WC2E 8BU
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Property report — WC2E 8BU
Open-data due diligence for WC2E 8BU and the area around it.
WC2E 8BU in brief: no modelled flood risk · 3 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC2E 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC2E 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£3,804,000
Population
3,958
Crimes recorded
32
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2025)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WC2E 8, 1995–2025. Latest £1,918,750. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on WC2E 8BU 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 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 (0.3 mi) · SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE ITALIAN HOSPITAL (0.5 mi) · ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.6 mi) · THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE (0.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NAG'S HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 48-52, LONG ACRE WC2 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · Covent Garden Underground Station (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.0 mi) · ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Covent Garden (0.0 mi) · Leicester Square (0.2 mi) · Tottenham Court Road (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: M&S Food (0.2 mi) · Loon Fung Supermarket (0.3 mi) · 泗和 SeeWoo (0.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 58%
- Households with children
- 9%
- Households
- 2,158
Owned 17% · Social rent 35% · Private rent 47%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WC2E 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WC2E 8 (Jul 24–Apr 26, average 47/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC2E 8BU 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 | DistrictWC2E | SectorWC2E 8 | PostcodeWC2E 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £8,789,360 | £3,804,000 | — |
| Population | 3,958 | 3,958 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 128 | 32 | — |
| Schools | 1 | — | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 95% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC2E 8); 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.