Shaftesbury Avenue is in London and in Camden district. WC2H 8JJ 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 8JJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2H 8JB, WC2H 9DA, WC2H 9PJ, WC2H 8DN, WC2H 8AN, WC2H 9HB, WC2H 9DP, WC2H 9DD, WC2H 9PE.

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 8JJ

Average Price
£835,896
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£835,896
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
182 Carlton Mansions Flat 2 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£460,0002009-04-16 £858,347
Flat 2 Carlton Mansions, 182 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£460,0002009-04-16 £858,347
Flat 2 Carlton Mansions, 182 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£155,0001998-04-09 £790,994

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 1,368 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 2,619 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE 		4out of 4 3,166 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 3,229 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT 		3out of 4 3,493 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 4 520 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF 		3out of 4 617 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU 		4out of 4 746 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School
Foley Street , W1W 7JJ 		3out of 4 936 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 1,248 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 1,793 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA 		2out of 4 1,878 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School
64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA 		4out of 4 1,967 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Westminster City School
55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ 		3out of 4 2,252 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Regent High School
Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX 		3out of 4 2,329 yd Community school 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 643 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ 		- not rated 847 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA 		- not rated 1,590 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH 		- not rated 1,926 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
WM College
44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		- not rated 2,483 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 3,157 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 3,728 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG 		3out of 4 4,141 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 373 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL 		- not rated 434 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		- not rated 463 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
CATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA 		- not rated 571 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of London
Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU 		- not rated 691 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
Thai Square166-170 Shaftesbury Avenue5 yd
Wildwood Kitchen184 Shaftesbury Avenue5 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd11 Monmouth Street20 yd
AMELIA9-11 Monmouth Street23 yd
Rossodisera5 Monmouth Street25 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Crown43 Monmouth Street64 yd
The Angel Public House61 St Giles High Street95 yd
Cross Keys31 Endell Street164 yd
The Cambridge TheatreCambridge Theatre, Earlham Street165 yd
The Craft Beer Co ( Covent Garden ) Ltd168 High Holborn170 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
ZIZI FACTORY LTD65-67 Neal Street31 yd
THE PATATE -FRENCH BURGERGround Floor and Basement, 55 Neal Street53 yd
Ben’s Traditional Fish and Chips200 Shaftesbury Avenue82 yd
BAB MANSOUR57 Endell Street113 yd
Karaway BakeryThomas Neal Centre, 35 Earlham Street116 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street187 yd
Sainsbury'sUNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD355 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets LtdUnit 8, 6-17 Tottenham Court Road476 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET481 yd
TescoGROUND FLOOR, 2-4 DEAN STREET500 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Oasis Sports Centre
ENDELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool136 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden)
4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET 		202 yd
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
ODHAMS WALK 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool234 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		348 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden)
MACKLIN STREET 		health and fitness suite360 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool381 yd
Central Ymca Club
GREAT RUSSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool396 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite449 yd
Gymbox (Covent Garden)
42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 		health and fitness suite536 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London The Strand Covent Garden)
BEDFORD STREET 		health and fitness suite615 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 25002 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 8JJ.

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 8JJ

Employment

WC2H 8JJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in WC2H 8JJ 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 Employee88
Self-Employed44
Student (economically inactive)40
Part-Time Employee19
Looking after home or family16
Other15
Retired15
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Unemployed3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities64
Accommodation and food service activities46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles34
Information and communication33
Other29
Financial and insurance activities26
Human health and social work activities21
Education14
Administrative and support service activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Real estate activities4
Transport and storage3
Construction2
Manufacturing1

People

Gender

Female129
Male159

Partnership Status

Single170
Married: Opposite sex45
Married: Same sex9
Civil partnership: Same sex8
Separated3
Divorced24
Widowed5

Health

Very good health165
Good health84
Fair health20
Bad health12
Very bad health7

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications17
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 14
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 166
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese9
Indian8
Other Asian12
Black African12
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African6
Mixed Other16
White178
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma4
Arab11
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom138
European Union50
Rest of Europe9
Africa21
Middle East and Asia29
The Americas and the Caribbean37
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK138
10+ Years61
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years26
Less than 2 years41

Passport Held

United Kingdom182
Ireland3
France8
Germany7
Italy10
Portugal1
Spain8
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania3
Other EU countries10
Other Europe3
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia6
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean19
Central and South America6
Oceania5
No passport held4

Religion

No religion127
Christian82
Buddhist2
Hindu6
Jewish2
Muslim25
Other religion3
Not answered41
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