Aldwych

WC2R · Westminster

Maintained area report

Aldwych. Photograph by Karlunun.

Aldwych is a vibrant and eclectic area in the heart of Westminster, known for its rich history, cultural attractions, and lively atmosphere, making it a popular destination for residents and visitors alike.

What stands out

Elegant Georgian architecture
Bustling streets and vibrant nightlife
Proximity to Covent Garden and the Thames

Trade-offs

Upscale shopping and dining options versus crowded streets
Historic charm versus modern developments
Central location versus noise and activity

Postcode districtsWC2Routcode-proxy-v1 · Greathome editorial boundary proxy

Local authorityWestminsterCurrent · ONS Postcode Directory via Postcodes.io

Everyday life

Residents in Aldwych enjoy a mix of urban excitement and tranquil escapes, with plenty of restaurants, cafes, and shops to explore, as well as nearby parks and green spaces to relax in, making it an ideal location for those who value convenience and variety.

Housing character

Aldwych offers a diverse range of properties, from beautifully restored Georgian townhouses to modern apartments and luxury developments, providing options for different lifestyles and budgets, although some may find the area's popularity and high demand affect availability.

Getting around

Aldwych is well-connected to the rest of London, with several tube stations nearby, including a major line at Holborn, and plenty of bus routes, making it easy to get where you need to go, although traffic can be heavy during peak hours.

Things to investigate

Visitors and residents may want to explore the nearby Royal Opera House, stroll along the South Bank of the Thames, or visit some of the area's many museums and galleries, and should also research local amenities, such as food markets and community events, to get a true feel for the area.

Schools

Measured by distance from the area centre, straight line. Primary is a walk and secondary is a journey, so they are counted on different radii. Ofsted's published judgements, not a Greathome rating.

Primarystate-funded, within 2 km

16 schools

Judged by Ofsted: 15
At least Good: 15
Outstanding or equivalent: 4
Below Good: 0

Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km

35 schools

Judged by Ofsted: 31
At least Good: 29
Outstanding or equivalent: 12
Below Good: 2

47 open schools of every phase sit within 2 km, 10 of them independent. Independent schools carry no Ofsted judgement in this release, so they appear in the total and never in the judged figures. Nothing here establishes catchment, admissions eligibility or available places.

The nearest 6 schools, with their published judgement

School	Phase	Distance	Published judgement
Courtauld Institute of Art	Not applicable	0.1 km	No published judgement
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School	Primary	0.3 km	Not judged · Graded inspection, no overall grade
London School of Economics and Political Science	Not applicable	0.3 km	No published judgement
City Lit	16 plus	0.5 km	No published judgement
The Royal Ballet School	Not applicable	0.5 km	No published judgement
St Josephs Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.7 km	Good · Overall effectiveness, pre-September 2024

Open Schools & Education

Housing market context

£854,198average house price across Westminster, June 2026

A year earlier the same measure was £1,144,822, a change of -25.4%.

Average price across the whole local authority for one month, from the ONS series built on HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data. It is not a neighbourhood median and not a valuation of any property. Two guides in the same borough share this figure while their streets differ. House-price data is revised, and recent months are the most likely to move.

Source: Average house price by local authority, Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index.

What this report does not cover

neighbourhood median sale price (not_available): Only a local-authority average is connected, from ONS. A neighbourhood median needs enough geocoded transactions inside the guide boundary, which the per-postcode HMLR queries cannot supply.
rents (not_available): No rent series is connected. Advertised rents and official all-tenancy measures are different things and neither is available here yet.
journey times (not_available): No journey planner is connected. Transport is measured as nearby stops, not as time to anywhere. TfL PTAL and journey-time APIs would replace it for London.
school admissions history (not_available): Admission arrangements are held by each admission authority and are not in the GIAS or Ofsted snapshots.
licensed premises and venues (not_available): No licensing register or venue dataset is connected. Food-hygiene categories are not a pub register.
image rights (not_yet_verified): No licensed image library is connected. Return an image brief rather than an asset.
approved boundary polygon (not_yet_verified): Boundaries are postcode-district proxies. Counts describe the districts named, not a town-centre polygon.

Boundary

Aldwych, taken as the WC2R postcode district. A postcode-district proxy, not an approved polygon. These are postcode districts standing in for an approved polygon. Present every count as "in these postcode districts", never as a neighbourhood or town-centre figure.

Sources

Average house price by local authority — Office for National Statistics, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index
Get Information About Schools — Department for Education
Ofsted inspection management information — Ofsted
Street-level crime data — Police.uk
Postcode and administrative geography — Postcodes.io / ONS

Evidence checked 2026-09-11. Last content change 2026-09-11. Next review 2026-09-18.

