WC2B 5PY
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Property report — WC2B 5PY
Open-data due diligence for WC2B 5PY and the area around it.
WC2B 5PY in brief: 8 recorded sales (£175,000–£1,700,000) · no modelled flood risk · 3 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC2B 5PY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC2B 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£1,298,348
Population
5,840
Crimes recorded
39
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
93%
Sold-price trend (1995–2025)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WC2B 5, 1995–2025. Latest £1,692,918. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | £620,000 | APARTMENT 4, 9 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 2024-04-29 | £745,000 | APARTMENT 1, CHAMBERS HOUSE, 9 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 2012-04-04 | £650,000 | APARTMENT 1, CHAMBERS HOUSE, 9 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 2012-03-29 | £725,000 | APARTMENT 2, CHAMBERS HOUSE, 9 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 2012-03-29 | £1,700,000 | APARTMENT 7, CHAMBERS HOUSE, 9 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 2006-02-09 | £515,000 | FLAT 1, 11 - 13 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 2001-10-24 | £300,000 | FLAT 5, 11 - 13 BROAD COURT | Flat |
| 1995-07-31 | £175,000 | FLAT 1, 11 - 13 BROAD COURT | Flat |
8 recorded sales on WC2B 5PY. 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 | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | 0.2 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: COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.1 mi) · KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (0.2 mi) · ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.5 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 19 AND 20, BOW STREET WC2 (See details for further address information) (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · THE SUN TAVERN PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · K2 TELEPHONE KIOSK ADJACENT TO NORTHERNMOST KIOSK IN GROUP TO NORTH OF BOW STREET MAGISTRATES COURT (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.1 mi) · ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Covent Garden (0.1 mi) · Holborn (0.3 mi) · Leicester Square (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Food (0.2 mi) · Loon Fung Supermarket (0.4 mi) · 泗和 SeeWoo (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 33
- One-person households
- 51%
- Households with children
- 15%
- Households
- 2,751
Owned 20% · Social rent 43% · Private rent 36%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC2B 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC2B 5 (Jul 24–Apr 26, average 50/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC2B 5PY 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 | DistrictWC2B | SectorWC2B 5 | PostcodeWC2B 5PY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £1,291,420 | £1,298,348 | £678,750 |
| Population | 9,403 | 5,840 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 158 | 39 | — |
| Schools | 3 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 93% | 8% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 95% | 8% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC2B 5); 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 29 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.