St James's · Westminster · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50888, -0.12536

WC2R 0QU— St James's, Westminster

Location and area intelligence for WC2R 0QU, St James's, Westminster

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Top 12% LondonSchools 100%Safety 38/100Transport 75/100

Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
75
Safety
38
Schools
100
Transport
75
Environment
63
Investment
89

Location

WC2R 0QU

Key facts for WC2R 0QU

Full postcodeWC2R 0QU
Postcode districtWC2R
BoroughLondon Borough of Westminster
WardSt James's
Latitude51.508880
Longitude-0.125358
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

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How WC2R 0QU has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Clement Danes CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 8 min walk

KS2: 111.1

★★★

Secondary

The Grey Coat Hospital

Outstanding · 20 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 · 23 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime 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

Other37%
Theft17%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Anti-social behaviour13%
Robbery6%
Drug offences6%
Vehicle crime4%
Burglary2%

Stop & search

33.4

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

85

Road safety score

7

Accidents (5yr)

2

KSI (5yr)

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)

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 GAnnual charge £1,510
Price growth potentialHigh

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 87% of London
🚇
Charing Cross Underground StationNorthern line
0.2 min walk
🚂
London Charing Cross→ Charing Cross
0 min

Nearby stations

🚂
London Charing CrossNational Rail
1 min walk
🚇
Charing Cross Underground StationBakerloo · Northern
3 min walk
🚇
Embankment Underground StationDistrict · Circle
3 min walk
🚇
Leicester Square Underground StationNorthern · Piccadilly
4 min walk
🚇
Covent Garden Underground StationPiccadilly
6 min walk
🚌4 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 64 buses/hr peak

98

Walkability score

940

Footpaths (500m)

42

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge26 min ↓
Victoria27 min ↓
Waterloo ★14 min
Canary Wharf33 min ↓
City28 min ↓

▎ 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

4

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)4
Nearest car park565m
Santander docks (800m)42
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Bluebadge disabled2 spaces
745m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB7% green spaceTree canopy: 25%
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

TURNING POINT

31 WARDOUR STREET, W1D 6PT

7 min walk

7

GPs within 1km

16

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalUntil SOHO · 708 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

86

Parks (1km)

462

Restaurants (800m)

150

Cafes (800m)

37

Pubs (400m)

4

Pharmacies (800m)

16

Gyms (1km)

16

Sports (1km)

14

Convenience

Nearest supermarketJumbo · 136 m
2 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

2

Nightclubs

39

Late-night venues

A

2

Libraries (1km)

11

Cinemas (2km)

300m

Post office

Nearby shops

GAIL's58 m
Whistlestop75 m
M&S Simply Food81 m
Co-op Food101 m

Nearby cafes

Coffee & Real eating co.5 m
Social Bite17 m
The Breadline80 m
Nero Express82 m

Nearby restaurants

Subway24 m
Marugame Udon29 m
Tandoor Chop House38 m
itsu52 m

Nearby pubs

The Stranded87 m
Tequila Mockingbird94 m
The Harp101 m
The Marquis102 m

Nearby gyms

powerhousefitness.co.uk8 m
Bootcamp Pilates130 m
Fitness First160 m
The Gym193 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots75 m
Watsons796 m
Kerrs946 m

Nearby health

Covent Garden Dental Clinic100 m
Embankment Place Primary Healthcare167 m
Charing Cross Dental Surgery263 m
Leicester Square Dental Clinic456 m
Food hygiene (5-star)52% of 1220

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

89

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 score67/100
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

77.2

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score50/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,273m
Crossrail 2 route960m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, 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

63%

Employed

59%

Degree educated

£40,600

Median income

1.6%

Claimant rate

Urban coreLow densityYoung professionals

24

Community stability

Age profile

16%
40%
19%
15%
Under 1816%
18–3440%
35–4919%
50–6415%
65+11%

Tenure

23%
64%
Own outright23%
Own (mortgage)10%
Private rent64%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership1%

Ethnicity

44%
23%
20%
White British44%
White Other23%
Asian20%
Black2%
Mixed5%
Other6%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional44%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household66%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent64%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London-3.3%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
Yes
Listed buildings (800m)
548
Live planning apps (800m)
43
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
12
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
71
Planning apps (3 years)
85
Local approval rate
80%
Borough approval rate
80%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£500/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
11
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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The bottom line

WC2R 0QU offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — strong value for Commuters and Investors who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines.

Less suited to Families.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
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
stats199 Jun
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

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