WC1V 6BS
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Property report — WC1V 6BS
Open-data due diligence for WC1V 6BS and the area around it.
WC1V 6BS in brief: no modelled flood risk · 5 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC1V 6BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC1V 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£5,486,250
Population
5,453
Crimes recorded
19
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1996–2026)
Annual sold price in WC1V 6, 1996–2026 — 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 £739,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on WC1V 6BS in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2022) |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | 0.4 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: GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE (0.3 mi) · ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (0.4 mi) · GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CENTRAL LONDON SITE (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GATEHOUSE FRONTING ON TO HIGH HOLBORN, GRAY'S INN (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CITTIE OF YORKE PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · SOUTH SQUARE NUMBER 1 (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · GRAY'S INN PHARMACY (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Chancery Lane (0.0 mi) · Farringdon (0.3 mi) · Holborn (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.2 mi) · Waitrose (0.6 mi) · Tian Tian Market (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 33
- One-person households
- 50%
- Households with children
- 11%
- Households
- 2,294
Owned 21% · Social rent 38% · Private rent 40%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC1V 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC1V 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 25/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC1V 6BS 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 | DistrictWC1V | SectorWC1V 6 | PostcodeWC1V 6BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £6,638,750 | £5,486,250 | — |
| Population | 8,956 | 5,453 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 19 | 19 | — |
| Schools | 1 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC1V 6); 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.