Farringdon Without · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51784, -0.11267

WC2A 1AP— Farringdon Without, City of London

Location and area intelligence for WC2A 1AP, Farringdon Without, City of London

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Schools 67%Safety 4/100Transport 78/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
63
Safety
4
Schools
56
Transport
78
Environment
63
Investment
88

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Location

WC2A 1AP

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
LowYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for WC2A 1AP

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How WC2A 1AP has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

56

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Alban's Church of England Primary School

Not yet inspected · 4 min walk

KS2: 108.4

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · Inspected Jun 2023 · 16 min walk

67% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 18 schools within 1.5km

Below London average

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 13 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Very high crime

500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 254.9%

0% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other44%
Theft18%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Burglary7%
Drug offences5%
Anti-social behaviour5%
Robbery4%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

5.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 1.3km

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Central London

Shared room£830/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)

Affordability

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 FAnnual charge £1,456
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral line
0.8 min walk
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
1 min walk
Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
7 min walk
FarringdonNational Rail
7 min walk
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
8 min walk
Temple Underground StationCircle · District
10 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

71

Walkability score

448

Footpaths (500m)

43

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge28 min ↓
Victoria25 min ↓
Waterloo ★18 min
Canary Wharf38 min ↓
City23 min ↓

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

15

Car parks (800m)

5

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)450
Nearest car park246m
Santander docks (800m)43
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
543m
🅿️
Bloomsbury Square Car Park450 spaces· yes
715m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB10% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.8 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

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

BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, SE1 8EE

18 min walk

85%

Recommend GP

85%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

16

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 341 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

81

Parks (1km)

148

Restaurants (800m)

86

Cafes (800m)

12

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 450 m
3 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

13

Late-night venues

B
883 licensed premises in borough538 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

3

Libraries (1km)

4

Cinemas (2km)

159m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express59 m
Amazon Fresh70 m
Retail 24195 m
Sainsbury's Local273 m

Nearby cafes

Costa39 m
Black Sheep Coffee66 m
Starbucks69 m
Caffè Nero69 m

Nearby restaurants

Pret A Manger35 m
Lebaneats56 m
Greggs72 m
Chilango86 m

Nearby pubs

Cittie of Yorke77 m
The Pregnant Man141 m
Horse and Wig146 m
The Bridge Bar157 m

Nearby gyms

Gymbox290 m
Bull at the Gate431 m
GymBox436 m
PureGym498 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots295 m
Holborn Pharmacy687 m

Nearby health

Embla118 m
Central Health129 m
Apricity Fertility134 m
Preventicum UK180 m
Food hygiene (5-star)51% of 624

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)
18

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

88

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,159London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score64/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal18

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+19.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

67.9

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score45/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,600m
Crossrail 2 route1,442m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 25,966 nationally

1,392

Est. population

1,957/km²

69%

Employed

81%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

0.5%

Claimant rate

Inner cityLow densityYoung professionals

21

Community stability

Age profile

52%
19%
16%
Under 185%
18–3452%
35–4919%
50–6417%
65+8%

Tenure

14%
14%
68%
Own outright14%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent68%
Social rent4%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

33%
37%
20%
White British33%
White Other37%
Asian20%
Black1%
Mixed5%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional66%
Routine / semi-routine4%
No car household83%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications4%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent68%
Social rent4%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
362
Live planning apps (800m)
35
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
14
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
42
Planning apps (3 years)
26
Local approval rate
91%
Borough approval rate
78%
Historic landfill (400m)
1
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£0/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
433
Largest scheme
345 homes · Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

48, 48, Carey Street, WC2A 2JE221 homes
completed
GRAYS INN BUILDINGS & RESIDENCES: BOUNDED BY, GRAYS INN BUILDINGS & RESIDENCES: BOUNDED BY, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LAYSTALL STREET, GRAYS INN ROAD, CLERKENWELL ROAD & MOUNT PLEASANT, EC1104 homes
completed
St Dunstan's House, 133 - 137, St Dunstan's House, 133 - 137, Fetter Lane, EC4Y 1BT75 homes
completed
Bourne Estate (south), Bourne Estate (south), Portpool Lane, EC1N75 homes
completed
7, 7, HIGH HOLBORN, WC168 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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Key facts for WC2A 1AP

Full postcodeWC2A 1AP
Postcode districtWC2A
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardFarringdon Without
Latitude51.517840
Longitude-0.112667
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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