WC2A 1PP
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Property report — WC2A 1PP
Open-data due diligence for WC2A 1PP and the area around it.
WC2A 1PP in brief: 2 recorded sales (£1,000,000–£3,550,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC2A 1PP itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC2A 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£1,691,667
Population
5,793
Crimes recorded
7
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1998–2025)
Annual sold price in WC2A 1, 1998–2025 — 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 £300,000. Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | £1,000,000 | 116 - 118 CHANCERY LANE | Other |
| 2024-07-04 | £3,550,000 | 115A CHANCERY LANE | Other |
2 recorded sales on WC2A 1PP. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2022) |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
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: ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (0.3 mi) · COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · ST. BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · MOORFIELDS EYE UNIT AT ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 116, CHANCERY LANE WC2 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 119 AND 120, CHANCERY LANE WC2 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · FORMER NUMBER 13 (NOW PART OF NUMBER 16) BELL YARD (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.3 mi) · SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Chancery Lane (0.3 mi) · Temple (0.3 mi) · City Thameslink (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Food (0.5 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi) · Jumbo (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 33
- One-person households
- 56%
- Households with children
- 9%
- Households
- 2,793
Owned 24% · Social rent 23% · Private rent 53%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC2A 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC2A 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC2A 1PP 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 | DistrictWC2A | SectorWC2A 1 | PostcodeWC2A 1PP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £2,522,143 | £1,691,667 | £2,275,000 |
| Population | 9,491 | 5,793 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 18 | 7 | — |
| Schools | 1 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 85% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC2A 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 30 June 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.