Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.51621, -0.12514
WC1V 6PB— Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden
Location and area intelligence for WC1V 6PB, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden
The practical family move
Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 61/100Transport 75/100
Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals
Well-connected — strong transport access
WC1V 6PB
Key facts for WC1V 6PB
Full postcodeWC1V 6PB
Postcode districtWC1V
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardHolborn & Covent Garden
Latitude51.516214
Longitude-0.125143
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Urban core
HighSocially diverse / deprived
ExcellentPositiveRisk: Medium
London Benchmarks
vs London income-14.0% vs London avg vs London crime+281.8% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for WC1V 6PB
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Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Not yet inspected · 3 min walk
KS2: 105.4
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Secondary
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
Not yet inspected · 20 min walk
P8: -0.49A8: 42.9
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
Thomas Coram Centre
Not inspected · 13 min walk
4 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
248.2 incidents per 1,000 residents
Among London's highest crime areas ↑ Rising 82.9%+202% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences13%
Crime is +282% 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 87% of London 🚇Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly line
4.2 min walk 🚂London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min Nearby stations
🚇Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly
4 min walk 🚇Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
4 min walk 🚇Tottenham Court Road Underground StationNorthern · Central
5 min walk 🟣Tottenham Court RoadElizabeth line
5 min walk 🚇Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
7 min walk 🚌1 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m
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 park341m
Santander docks (800m)49
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Bloomsbury Square Car Park450 spaces· yes
341m 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 AONB9% green spaceTree canopy: 67%
Below average green space Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.5 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): 1
Landslide susceptibility: Low
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
SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE
1ST FLOOR, 30 SOHO SQUARE, W1D 3QS
6 min walk
Nearest hospitalUntil SOHO · 383 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket · 606 m
3 tennis courts3 swimming pools2 sports halls
Nearby shops
Sunrise128 m
The Convenience Store179 m
centrepoint food store207 m
Gail's229 m
Nearby cafes
Lever & Bloom Coffee71 m
Wuxian Tea78 m
That Coffee Shop83 m
Heytea83 m
Nearby restaurants
Domino's32 m
Prime Gelato London67 m
Subway69 m
Silva's70 m
Nearby pubs
Sandbox VR59 m
London Cocktail73 m
The White Hart75 m
The Bloomsbury82 m
Nearby gyms
Soho Gym198 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing266 m
Pineapple studios318 m
Lewis Paris Fitness London Soho380 m
Nearby pharmacies
Kerrs130 m
Boots344 m
Holborn Pharmacy466 m
Watsons513 m
Nearby health
Covent Garden Dental Spa26 m
CYA Medical78 m
Drury Lane Dental Care125 m
Covent Garden Medical Centre127 m
Food hygiene (5-star)51% of 1438
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 score62/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score54/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,856m
Crossrail 2 route806m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 3/10
More deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
More deprived than average Rank: 9,765 nationally
1,440
Est. population
10,372/km²
Urban coreHigh densitySocially diverse / deprived
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional37%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household80%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications11%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)542
Live planning apps (800m)47
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)58
Planning apps (3 years)79
Opportunity areaTottenham Court Road
Central activities zoneYes
CIL rate (residential)£250/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)0
Regeneration statusActive
Regeneration investment£0.2bn
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme120 homes · SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2
Named schemes (500m)
St Giles Court, 1-13, St Giles Court, 1-13, St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LB109 homes
completedCentre Point Tower, 101-103 (Scheme A), Centre Point Tower, 101-103 (Scheme A), New Oxford Street, 5-24 St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LN95 homes
completed43 - 49, 43 - 49, Parker Street, WC2B 5PS64 homes
completedAVIATION HOUSE, WESTERN PART OF SITE, AVIATION HOUSE, WESTERN PART OF SITE, NEWTON STREET, WC255 homes
completed8-18, 8-18, WILD STREET, WC251 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
WC1V 6PB 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
stats199 Jun
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
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
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National Statistics