St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50892, -0.12410

WC2N 5JB— St James's, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for WC2N 5JB, St James's, Westminster

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 100%Safety 4/100Transport 82/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
63
Safety
4
Schools
76
Transport
82
Environment
62
Investment
88

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Location

WC2N 5JB

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
MediumYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income-3.3% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for WC2N 5JB

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How WC2N 5JB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

76

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Clement Danes CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Nov 2024 · 8 min walk

KS2: 111.1

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · Inspected Jun 2023 · 14 min walk

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 19 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 23 min walk

3 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 840.1%

+14% 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

Other38%
Theft18%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Anti-social behaviour10%
Drug offences7%
Robbery7%
Burglary4%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

20.0

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

6

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Soho Fire station · 571m

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 £1,107
Price growth potentialModerate

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 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Charing Cross Underground StationNorthern line
1.3 min walk
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

London Charing CrossNational Rail
1 min walk
Embankment Underground StationDistrict · Circle
3 min walk
Charing Cross Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
3 min walk
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
5 min walk
Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly
6 min walk
17 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 42 buses/hr peak

97

Walkability score

813

Footpaths (500m)

45

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge23 min ↓
Victoria ★18 min
Waterloo18 min ↓
Canary Wharf32 min ↓
City25 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

3

Car parks (800m)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)2
Nearest car park482m
Santander docks (800m)45
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

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
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB7% green spaceTree canopy: 22%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 7.3 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

WESTMINSTER DAWS

31 WARDOUR STREET, SOHO, W1D 6PT

8 min walk

7

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalUntil SOHO · 747 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

82

Parks (1km)

383

Restaurants (800m)

135

Cafes (800m)

34

Pubs (400m)

4

Pharmacies (800m)

11

Gyms (1km)

15

Sports (1km)

14

Convenience

Nearest supermarketJumbo · 121 m
2 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

35

Late-night venues

A
4,137 licensed premises in borough2,967 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

3

Libraries (1km)

12

Cinemas (2km)

231m

Post office

Nearby shops

GAIL's49 m
Whistlestop93 m
The Arches Newsagents105 m
M&S Simply Food107 m

Nearby cafes

Coffee & Real eating co.83 m
The Pasty Shop84 m
Black Sheep Coffee94 m
Nero Express95 m

Nearby restaurants

McDonald's29 m
itsu38 m
Five Guys45 m
Hobson Fish & Chips61 m

Nearby pubs

The Theodore Bullfrog18 m
The Retro Bar42 m
The Stranded51 m
All Bar One79 m

Nearby gyms

Bootcamp Pilates51 m
powerhousefitness.co.uk88 m
Fitness First116 m
Virgin Active191 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots77 m
Watsons846 m
Kerrs943 m

Nearby health

Embankment Place Primary Healthcare127 m
Covent Garden Dental Clinic152 m
Charing Cross Dental Surgery330 m
Leicester Square Dental Clinic520 m
Food hygiene (5-star)53% of 1133

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)
44

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
£2,622London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score62/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal44

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+15.3%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

57.2

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,210m
Crossrail 2 route1,044m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 3/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 9,191 nationally

1,691

Est. population

4,846/km²

56%

Employed

57%

Degree educated

£40,600

Median income

5.4%

Claimant rate

Urban coreMedium densityYoung professionals

23

Community stability

Age profile

36%
25%
18%
14%
Under 188%
18–3436%
35–4925%
50–6418%
65+14%

Tenure

53%
32%
Own outright11%
Own (mortgage)4%
Private rent53%
Social rent33%
Shared ownership0%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

32%
26%
24%
White British32%
White Other26%
Asian24%
Black4%
Mixed7%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional45%
Routine / semi-routine11%
No car household83%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications14%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent53%
Social rent33%

vs. London

Income vs London-3.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
496
Live planning apps (800m)
41
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
9
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
126
Planning apps (3 years)
80
Local approval rate
83%
Borough approval rate
85%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
1

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
9
Largest scheme
120 homes · SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, SANDRINGHAM FLATS EAST, CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Old War Office Whitehall London SW1A 2EU85 homes
completed
THE LITTLE ADELPHI, 10, THE LITTLE ADELPHI, 10, JOHN ADAM STREET, WC266 homes
completed
STRAND PALACE HOTEL ANNEXE, 8-12, STRAND PALACE HOTEL ANNEXE, 8-12, EXETER STREET, WC242 homes
completed
19A, 22-25, 19A, 22-25, Floral Street, 34 Rose Street, WC2E 9DS31 homes
completed
20, 20, Bedfordbury, WC2N 4BL29 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Conservative
Ward majority vote
15.4%
Ward turnout
34%
Election year
2026
MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Councillors

Tim MitchellConservative
Mark Angus ShearerConservative
San AbishevConservative

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Key facts for WC2N 5JB

Full postcodeWC2N 5JB
Postcode districtWC2N
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardSt James's
Latitude51.508923
Longitude-0.124102
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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