Strand is in London and in City Of Westminster district. WC2R 1BA 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 Strand, London, WC2R 1BA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WC2R 1BE, WC2R 3JJ, WC2R 1DA, WC2R 1AP, WC2R 3JF, EC4Y 1DP, WC2R 3LL, EC4A 2AH, WC2R 3LD.

Strand Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Strand are based on 360 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 WC2R 1BA

Average Price
£1,111,526
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£528,084
Other
£1,986,689

Estimated Average Property Prices for Strand

Average Price
£3,446,387
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on StrandStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Apartment 1 226 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£625,0002018-07-10 £562,777
Apartment 3 226 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£620,0002018-01-26 £482,581
Apartment 2 226 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£645,0002017-11-24 £538,893
First Floor 226 Strand, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£3,985,0002017-10-13 £3,346,787
Basement And Ground Floor Premises 226 Strand, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£750,0002017-01-27 £626,590

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,505 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 		2,778 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		2,787 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,491 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,580 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 		387 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		658 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		809 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 		1,057 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Christopher Hatton Primary School
38 Laystall Street, EC1R 4PQ 		1,086 yd Community 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 		996 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		1,875 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		1,883 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School
118 St George's Road, SE1 6EX 		2,130 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,326 yd Community 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 		478 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,038 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,630 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		1,960 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road, SE11 6NJ 		2,157 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No 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 		2,825 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,086 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		4,271 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		204 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		434 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		521 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		712 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		827 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
Pret A Manger217 STRAND26 yd
Tesco231-232 STRAND38 yd
The GeorgeTHE GEORGE, 213 STRAND48 yd
Brunel Sandwich Shop211 STRAND54 yd
The Devereux20 DEVEREUX COURT55 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Maison Arslan / The Green Ribbon193 FLEET STREET121 yd
Ye Olde Cock TavernYe Olde Cock Tavern Public House, 22 Fleet Street154 yd
Pegasus BarInner Temple Treasury, The Terrace210 yd
The Seven Stars53-54 Carey Street217 yd
El Vino Co Ltd47 Fleet Street, London259 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Fleet Street Press3 Fleet Street, London96 yd
Roasting Plant CoffeeGROUND FLOOR PART, 190 STRAND151 yd
The Store X180 STRAND227 yd
180 Pizza180 STRAND227 yd
Guido'sDenning House, 90 Chancery Lane282 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods323-324 High Holborn, London580 yd
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND589 yd
Amazon Fresh318 High Holborn, London589 yd
Tesco ExpressRetail Unit, 16-18 New Bridge Street594 yd
Sainsbury's Local60 Fetter Lane, London602 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Temple Court Hotel
1-2 1-2 SERJEANTS' INN 		health and fitness suite272 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Fetter Lane)
FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite301 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts356 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite405 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite420 yd
Somerset House
Somerset House Somerset House Strand 		457 yd
Topnotch Health Club (Blackfriars) (Closed)
Tudor Street 		health and fitness suite522 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus)
1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE 		health and fitness suite525 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool532 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool554 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 Strand Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1695 crimes were reported near Strand . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 WC2R 1BA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1695
Other Theft 430
Theft From The Person 385
Violence And Sexual Offences 221
Anti Social Behaviour 207
Vehicle Crime 74
Public Order 68
Robbery 63
Criminal Damage And Arson 56
Bicycle Theft 56
Burglary 52
Drugs 36
Shoplifting 26
Other Crime 19
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WC2R 1BA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Essex Street72 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kean Street485 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Montreal Place461 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kean Street485 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2R 1BA 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 Employee70
Student (economically inactive)58
Self-Employed15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Part-Time Employee7
Other6
Retired6
Looking after home or family4
Unemployed2
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities61
Accommodation and food service activities35
Financial and insurance activities35
Information and communication27
Other24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles19
Education12
Human health and social work activities11
Administrative and support service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Construction7
Manufacturing3
Transport and storage2
Mining and quarrying1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female104
Male89

Partnership Status

Single121
Married: Opposite sex46
Married: Same sex4
Separated6
Divorced4

Health

Very good health145
Good health44
Fair health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications10
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 1
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 4
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 131
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese55
Indian19
Pakistani1
Other Asian12
Black African1
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other3
White78
Arab6
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom44
European Union21
Rest of Europe23
Africa3
Middle East and Asia87
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK44
10+ Years21
5-10 Years29
2-5 Years37
Less than 2 years62

Passport Held

United Kingdom50
Ireland1
France6
Germany1
Italy7
Portugal5
Spain2
Poland2
Other EU countries10
Turkey3
Other Europe19
Middle East3
Eastern Asia30
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia11
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean19
Central and South America2
Oceania3
No passport held2

Religion

No religion86
Christian38
Buddhist7
Hindu11
Jewish1
Muslim21
Sikh3
Not answered23
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