Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.52017, -0.11318
WC1R 5AZ— Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden
Location and area intelligence for WC1R 5AZ, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden
The practical family move
Schools 100%Safety 40/100Transport 74/100
Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals
Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals
WC1R 5AZ
Key facts for WC1R 5AZ
Full postcodeWC1R 5AZ
Postcode districtWC1R
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardHolborn & Covent Garden
Latitude51.520168
Longitude-0.113176
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
LowYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low
London Benchmarks
vs London income-14.0% vs London avg vs London crime+634.0% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for WC1R 5AZ
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“The practical family move”
Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
St Alban's Church of England Primary School
Not yet inspected · 2 min walk
KS2: 108.4
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Secondary
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Not yet inspected · 18 min walk
P8: +0.26A8: 54.2
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
Thomas Coram Centre
Not inspected · 10 min walk
7 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
477.1 incidents per 1,000 residents
Among London's highest crime areas ↑ Rising 72.7%+480% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences13%
Crime is +634% above London average
Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.
Property
Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
LHA rates — Inner North London
Shared room£708/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield852 kWh/kWp/yr
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £1,982
Price growth potentialModerate
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
Better than 85% of London 🚇Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral line
2.6 min walk 🚂Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min Nearby stations
🚇Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
3 min walk 🚂FarringdonNational Rail
7 min walk 🚇Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
7 min walk 🚇Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
7 min walk 🚇Russell Square Underground StationPiccadilly
10 min walk 🚌2 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 98 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV
Car parks, spaces and charging points
Total spaces (800m)450
Nearest car park97m
Santander docks (800m)44
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
445m 🅿️Bloomsbury Square Car Park450 spaces· yes
684m Environment
22 AprFlood risk, air quality and noise
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood riskAir qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³Better than 90% of London Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB10% green spaceTree canopy: 40%
Above average green space Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.6 km
Energy
Solar: 852 kWh/kWp/yr
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): None recorded
Climate
Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield851.7 kWh/kWp/yr
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health
GP, dental and hospital access
BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE
BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, SE1 8EE
22 min walk
Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 95 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.5 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 189 m
4 tennis courts
Nearby shops
Retail 24118 m
Corner Shop166 m
Tesco Express204 m
Clerkenwell News209 m
Nearby cafes
Catalyst92 m
Konditor & Cook106 m
Loaf199 m
Starbucks207 m
Nearby restaurants
Big Bowl Noodle Bar80 m
The Sushi Co86 m
La Cucina Di Daffy154 m
Banh Mi Bay156 m
Nearby pubs
The Bridge Bar105 m
Horse and Wig129 m
The Yorkshire Grey160 m
Cittie of Yorke185 m
Nearby gyms
Gymbox334 m
PureGym348 m
GymBox478 m
Bull at the Gate522 m
Nearby pharmacies
Boots411 m
Holborn Pharmacy612 m
Zen718 m
Nearby health
2Me Clinic92 m
Med Logistics Properties93 m
Medlabs Diagnostics95 m
Medical Health Limited98 m
Food hygiene (5-star)49% of 598
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)198
High street
AHigh street health
Investment
Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent£2,102London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score60/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score45/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,856m
Crossrail 2 route1,182m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 4/10
More deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
More deprived than average Rank: 12,794 nationally
1,419
Est. population
2,463/km²
Inner cityLow densityYoung professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional42%
Routine / semi-routine10%
No car household81%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications7%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)335
Live planning apps (800m)38
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)21
Planning apps (3 years)29
Central activities zoneYes
CIL rate (residential)£250/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme345 homes · Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London
Named schemes (500m)
Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London345 homes
completedGRAYS INN BUILDINGS & RESIDENCES: BOUNDED BY, GRAYS INN BUILDINGS & RESIDENCES: BOUNDED BY, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LAYSTALL STREET, GRAYS INN ROAD, CLERKENWELL ROAD & MOUNT PLEASANT, EC1104 homes
completedBourne Estate (south), Bourne Estate (south), Portpool Lane, EC1N75 homes
completed7, 7, HIGH HOLBORN, WC168 homes
completedMount Pleasant Sorting Office, Farringdon Road, EC1A 1BB64 homes
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
MPSir Keir Starmer (Labour)
ConstituencyHolborn and St Pancras
Councillors
Hamza ChowdhuryGreen
Jim MonahanGreen
James WhiteGreen
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The bottom line
WC1R 5AZ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — a strong choice for Commuters and Investors.
Less suited to Families.
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Data freshness
When each data source was last updated
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rail services18 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
Trusted official data sources
Office for
National Statistics