St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50753, -0.12618
WC2N 5EH— St James's, Westminster
Location and area intelligence for WC2N 5EH, St James's, Westminster
The practical family move
Top 8% LondonSchools 100%Safety 38/100Transport 75/100
Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals
Well-connected — strong transport access
WC2N 5EH
Key facts for WC2N 5EH
Full postcodeWC2N 5EH
Postcode districtWC2N
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardSt James's
Latitude51.507526
Longitude-0.126177
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks
Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Urban core
LowYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Medium
London Benchmarks
vs London income-3.3% vs London avg vs London crime+669.2% vs London avg Deep-dive guides for WC2N 5EH
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Postcode Personality
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“The practical family move”
Schools
18 AprNearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—
Primary
Soho Parish CofE Primary School
Not yet inspected · 9 min walk
KS2: 103.4
★★★
Secondary
The Grey Coat Hospital
Outstanding · 18 min walk
P8: +1.04A8: 66.6
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Top 10% — exceptional provision Childcare
Childcare
Thomas Coram Centre
Not inspected · 25 min walk
2 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety
5 JunCrime rates and local incidents
VERY HIGH CRIME
500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents
Among London's highest crime areas ↑ Rising 74.5%+96% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences14%
Crime is +669% 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 GAnnual charge £1,510
Price growth potentialHigh
Transport
1 MayPublic transport accessibility and links
Better than 87% of London 🚇Charing Cross176 line
0.4 min walk 🚂London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min Nearby stations
🚇Charing Cross Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
1 min walk 🚂London Charing CrossNational Rail
1 min walk 🚇Embankment Underground StationDistrict · Circle
3 min walk 🚇Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
6 min walk 🚇Piccadilly Circus Underground StationPiccadilly · Bakerloo
7 min walk 🚌7 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 120 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)4
Nearest car park477m
Santander docks (800m)38
Nearest cycle dock0.0 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
676m 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 AONB40% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
More green space than 92% of London Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.4 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
TURNING POINT
31 WARDOUR STREET, W1D 6PT
7 min walk
Nearest hospitalUntil SOHO · 825 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.2 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%
Amenities
Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarketJumbo · 134 m
2 swimming pools2 sports halls
Nearby shops
Co-op Food83 m
WHSmith95 m
M&S Simply Food106 m
Whistlestop120 m
Nearby cafes
The Grand Caffè40 m
Costa41 m
Caffe Concerto61 m
The Breadline107 m
Nearby restaurants
Prezzo31 m
Bianco4354 m
50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo Pizzeria57 m
Garfunkel's64 m
Nearby pubs
The Sherlock Holmes69 m
Boyds Grill & Wine Bar80 m
Walkers of Whitehall104 m
Halfway II Heaven112 m
Nearby gyms
The Gym96 m
powerhousefitness.co.uk169 m
Bootcamp Pilates263 m
Fitness First316 m
Nearby pharmacies
Boots136 m
Watsons894 m
Kerrs1.1 km
Nearby health
Embankment Place Primary Healthcare177 m
Covent Garden Dental Clinic245 m
Charing Cross Dental Surgery356 m
Pall Mall Dental Clinic505 m
Food hygiene (5-star)63% of 910
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 score67/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44
Rental market
Young professionalTenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score46/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,226m
Crossrail 2 route935m
Demographics
22 AprPopulation, deprivation and income
Decile 8/10
Less deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Less deprived than average Rank: 24,593 nationally
1,466
Est. population
1,201/km²
Urban coreLow densityYoung professionals
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional44%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household66%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications7%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning
Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m)520
Live planning apps (800m)41
Major developments (800m)0
Planning apps (12 months)71
Planning apps (3 years)80
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)
Old War Office
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EU85 homes
completedTHE LITTLE ADELPHI, 10, THE LITTLE ADELPHI, 10, JOHN ADAM STREET, WC266 homes
completed20, 20, Bedfordbury, WC2N 4BL29 homes
completed21-24, 21-24, MAIDEN LANE, WC226 homes
completedST MARTINS HOUSE, 63-66, ST MARTINS HOUSE, 63-66, ST MARTINS LANE, WC224 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
WC2N 5EH 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
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
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
Office for
National Statistics