325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

WC2E 8HB

Ward
St James's
Council
Westminster
Region
London
Country
England
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Police
Metropolitan Police

House prices

£9.2m£4.6m£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached — — — —
Semi-detached £8.8m +942% +942% 31.3×
Terraced £1.9m +49% +49% 7.8×
Flat £1.5m -62% +300% 6.2×

Median sale prices in WC2E 8 from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
The Royal Ballet School 0.08 mi — 36.5 0%
Guildhouse School 0.4 mi — 0.5 0%
Jeannine Manuel School 0.5 mi Selective 0.4 0%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £3,240
1 bed £2,570
2 bed £3,340
3 bed £3,942
4+ bed £5,540

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 6,422
Violence & sexual offences 917
Burglary 194
Anti-social behaviour 945

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.3 mi
KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 0.3 mi
ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.5 mi
GREAT CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.5 mi
SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE GP practice 0.5 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Covent Garden Station Metro/tram 0.10 mi
Covent Garden Station Metro/tram 0.1 mi
Covent Garden Underground Station Metro/tram 0.1 mi
Covent Garden Underground Station Metro/tram 0.1 mi
Covent Garden Underground Station Metro/tram 0.1 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Tube stations

StationDistance
Covent Garden 0.1 mi
Leicester Square 0.2 mi
Embankment 0.5 mi
Charing Cross 0.4 mi
Holborn 0.5 mi

Tube station data from Transport for London. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 92.5%
Gigabit 80.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 79.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 100.0%
Indoor voice (all) 100.0%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 WC2E 8HB
Overall39%
Income51%
Employment46%
Education71%
Health36%
Crime54%
Housing & services38%
Living environment3%

Your MP

Rachel Blake MP

Labour (Co-op)

Cities of London and Westminster

rachel.blake.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
The Convent Garden Park 0.05 mi
The Convent Garden Park 0.06 mi
The Convent Garden Park 0.08 mi
The Convent Garden Park 0.09 mi
Drury Lane Gardens Park 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
The Piazza, Bedford Chambers II 0.01 mi
43, King Street Wc2 II* 0.00 mi
41 and 42, King Street Wc2 II 0.01 mi
Two K6 Telephone Kiosks at the South End of James Street on the Edge of Covent Garden II 0.03 mi
28, James Street Wc2 II 0.06 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 53,230
Total registered 58,316
Dormant 1,133
New (last year) 5,767
New (last 5 years) 21,506

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 10
PM10 17
NO₂ 33
NOₓ 55

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 48
Fatal 0
Serious 13
Killed/serious 13
Pedestrian 9
Cyclist 26

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 453,300,000
Cars & taxis 302,600,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
The Serpentine - Hyde Park 3.3 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mens Pond) 4.5 mi
Hampstead Heath (Mixed Pond) 4.6 mi
Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond) 4.8 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 2,027

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 8.8%
Aged 16–64 81.0%
Aged 65+ 10.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 58.0%
Asian 23.1%
Black 6.4%
Mixed 7.1%
Other 5.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 20.4%
Social rented 36.7%
Private rented 42.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 0.7%
Semi-detached 0.2%
Terraced 0.5%
Flat / maisonette 93.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 83.5%
1 car or van 14.2%
2+ cars or vans 2.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 58.0%
Unemployed 4.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 11.1%
Degree or above 58.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 51.9%
Smoking prevalence 14.1%
Infant mortality 2.6

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.