Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.51585, -0.12524

WC1V 7AAHolborn & Covent Garden, Camden

Location and area intelligence for WC1V 7AA, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden

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Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 61/100Transport 76/100Low yield 0.13%Only 1 sales — thin data

Best for: Commuters, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
73
Safety
61
Schools
60
Transport
76
Environment
64
Investment
42

Location

WC1V 7AA

Key facts for WC1V 7AA

Full postcodeWC1V 7AA
Postcode districtWC1V
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardHolborn & Covent Garden
Latitude51.515847
Longitude-0.125245
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 avg price+3746.2% vs London avg
vs London income-14.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+281.8% vs London avg

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How WC1V 7AA has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km

Primary

St Josephs Catholic Primary School

Not yet inspected · 3 min walk

KS2: 105.4

Secondary

Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ

Not yet inspected · 21 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 · 14 min walk

4 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

5 Jun

Crime 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

Other37%
Theft20%
Anti-social behaviour14%
Violence & sexual offences13%
Robbery6%
Burglary5%
Drug offences3%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

18.3

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

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

1 May

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volumeonly 1 sale in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£20,000,000

Median sale price

Top 10% — 3746% above London median

£20,000,000 is 3746% above the London median (£520,000)

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%

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

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£2,311,250
First-time buyerFTB
£2,311,250
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£2,911,250

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

554.0×

Price-to-income

£100,050/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

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 potentialHigh

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 88% of London
🚇
Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly line
3.7 min walk
🚂
London Charing CrossCharing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

🚇
Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly
4 min walk
🟣
Tottenham Court RoadElizabeth line
5 min walk
🚇
Tottenham Court Road Underground StationNorthern · Central
5 min walk
🚇
Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
5 min walk
🚇
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
7 min walk
🚌1 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m

87

Walkability score

928

Footpaths (500m)

50

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge32 min
Victoria39 min
Waterloo21 min
Canary Wharf36 min
City24 min

▎ 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

10

Car parks (800m)

6

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)450
Nearest car park381m
Santander docks (800m)50
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Bloomsbury Square Car Park450 spaces· yes
381m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterLOW
Low
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB10% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Below 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): 1

Landslide susceptibility: Low

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

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

86%

Recommend GP

86%

Overall GP experience

7

GPs within 1km

23

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalUntil SOHO · 358 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

72

Parks (1km)

552

Restaurants (800m)

193

Cafes (800m)

34

Pubs (400m)

9

Pharmacies (800m)

21

Gyms (1km)

24

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarket唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket · 570 m
3 tennis courts3 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

34

Late-night venues

A

2

Libraries (1km)

12

Cinemas (2km)

113m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sunrise102 m
The Convenience Store143 m
centrepoint food store214 m
Seoul Plaza258 m

Nearby cafes

Lever & Bloom Coffee93 m
Drury 188-18996 m
Cafe de Provence98 m
La Torre99 m

Nearby restaurants

Domino's25 m
Subway82 m
Prime Gelato London83 m
Silva's89 m

Nearby pubs

Craft Beer Co.56 m
Sandbox VR90 m
The White Hart91 m
London Cocktail99 m

Nearby gyms

Soho Gym199 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing230 m
Pineapple studios277 m
Lewis Paris Fitness London Soho356 m

Nearby pharmacies

Kerrs171 m
Boots305 m
Watsons494 m
Holborn Pharmacy505 m

Nearby health

Covent Garden Dental Spa47 m
CYA Medical87 m
Covent Garden Medical Centre91 m
Drury Lane Dental Care114 m
Food hygiene (5-star)51% of 1496

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
198

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

42

Investment score

Moderate

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Low gross yield (0.13%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is high.

Avg monthly rent
£2,102London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
0.13% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score62/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+18.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

4/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

67.5

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score54/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,828m
Crossrail 2 route808m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, 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

49%

Employed

55%

Degree educated

£36,100

Median income

3.9%

Claimant rate

Urban coreHigh densitySocially diverse / deprived

31

Community stability

Age profile

13%
37%
19%
19%
Under 1813%
18–3437%
35–4919%
50–6419%
65+11%

Tenure

36%
42%
Own outright13%
Own (mortgage)7%
Private rent36%
Social rent42%
Shared ownership2%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

33%
23%
23%
White British33%
White Other23%
Asian23%
Black5%
Mixed8%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional37%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household80%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications11%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent42%
Private rent36%

vs. London

Income vs London-14.0%
Price vs London+3746.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
566
Live planning apps (800m)
47
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
16
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
66
Planning apps (3 years)
82
Local approval rate
82%
Borough approval rate
90%
Opportunity area
Tottenham Court Road
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£250/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.2bn
Est. completion
2035

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
1
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
47
Largest scheme
120 homes · SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

St Giles Court, 1-13, St Giles Court, 1-13, St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LB109 homes
completed
Centre 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
completed
AVIATION HOUSE, WESTERN PART OF SITE, AVIATION HOUSE, WESTERN PART OF SITE, NEWTON STREET, WC255 homes
completed
8-18, 8-18, WILD STREET, WC251 homes
completed
Parker Street Hostel, 25, Parker Street Hostel, 25, Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PA43 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
14.7%
Ward turnout
37%
Election year
2026
MP
Sir Keir Starmer (Labour)
MP majority
11,572
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Councillors

Hamza ChowdhuryGreen
Jim MonahanGreen
James WhiteGreen

Stamp Duty & Affordability Calculator

Stamp duty on median price (£20,000,000)

£2,311,250

Standard buyer

£2,311,250

First-time buyer

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WC1V 7AA offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links at £20,000,000 median — a strong choice for Commuters and Young professionals.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

83%

Confidence score

10/12

Pillars populated

High reliability
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
property1 May
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
surface water flood18 Apr

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