Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · Holborn and St Pancras constituency · 51.51569, -0.11215

WC2A 1ET— Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden

Location and area intelligence for WC2A 1ET, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden

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 75/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
58
Safety
4
Schools
56
Transport
75
Environment
64
Investment
87

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Location

WC2A 1ET

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income-14.0% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for WC2A 1ET

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How WC2A 1ET 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 · 6 min walk

KS2: 108.4

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · Inspected Jun 2023 · 13 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 · 16 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 268.3%

+211% 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

Other40%
Theft18%
Violence & sexual offences13%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Burglary7%
Robbery4%
Vehicle crime2%
Drug offences2%

Stop & search

20.4

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

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 — 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)

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 EAnnual charge £1,982
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Distribution

P25: £700k+ · P75: £700k+ · 1 sales

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
GFC & correction2010–2010£1.71m£1.71m+0%1

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
Better than 87% of London
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral line
3.5 min walk
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
4 min walk
Temple Underground StationDistrict · Circle
7 min walk
Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
8 min walk
FarringdonNational Rail
9 min walk
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
9 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

67

Walkability score

492

Footpaths (500m)

48

Santander docks (800m)

0.0 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

11

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park341m
Santander docks (800m)48
Nearest cycle dock0.0 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
709m

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 AONB13% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.1 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

15 min walk

85%

Recommend GP

85%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

16

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 580 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

85

Parks (1km)

135

Restaurants (800m)

79

Cafes (800m)

18

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

7

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 692 m
3 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

19

Late-night venues

B
2,040 licensed premises in boroughHome Office 2023/24

3

Libraries (1km)

4

Cinemas (2km)

376m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express243 m
Amazon Fresh286 m
Sainsbury's Local316 m
Retail 24426 m

Nearby cafes

Onkis11 m
Costa21 m
Coffee Etna21 m
Black Sheep Coffee196 m

Nearby restaurants

Bivio Deli5 m
The Chancery121 m
Vanilla Black130 m
Cigalon131 m

Nearby pubs

The Last Judgement49 m
Grand Union – Chancery Lane93 m
The Pregnant Man101 m
The Seven Stars124 m

Nearby gyms

Gymbox422 m
Bull at the Gate479 m
King's Sport Strand Gym496 m
GymBox529 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots363 m
Holborn Pharmacy828 m
the pharmacy962 m

Nearby health

Pure Sports Medicine61 m
Preventicum UK66 m
Central Health125 m
Bell Yard Dental Surgery161 m
Food hygiene (5-star)52% of 555

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

87

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,102London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score59/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition198

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+18.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

56.1

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score45/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,363m
Crossrail 2 route1,683m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, 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

54%

Employed

65%

Degree educated

£36,100

Median income

3.9%

Claimant rate

Inner cityLow densityYoung professionals

27

Community stability

Age profile

42%
17%
16%
14%
Under 1812%
18–3442%
35–4917%
50–6416%
65+14%

Tenure

16%
51%
24%
Own outright16%
Own (mortgage)8%
Private rent51%
Social rent24%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

34%
25%
21%
White British34%
White Other25%
Asian21%
Black8%
Mixed6%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional42%
Routine / semi-routine10%
No car household81%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent51%
Social rent24%

vs. London

Income vs London-14.0%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
344
Live planning apps (800m)
24
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
9
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
38
Planning apps (3 years)
21
Local approval rate
90%
Borough approval rate
87%
Historic landfill (400m)
1
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£250/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
15
Largest scheme
221 homes · 48, 48, Carey Street, WC2A 2JE
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

48, 48, Carey Street, WC2A 2JE221 homes
completed
190, 190, Strand, fronting Strand, Arundel Street, Maltravers Street and Milford Lane, WC2R 1NB206 homes
completed
St Dunstan's House, 133 - 137, St Dunstan's House, 133 - 137, Fetter Lane, EC4Y 1BT75 homes
completed
7, 7, HIGH HOLBORN, WC168 homes
completed
PEMBERTON HOUSE, 4-6, PEMBERTON HOUSE, 4-6, EAST HARDING STREET, EC4A 3AS39 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

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Key facts for WC2A 1ET

Full postcodeWC2A 1ET
Postcode districtWC2A
BoroughLondon Borough of Camden
WardHolborn & Covent Garden
Latitude51.515691
Longitude-0.112150
Parliamentary constituencyHolborn and St Pancras
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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