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

Nearby postcodes are: WC2R 1JA, WC2E 7DU, WC2E 7PB, WC2E 7DD, WC2B 5JY, WC2E 7NX, WC2E 7DA, WC2R 0AP, WC2E 7NU.

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 1HA

Average Price
£1,295,091
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,294,289
Other
£1,361,674

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 114 Marconi House, 335 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,425,0002023-04-20 £1,228,306
Apartment 610 Marconi House, 335 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£698,0002023-01-18 £556,530
Apartment 101 Marconi House, 335 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,500,0002022-09-27 £1,342,184
Apartment 709 Marconi House, 335 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£580,0002021-11-02 £519,069
Apartment 309 Marconi House, 335 Strand, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,073,0002020-12-11 £1,047,848

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		1,567 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre
1 Gundulf Street, SE11 6BG 		2,704 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 		2,881 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Tachbrook Nursery School
Aylesford Street, SW1V 3RT 		3,291 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Portman Early Childhood Centre
12 Salisbury Street, NW8 8DE 		3,907 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 		128 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden WC2B 5NA 		463 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Soho Parish CofE Primary School
23 Great Windmill Street, W1D 7LF 		1,107 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Baldwins Gardens, Holborn EC1N 7SD 		1,138 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 		1,212 yd Voluntary aided 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 		1,149 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Oasis Academy South Bank
75 Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HS 		1,833 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,085 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School
118 St George's Road, SE1 6EX 		2,160 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Westminster City School
55 Palace Street, SW1E 5HJ 		2,298 yd Academy converter No Boys 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 		281 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		1,016 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		1,740 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		1,803 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		1,936 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 		3,011 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		3,884 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		4,289 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA 		286 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE 		287 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCourtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House, Strand WC2R 0RN 		314 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
- not ratedUniversity of the Arts London
272 High Holborn, WC1V 7EY 		686 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCATS College London
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, WC1A 2RA 		701 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
Radio Rooftop336-337 STRAND20 yd
Luciano Gino D'Acampo336-337 STRAND20 yd
The Vault/The ShackBUSH HOUSE, 30 ALDWYCH43 yd
Kings FoodBUSH HOUSE, 30 ALDWYCH43 yd
Soho Coffee Company138 STRAND53 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Plume Wine BarBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 26 WELLINGTON STREET153 yd
TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD3-5 BURLEIGH STREET207 yd
Shakespeare's HeadAfrica House, 64-78 Kingsway328 yd
Lady Of The Grapes16 MAIDEN LANE424 yd
Club Soda Tasting Rooms39 DRURY LANE440 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
CrosstownSECOND FLOOR NEW WING, SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND131 yd
PurchaINGERSOLL HOUSE, 7-9 KINGSWAY170 yd
On The Go - Coffee & Juice BarSTRAND PALACE HOTEL, 372 STRAND234 yd
The Store X180 STRAND240 yd
180 Pizza180 STRAND240 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoBASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND156 yd
Tesco22-25 BEDFORD STREET543 yd
TESCOTesco Express, Endell Street557 yd
Sainsbury's36-37 STRAND618 yd
Sainsbury's129-133 Kingsway620 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
The Health Club At One Aldwych
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool94 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite105 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf)
ALDWYCH 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool109 yd
Somerset House
Somerset House Somerset House Strand 		182 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union
HOUGHTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts262 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym
SHEFFIELD STREET 		health and fitness suite309 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden)
THE PIAZZA 		health and fitness suite360 yd
Virgin Active Club (Strand)
SHELL MEX HOUSE SHELL MEX HOUSE STRAND 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool377 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden)
FLORAL STREET 		400 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed)
Floral Street 		swimming pool453 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, 6029 crimes were reported near Strand . 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 WC2R 1HA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 6029
Other Theft 1815
Theft From The Person 1543
Anti Social Behaviour 784
Violence And Sexual Offences 483
Shoplifting 420
Vehicle Crime 202
Public Order 187
Robbery 131
Bicycle Theft 126
Criminal Damage And Arson 124
Burglary 124
Drugs 63
Other Crime 18
Possession Of Weapons 9

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Strand197 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402524 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Russell Street216 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Russell Street216 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Russell Street216 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Russell Street216 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Russell Street216 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Russell Street216 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near B402524 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B402524 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC2R 1HA 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 Employee93
Student (economically inactive)41
Self-Employed19
Other6
Retired5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Looking after home or family5
Part-Time Employee4
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Unemployed

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

Female91
Male106

Partnership Status

Single147
Married: Opposite sex26
Married: Same sex4
Separated4
Divorced3
Widowed1

Health

Very good health148
Good health39
Fair health9
Bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications6
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 3
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 7
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 23
Degree or Similar 126
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese26
Indian5
Pakistani1
Other Asian4
Black African1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
White141
Arab8
Other4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom52
European Union55
Rest of Europe24
Africa5
Middle East and Asia42
The Americas and the Caribbean14
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK52
10+ Years32
5-10 Years23
2-5 Years39
Less than 2 years52

Passport Held

United Kingdom71
Ireland4
France8
Germany4
Italy15
Spain2
Lithuania1
Other EU countries35
Other Europe10
Middle East3
Eastern Asia19
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia2
Central Asia1
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America3
Oceania5
No passport held3

Religion

No religion72
Christian66
Buddhist1
Hindu2
Jewish5
Muslim41
Not answered11
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