What is already known about Aldwych

Geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes: 103 in WC2R
Localities: Clerkenwell, St James's
Local authority: Islington, Westminster
Country: England
Centre postcode: WC2R 1HL

Postcode-point mapAldwych

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

Open map

Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Districts next to WC2R

Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of WC2R, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on WC2R 1LA — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole St James's policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing WC2R 1LA — a named area can span several of them, so this is the one covering the centre of Aldwych, not all of it. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · St James's neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected

1,558records in
July 2026

Other theft360

Violence & sexual offences295

Theft from the person273

Anti-social behaviour214

Shoplifting133

Public order88

One month of records for the St James's policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 300 records of 1,558

Category	Recorded near	Latest outcome
Anti-social behaviour	On or near A302	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near A302	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Abbey Orchard Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Arundel Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Arundel Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near B402	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near B402	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near B402	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bedford Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bedfordbury	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bridge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Burleigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Burleigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Caxton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chadwick Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chadwick Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Charing Cross	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Charing Cross	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Charing Cross	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Charles Ii Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Charles Ii Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Cockspur Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Cockspur Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Constitution Hill	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Constitution Hill	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Corner House Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Corner House Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Corner House Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Corner House Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Corner House Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Covent Garden	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Coventry Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Coventry Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Craven Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Downing Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Downing Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Downing Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Duke Of York Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eaton Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Garrick Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Grosvenor Gardens Mews East	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Henrietta Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Henrietta Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Henrietta Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Irving Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Irving Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near James Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near James Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kean Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Keeley Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leicester Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Litchfield Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Newport Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Long Acre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Long Acre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lord North Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lower Grosvenor Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lower Robert Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lower Robert Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lower Robert Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Monck Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Monck Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Montreal Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near New Row	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Northumberland Avenue	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Northumberland Avenue	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Northumberland Avenue	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Old Pye Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Old Pye Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Old Queen Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Orange Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ormond Yard	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ormond Yard	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ormond Yard	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ormond Yard	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Palace Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Palace Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Palace Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Palace Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pall Mall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pall Mall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pall Mall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pall Mall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pall Mall Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Park/open Space	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Police Station	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Police Station	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Savoy Court	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Savoy Way	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Savoy Way	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shopping Area	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Smith Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Smith Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Southampton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Southampton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St James's Market	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Matthew Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strand	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strand	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strutton Ground	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strutton Ground	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strutton Ground	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strutton Ground	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strutton Ground	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Strutton Ground	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Surrey Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Surrey Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Surrey Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Surrey Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Tavistock Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Tavistock Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Victoria Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Villiers Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Villiers Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Villiers Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Villiers Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near William Iv Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near York Buildings	No outcome published yet
Bicycle theft	On or near A301	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Beeston Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Bell Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Bell Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Buckingham Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Cleveland Row	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Embankment Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Henrietta Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near John Adam Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Little George Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Old Queen Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Oxendon Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Portsmouth Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Portsmouth Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Ryder Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Ryder Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Savoy Court	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Southampton Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Southampton Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Strand	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Surrey Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Tavistock Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near B323	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near B402	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Bridge Street	Awaiting court outcome
Burglary	On or near Bridge Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Gerrard Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Burglary	On or near Kean Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Lisle Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Lisle Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Macclesfield Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Park Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Park Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Savoy Court	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Shopping Area	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Spenser Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near St Ann's Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Burglary	On or near St Matthew Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Upper St Martin's Lane	Under investigation
Criminal damage & arson	On or near Duke Of York Street	Under investigation
Criminal damage & arson	On or near Park/open Space	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arson	On or near Police Station	Awaiting court outcome
Criminal damage & arson	On or near St Margaret Street	Under investigation
Criminal damage & arson	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Apple Tree Yard	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Bear Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Bedford Street	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Corner House Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Coventry Street	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Cranbourn Street	Awaiting court outcome
Drugs	On or near Dansey Place	Formal action is not in the public interest
Drugs	On or near Dartmouth Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Embankment Place	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Gerrard Place	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Gerrard Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Horse Guards Avenue	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Leicester Square	Awaiting court outcome
Drugs	On or near Leicester Square	Awaiting court outcome
Drugs	On or near Leicester Square	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Leicester Square	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Leicester Square	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Leicester Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Leicester Street	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Leicester Street	Awaiting court outcome
Drugs	On or near Little Newport Street	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Macclesfield Street	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Awaiting court outcome
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation

Listing the first 300 of 1,558.

