Industry

Other23
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Accommodation and food service activities14
Financial and insurance activities14
Education10
Information and communication10
Construction4
Human health and social work activities4
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing2
Transport and storage2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1
Mining and quarrying1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female157
Male177

Partnership Status

Single195
Married: Opposite sex49
Married: Same sex10
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated8
Divorced26
Widowed4

Health

Very good health188
Good health101
Fair health33
Bad health8
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications20
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 48
Degree or Similar 170
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi23
Chinese24
Indian9
Pakistani3
Other Asian14
Black African14
Black Caribbean8
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other17
White182
Roma1
Arab10
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom161
European Union55
Rest of Europe7
Africa13
Middle East and Asia50
The Americas and the Caribbean39
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK161
10+ Years79
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years59

Passport Held

United Kingdom217
Ireland1
France9
Germany7
Italy15
Portugal2
Spain4
Romania1
Other EU countries17
Turkey2
Other Europe1
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia9
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia10
North America and the Caribbean12
Central and South America13
Oceania4
No passport held4

Religion

No religion130
Christian107
Buddhist4
Hindu5
Jewish6
Muslim58
Not answered26
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