WC1A 1JB
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Property report — WC1A 1JB
Open-data due diligence for WC1A 1JB and the area around it.
WC1A 1JB in brief: 8 recorded sales (£210,000–£535,000) · no modelled flood risk · 3 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC1A 1JB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC1A 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£3,238,383
Population
5,402
Crimes recorded
78
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2025)
Annual sold price in WC1A 1, 1995–2025 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. Latest median £3,850,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | £470,000 | FLAT 21, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2015-05-20 | £535,000 | FLAT 3, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2014-04-25 | £480,000 | FLAT 3, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2012-12-19 | £427,500 | FLAT 21, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2007-05-02 | £312,000 | FLAT 22, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2006-12-01 | £296,000 | FLAT 21, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2006-04-11 | £221,000 | FLAT 21, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
| 2006-03-29 | £210,000 | FLAT 3, PARNELL HOUSE STREATHAM STREET | Flat |
8 recorded sales on WC1A 1JB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MUSEUM PRACTICE (0.1 mi) · COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · GOWER STREET PRACTICE (0.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.4 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: PARNELL HOUSE (Grade II*) (0.0 mi) · 1, 3 AND 5, BLOOMSBURY STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CONGRESS HOUSE INCLUDING FORECOURT AND COURTYARD SCULPTURES (Grade II*) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · KERRS CHEMIST (0.2 mi) · ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Tottenham Court Road (0.1 mi) · Covent Garden (0.3 mi) · Holborn (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Food (0.3 mi) · 唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket (0.4 mi) · Loon Fung Supermarket (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 54%
- Households with children
- 10%
- Households
- 2,339
Owned 23% · Social rent 38% · Private rent 38%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC1A 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC1A 1 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 77/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC1A 1JB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWC1A | SectorWC1A 1 | PostcodeWC1A 1JB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £2,477,989 | £3,238,383 | £368,938 |
| Population | 8,936 | 5,402 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 119 | 78 | — |
| Schools | 1 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 87% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 92% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC1A 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.