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Property report — WC2N 5EA

Open-data due diligence for WC2N 5EA and the area around it.

WC2N 5EA in brief: no modelled flood risk · 4 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WC2N 5EA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WC2N 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£7,108,750

sector WC2N 5 · 4 sales

Population

7,338

sector WC2N 5

Crimes recorded

134

sector WC2N 5 · Apr 26

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

88%

sector WC2N 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2025)

1995: mean £198,625, median £198,625 (2 sales)1996: mean £328,750, median £247,500 (4 sales)1998: mean £324,611, median £220,000 (18 sales)1999: mean £492,563, median £212,500 (8 sales)2000: mean £341,782, median £339,000 (4 sales)2001: mean £523,750, median £402,500 (4 sales)2002: mean £332,083, median £301,250 (3 sales)2003: mean £432,200, median £460,000 (5 sales)2004: mean £760,722, median £499,000 (9 sales)2005: mean £1,028,333, median £765,000 (3 sales)2006: mean £787,917, median £572,500 (6 sales)2007: mean £529,100, median £480,500 (9 sales)2008: mean £653,439, median £425,000 (5 sales)2009: mean £625,000, median £625,000 (1 sale)2010: mean £1,055,000, median £1,055,000 (2 sales)2011: mean £816,667, median £715,000 (3 sales)2012: mean £673,750, median £627,500 (4 sales)2013: mean £2,770,000, median £780,000 (7 sales)2014: mean £1,925,014, median £1,030,000 (7 sales)2015: mean £899,000, median £899,000 (1 sale)2016: mean £1,666,667, median £750,000 (3 sales)2017: mean £1,510,000, median £1,625,000 (3 sales)2018: mean £20,824,000, median £4,050,000 (5 sales)2019: mean £1,809,625, median £1,600,000 (4 sales)2020: mean £34,544,143, median £34,544,143 (2 sales)2021: mean £769,581, median £297,945 (3 sales)2022: mean £48,000,000, median £9,500,000 (3 sales)2023: mean £2,402,708, median £2,369,165 (4 sales)2024: mean £7,108,750, median £1,820,000 (4 sales)2025: mean £600,000, median £600,000 (1 sale)1995: mean £198,625, median £198,625 (2 sales)1996: mean £328,750, median £247,500 (4 sales)1998: mean £324,611, median £220,000 (18 sales)1999: mean £492,563, median £212,500 (8 sales)2000: mean £341,782, median £339,000 (4 sales)2001: mean £523,750, median £402,500 (4 sales)2002: mean £332,083, median £301,250 (3 sales)2003: mean £432,200, median £460,000 (5 sales)2004: mean £760,722, median £499,000 (9 sales)2005: mean £1,028,333, median £765,000 (3 sales)2006: mean £787,917, median £572,500 (6 sales)2007: mean £529,100, median £480,500 (9 sales)2008: mean £653,439, median £425,000 (5 sales)2009: mean £625,000, median £625,000 (1 sale)2010: mean £1,055,000, median £1,055,000 (2 sales)2011: mean £816,667, median £715,000 (3 sales)2012: mean £673,750, median £627,500 (4 sales)2013: mean £2,770,000, median £780,000 (7 sales)2014: mean £1,925,014, median £1,030,000 (7 sales)2015: mean £899,000, median £899,000 (1 sale)2016: mean £1,666,667, median £750,000 (3 sales)2017: mean £1,510,000, median £1,625,000 (3 sales)2018: mean £20,824,000, median £4,050,000 (5 sales)2019: mean £1,809,625, median £1,600,000 (4 sales)2020: mean £34,544,143, median £34,544,143 (2 sales)2021: mean £769,581, median £297,945 (3 sales)2022: mean £48,000,000, median £9,500,000 (3 sales)2023: mean £2,402,708, median £2,369,165 (4 sales)2024: mean £7,108,750, median £1,820,000 (4 sales)2025: mean £600,000, median £600,000 (1 sale) MeanMedian £48,000,000 £198,625 1995 2025*

Annual sold price in WC2N 5, 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. 2025 is a part year (1 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

No sales recorded on WC2N 5EA 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

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School0.5 miPrimaryReport card →
Soho Parish CofE Primary School0.5 miPrimaryReport card →
St Josephs Catholic Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →
London Nautical, City of London Academy0.7 miSecondaryRequires improvement (2023)

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: KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (0.5 mi) · COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (0.6 mi)

Nearest hospitals: EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · ST THOMAS' HOSPITAL (CAMHS MENTAL HEALTH UNIT) (0.7 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: 32, CRAVEN STREET WC2 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 33 AND 34, CRAVEN STREET WC2 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 31, CRAVEN STREET WC2 (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi)

Nearest stations: London Charing Cross (0.1 mi) · Embankment (0.1 mi) · Charing Cross (0.1 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Jumbo (0.0 mi) · M&S Food (0.3 mi) · Japan Centre (0.3 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
33
One-person households
47%
Households with children
12%
Households
3,311

Owned 25% · Social rent 26% · Private rent 48%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WC2N 5.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 17 crimesJul 24: 12 crimesAug 24: 161 crimesSep 24: 190 crimesOct 24: 250 crimesNov 24: 200 crimesDec 24: 204 crimesJan 25: 202 crimesFeb 25: 141 crimesMar 25: 160 crimesApr 25: 182 crimesMay 25: 177 crimesJun 25: 169 crimesJul 25: 178 crimesAug 25: 170 crimesSep 25: 195 crimesOct 25: 167 crimesNov 25: 173 crimesDec 25: 164 crimesJan 26: 139 crimesFeb 26: 123 crimesMar 26: 128 crimesApr 26: 134 crimes Apr 26: 134 crimes 250 12 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in WC2N 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 158/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for WC2N 5EA 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 DistrictWC2N SectorWC2N 5 PostcodeWC2N 5EA
Average sold price£3,408,752£7,108,750
Population9,4807,338
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)4/107/10
Crimes recorded306134
Schools
Flood riskLowLowLow
Gigabit broadband94%88%100%
Superfast broadband94%88%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WC2N 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 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.