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Intersecting designations

Connected

Article 4 direction

Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed23/00006/REG_4 · from 31 July 2016

Article 4 direction

Article 4 Direction Class E To C3 In Central Activities Zone23/00004/REG_4 · from 22 July 2022

Conservation area

StrandCONARA/1240 · from 21 February 2008

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

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Nearby planning applications

Live feed

1,752applications on record
within 400 m

4 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Details of new window sections and elevation scaled 1:10 pursuant to Condition 30 (A) of planning permission dated 10 March 2025 (RN24/06619/FULL)
Bush House, South West Wing Strand · WC2B 4RD · 26/06049/ADFULL · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
3 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Amendments to previously approved listed building 26/04269/LBC works, comprising the replacement of part of an approved opaque glazed panel with a solid wall and metal cladding finish, retention of a narrow fixed glazed panel, and clarification of fixing details for approved glazed doors and wall cupboards, with minimal intervention to the historic fabric.
39 Wellington Street · WC2E 7BB · 26/06039/LBC · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
3 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of two non-illuminated fascia signs each measuring 1.46m x 0.40m; a non-illuminated fascia sign measuring 0.89m x 0.24m; an externally illuminated hanging sign measuring 0.60m x 0.60m; fixed branded awning over each window, and internally illuminated menu board.
Basement And Ground Floor 33, 35 Wellington Street · WC2E 7BN · 26/05835/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
28 August 2026Application Under Consideration
Change of use of the existing ground floor unit from an office (Use Class E(g)) to a sushi takeaway shop (Sui Generis)., Installation of a non-illuminated fascia sign with trough downlight, and a projecting sign with integrated downlight; Installation of a retractable awning to the shopfront; Installation of a high-level louvre within the existing shopfront glazing.
Ground Floor 11 Kingsway · WC2B 6XF · 26/05813/FULL · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
27 August 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of two internally illuminated advertisement screens on pavement Outside India House measuring 2.1m x 1.34m.
Bus Shelter At West End Of India Place · 26/05882/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
25 August 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of externally illuminated fascia sign measuring 3.55m X 0.3m and externally illuminated projecting sign 0.8m X 0.6m
Ground Floor 11 Kingsway · WC2B 6XF · 26/05814/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near WC2R 1LA, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

27everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

279 mM&S FoodExeter Street, St Clement DanesMap ↗
573 mJumboThe Arches, WestminsterMap ↗
859 mThe Convenience Store63, St Giles High StreetMap ↗
878 mM&S FoodhallYork Road, South BankMap ↗
882 mLoon Fung Supermarket42-44, Gerrard StreetMap ↗
886 m泗和 SeeWoo18-20, Lisle StreetMap ↗
909 m唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket9, Gerrard StreetMap ↗
967 mJapan Centre35b, Panton StreetMap ↗

Health

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

186 mBoots105-108, StrandMap ↗
227 mKing's College London NHS Health Centre30, AldwychMap ↗
356 mSt Philips Medical CentreClement's Inn, St Clement DanesMap ↗
394 mYour Dental Practice45, Essex StreetMap ↗
449 mSardinia House Dental Practice52, Lincoln's Inn FieldsMap ↗
471 mSuperdrug49-50, StrandMap ↗
552 mBell Yard Dental Surgery7, Bell YardMap ↗
575 mBupa Health and Dental Centre123, Chancery LaneMap ↗

Exercise

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

220 mKing's Sport Strand GymStrand Underpass, St Clement DanesMap ↗
632 mSoho GymMacklin Street, Seven DialsMap ↗
652 mThe GymNorthumberland Avenue, WestminsterMap ↗

Civic and everyday

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

294 mStrand Post Office393, StrandMap ↗
319 mAldwych Post Office95, AldwychMap ↗
361 mHungarian Cultural Centre London10, Maiden LaneMap ↗
431 mMail Boxes Etc.43, Bedford StreetMap ↗
440 mBritish Library of Political and Economic Science10, Portugal StreetMap ↗
518 mBFI Mediatheque1, Charlie Chaplin WalkMap ↗
535 mBFI Reuben LibraryBelvedere Road, South BankMap ↗
625 mCornwall Road Post Office62, Cornwall RoadMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of WC2R 1LA, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

15open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

362 mVictoria Embankment GardensWestminster, Covent GardenMap ↗
595 mLincoln's Inn FieldsHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
865 mLeicester SquareEast Marylebone, Covent GardenMap ↗
1.1 kmEmma Cons GardensSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
1.1 kmSoho Square GardensSoho, City of WestminsterMap ↗
1.2 kmWaterloo Millennium GreenSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
1.2 kmQueen Square GardensBloomsbury, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
1.3 kmSt James's Square GardensWestminster, MayfairMap ↗

Playgrounds

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

370 mCovent Garden PlaygroundDrury Lane, St Clement DanesMap ↗
1.1 kmThe Alf Barnett PlaygroundGage Street, BloomsburyMap ↗
1.2 kmBourne Estate PlaygroundPortpool Lane, Bourne EstateMap ↗

Nature and water

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

488 mNatura Nostra ForestSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
1.3 kmDuck IslandWestminster, MillbankMap ↗

Outdoor sport

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

543 mLincoln's Inn Fields Netball and Tennis CourtsHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
1.2 kmCity of London School Top PlaygroundBlackfriars, City of LondonMap ↗

Look this place up in detail

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