St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51249, -0.12189
WC2B 5HP— St James's, Westminster
Location and area intelligence for WC2B 5HP, St James's, Westminster
The practical family move
Top 6% LondonSchools 100%Safety 77/100Transport 73/100
Best for: Families, Commuters, Investors, Young professionals
Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals
WC2B 5HP
Key facts for WC2B 5HP
Full postcodeWC2B 5HP
Postcode districtWC2B
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardSt James's
Latitude51.512493
Longitude-0.121895
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
MediumYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low
London Benchmarks
vs London income-3.3% vs London avg vs London crime+20.7% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for WC2B 5HP
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Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
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Primary
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School
Not yet inspected · 3 min walk
KS2: 111.1
★
Secondary
London Nautical, City of London Academy
Requires Improvement · 15 min walk
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
Thomas Coram Centre
Not inspected · 18 min walk
3 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
MEDIUM CRIME
78.4 incidents per 1,000 residents
Higher crime than 60% of London ↑ Rising 106.5%-69% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences13%
Crime is +21% 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 FAnnual charge £1,309
Price growth potentialModerate
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
Better than 84% of London 🚇Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly line
2.2 min walk 🚂London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min Nearby stations
🚇Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly
2 min walk 🚇Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
6 min walk 🚂London Charing CrossNational Rail
7 min walk 🚇Temple Underground StationCircle · District
7 min walk 🚇Holborn Underground StationCentral · Piccadilly
7 min walk 🚌3 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 park357m
Santander docks (800m)48
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Bloomsbury Square Car Park450 spaces· yes
718m 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 Quieter than 70% of London Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affectedULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB8% green spaceTree canopy: 25%
Below average green space Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.0 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
SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE
1ST FLOOR, 30 SOHO SQUARE, W1D 3QS
9 min walk
Nearest hospitalUntil SOHO · 606 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketJumbo · 544 m
3 tennis courts2 swimming pools2 sports halls
Nearby shops
Oliphant's96 m
Floozie Cookies101 m
Petersham Nurseries248 m
Paul250 m
Nearby cafes
Starbucks33 m
Hagen36 m
Orée68 m
Gelatorino74 m
Nearby restaurants
Red Farm33 m
SushiSamba Covent Garden41 m
Balthazar London48 m
Morelli's Gelato52 m
Nearby pubs
Dovetail37 m
Marquess of Anglesey61 m
Bow Street Tavern65 m
Coach & Horses69 m
Nearby gyms
Jubilee Hall Sports Centre79 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing215 m
LA Fitness221 m
Pineapple studios254 m
Nearby pharmacies
Boots223 m
Kerrs585 m
Watsons749 m
Holborn Pharmacy825 m
Nearby health
Covent Garden Dental Practice221 m
The Gentle Dentist272 m
GHB Clinic276 m
NewWoman Health283 m
Food hygiene (5-star)54% of 1161
Business
Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months)0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)44
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£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score63/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,391m
Crossrail 2 route1,112m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 4/10
More deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
More deprived than average Rank: 13,237 nationally
2,027
Est. population
3,741/km²
Inner cityMedium densityYoung professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional43%
Routine / semi-routine9%
No car household83%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications11%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)490
Live planning apps (800m)29
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)54
Planning apps (3 years)75
Central activities zoneYes
CIL rate (residential)£500/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme120 homes · SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2
Named schemes (500m)
Citibank House, 336-337, Citibank House, 336-337, Strand, WC2R 1HB92 homes
completedBRUCE HOUSE, 20, BRUCE HOUSE, 20, KEMBLE STREET, WC279 homes
completedTHE LITTLE ADELPHI, 10, THE LITTLE ADELPHI, 10, JOHN ADAM STREET, WC266 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
completedPolitics
Local councillors and MP
Ward majorityConservative
MPRachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
ConstituencyCities of London and Westminster
Councillors
Tim MitchellConservative
Mark Angus ShearerConservative
San AbishevConservative
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The bottom line
WC2B 5HP offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and good transport links — a strong choice for Families and Commuters.
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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
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
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National Statistics