Is WC1B 5JH a good place to live?
Central London (WC1B 5JH), Central London, England
View WC1B postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
WC1B 5JH has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 94 nearby (28 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
WC1B 5JH is a UK postcode in WC1B with a low crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 15 secondary schools, including 28 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Russell Square, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around WC1B 5JH include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 60 incidents were reported in WC1B 5JH. It ranks in the lower half for safety within WC1B.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
WC1B 5JH is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 60 incidents were reported in WC1B 5JH.
The most common categories are Theft from person (68%), Other theft (13%), Violent crime (7%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within WC1B, this postcode ranks 125 of 171 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- WC1B district average
- 7970 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near WC1B 5JH
94 schools near WC1B 5JH, including 28 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (20 Outstanding, 55 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 15 secondary schools (8 Outstanding, 5 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
WC1B 5JH is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Tian Tian Market, 0.3 miles away.
Bloomsbury Square Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Tian Tian Market0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.3 mi
- M&S Foodhall0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.5 mi
- New Loon Moon Supermarket0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- Bloomsbury Square Gardens0.1 mi
- Russell Square0.1 mi
- Queen Square Gardens0.1 mi
- Red Lion Square Gardens0.3 mi
- Woburn Square0.3 mi
Transportation
Russell Square is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from WC1B 5JH - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Holborn (0.3 mi), Tottenham Court Road (0.4 mi), Goodge Street (0.4 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Russell Square0.2 mi
- Holborn0.3 mi
- Tottenham Court Road0.4 mi
- Goodge Street0.4 mi
- Covent Garden0.5 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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