Bloomsbury

WC1 · Camden

Maintained area report

A view of Bloomsbury. Photograph by Ham.

Bloomsbury is a charming and historic area in North London, known for its literary connections and cultural attractions, offering a unique blend of academic, artistic, and residential communities.

What stands out

leafy squares and gardens
vibrant cultural scene
prestigious academic institutions

Trade-offs

tranquil atmosphere versus lively nightlife
high-end amenities versus expensive living
historic architecture versus congested streets

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on WC1B 3QQ — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Bloomsbury policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing WC1B 3QQ — a named area can span several of them, so this is the one covering the centre of Bloomsbury, 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 · Bloomsbury neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected

692records in
July 2026

Other theft170

Anti-social behaviour123

Theft from the person115

Violence & sexual offences97

Shoplifting58

Public order42

One month of records for the Bloomsbury 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 692

Category	Recorded near	Latest outcome
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Adeline Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Adeline Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Adeline Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Adeline Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Adeline Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bayley Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bayley Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bedford Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bernard Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bidborough Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bidborough Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bidborough Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bidborough Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bidborough Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bloomsbury Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Burton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chenies Mews	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chenies Mews	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chenies Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Coram Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Duke's Road	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dyott Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dyott Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dyott Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dyott Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Endsleigh Gardens	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Endsleigh Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Gilbert Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Goodge Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Goodge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Goodge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Goodge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Goodge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Goodge Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hospital	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hospital	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hospital	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hospital	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hospital	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hospital	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Judd Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Judd Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Judd Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leigh Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Little Russell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Mabledon Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Malet Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Maple Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Marchmont Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Midford Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Midford Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Midford Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Midford Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Museum Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Museum Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Museum Street	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 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 Percy Mews	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Percy Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Percy Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Percy Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ridgmount Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Russell Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Russell Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Russell Square	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sandwich Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sandwich Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sandwich Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sandwich Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Sandwich Street	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 Streatham Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Tavistock Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Thanet 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 Tottenham Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Upper Woburn Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Warren Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Warren Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Warren Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Warren Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Warren Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Whitfield Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Whitfield Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Whitfield Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Whitfield Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Whitfield Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Windmill Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Woburn Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Woolf Mews	No outcome published yet
Bicycle theft	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Byng Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Colonnade	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Goodge Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Hospital	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Howland Mews East	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Mabledon Place	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Montague Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Richardson's Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Richardson's Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Richardson's Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Shopping Area	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Streatham Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Whitfield Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near A4200	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Adeline Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Adeline Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Bedford Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Compton Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Coram Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Gilbert Place	Awaiting court outcome
Burglary	On or near Gilbert Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Goodge Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Grafton Way	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Kenton Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Percy Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Percy Mews	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Rathbone Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Sandwich Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Tavistock Place	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Thanet Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Whitfield Place	Unable to prosecute suspect
Criminal damage & arson	On or near B506	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arson	On or near Hospital	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arson	On or near North Crescent	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Chitty Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs	On or near Colonnade	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Fitzroy Mews	Local resolution
Drugs	On or near Richardson's Mews	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Tavistock Place	Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs	On or near Tottenham Court Road	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Tottenham Court Road	Unable to prosecute suspect
Drugs	On or near Warren Street	Further investigation is not in the public interest
Drugs	On or near Whitfield Place	Under investigation
Other crime	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Awaiting court outcome
Other theft	On or near A4200	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near A4200	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near A501	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near A501	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near A501	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near A501	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near A5204	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near A5204	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near B506	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near B506	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near B506	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near B506	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near B506	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near B506	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Barter Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Barter Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Bidborough Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Bidborough Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Bidborough Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Bury Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Charlotte Mews	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Compton Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Compton Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Compton Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Compton Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Dyott Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Dyott Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Endsleigh Gardens	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Endsleigh Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Endsleigh Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Endsleigh Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gilbert Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Goodge Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Goodge Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Goodge Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gower Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gower Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gower Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gower Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gower Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Hertford Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Hospital	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Hospital	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Hospital	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Howland Mews East	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Judd Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Kenton Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Leigh Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Leigh Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Leigh Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Little Russell Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Mabledon Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Mabledon Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Mabledon Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Mabledon Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Marchmont Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Marchmont Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Marchmont Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Midford Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Montague Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Montague Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Montague Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Mortimer Market	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Morwell Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Morwell Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Museum Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Parking Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Percy Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Percy Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Percy Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Percy Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Rathbone Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Russell Square	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Shopping Area	Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Listing the first 300 of 692.

Bloomsbury on the force site ↗

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected

Article 4 direction

BasementsA4Ba3 · from 3 October 2016

Conservation area

BloomsburyCA4 · from 1 March 1984

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

About Planning Data ↗

Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

Live feed

821applications on record
within 400 m

8 September 2026Application Received
Installation of new fascia boards to shopfronts and a retractable awning above the main entrance.
30 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1AP · 2026/3842/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
8 September 2026Application Received
Display of 3 x externally illuminated fascia signs to New Oxford Street elevation, 1 x externally illuminated fascia sign to Museum Street elevation, 2 x externally illuminated projecting signs, and advertisement letterings on awning.
30 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1AP · 2026/3858/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
21 August 2026Application Received
Erection of an additional floor to provide a one-bedroom dwelling, including the provision of private amenity space to the rear, communal amenity space to the rear, internal cycle storage, and a lift overrun.
36 Great Russell Street · WC1B 3PP · 2026/3609/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
13 August 2026Application Received
Replacement of 1st floor windows with double glazing.
Flat 5 Galen Place · WC1A 2JR · 2026/3404/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
7 August 2026Application Received
Replacement of the roof finishes on 28-30 Little Russell Street; installation of a new perimeter guardrail on floors 4 and 5 and at roof level and other associated works.
28 Little Russell Street · WC1A 2HN · 2026/2492/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
3 August 2026Application Received
External alterations including works to the lower ground floor, front and rear elevations, lightwells, orangery, installation of 5no. CCTV to the front elevation and associated works.
6 Montague Street · WC1B 5BP · 2026/3298/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near WC1B 3QQ, 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.

30everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

438 mTian Tian MarketBrunswick Cente, Brunswick CentreMap ↗
460 mThe Convenience Store71-75, New Oxford StreetMap ↗
502 mWaitrose23-29, Brunswick SquareMap ↗
823 mLidl145, Tottenham Court RoadMap ↗
919 mCo-op Food39-43, Grays Inn RoadMap ↗
938 mSoho Express28, Poland StreetMap ↗
952 mM&S FoodShaftesbury Avenue, St. James'sMap ↗
1.0 km唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket9, Gerrard StreetMap ↗

Health

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

165 mMedisonal55, Russell SquareMap ↗
223 mGower Street Practice20, Gower StreetMap ↗
292 mThe Ridgmount Practice8, Ridgmount StreetMap ↗
353 mHolborn Pharmacy80A, Southampton RowMap ↗
447 mBoots40-42, Brunswick SquareMap ↗
463 mChinese Medicine CentreNew Oxford Street, Seven DialsMap ↗
494 mBrunswick Medical Centre39, Brunswick SquareMap ↗
538 mDefine Clinic9, Windmill StreetMap ↗

Exercise

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

416 mThe GymCoram Street, St PancrasMap ↗
621 mTeamUCL Gym15, Gordon StreetMap ↗
631 mSoho GymMacklin Street, Seven DialsMap ↗
853 mThe Gym Group120, Oxford StreetMap ↗
991 mRingtone Boxing GymDrummond Street, FitzroviaMap ↗
1.1 kmKing's Sport Strand Gym57, AldwychMap ↗

Civic and everyday

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

123 mThe Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide29, Russell SquareMap ↗
296 mMail Boxes Etc. Holborn19, Bury PlaceMap ↗
449 mMarchmont Street Post Office33-37, Marchmont StreetMap ↗
459 mNew Oxford Street Post Office71-75, New Oxford StreetMap ↗
480 mDr Williams's Library14, Gordon SquareMap ↗
520 mHigh Holborn Post Office181, High HolbornMap ↗
523 mMarchmont Community Centre62, Marchmont StreetMap ↗
545 mDragon HallStukeley Street, Seven DialsMap ↗

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 WC1B 3QQ, 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.

5open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

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

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Playgrounds

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

894 mCovent Garden PlaygroundDrury Lane, St Clement DanesMap ↗
1.1 kmBourne Estate PlaygroundPortpool Lane, Bourne EstateMap ↗
1.2 kmWicklow Street Open SpaceWicklow Street, King's CrossMap ↗
1.5 kmThree Corners Adventure PlaygroundNorthampton Road, FarringdonMap ↗

Nature and water

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Outdoor sport

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

885 mLincoln's Inn Fields Netball and Tennis CourtsHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗

Postcode districtsWC1outcode-proxy-v1 · Greathome editorial boundary proxy

Local authorityCamdenCurrent · ONS Postcode Directory via Postcodes.io

Everyday life

Residents of Bloomsbury enjoy a range of amenities, including charming cafes, bookshops, and restaurants, as well as easy access to nearby parks and green spaces, making it an ideal location for those who value a mix of urban and rural lifestyles.

Housing character

Bloomsbury's housing stock is characterised by elegant Georgian townhouses, stylish apartments, and converted Victorian buildings, offering a diverse range of accommodation options, from spacious period homes to sleek modern residences.

Getting around

The area is well-connected to the rest of London, with several nearby tube stations, including Euston Square, Russell Square, and King's Cross St. Pancras, providing easy access to the city's major transport hubs and attractions.

Things to investigate

Visitors to Bloomsbury may want to explore the British Museum, take a stroll through the nearby Russell Square Gardens, or visit the iconic Bloomsbury Square, while also discovering the area's many independent shops, cafes, and cultural institutions, such as those on Gower Street.

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

18 schools

Judged by Ofsted: 15
At least Good: 15
Outstanding or equivalent: 5
Below Good: 0

Secondarystate-funded, within 5 km

41 schools

Judged by Ofsted: 36
At least Good: 34
Outstanding or equivalent: 12
Below Good: 2

50 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
University of London	Not applicable	0.1 km	No published judgement
Birkbeck College	Not applicable	0.2 km	No published judgement
School of Oriental and African Studies	Not applicable	0.2 km	No published judgement
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	Not applicable	0.3 km	No published judgement
Jeannine Manuel School	Not applicable	0.3 km	No published judgement
Guildhouse School	Not applicable	0.4 km	No published judgement

Open Schools & Education

Housing market context

£833,067average house price across Camden, June 2026

A year earlier the same measure was £896,573, a change of -7.1%.

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

Bloomsbury, taken as the WC1 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 2026-09-10. Next review 2026-09-18.

Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on WC1B 3QQ, the postcode anchoring Bloomsbury, and queries its own source only when you open it.

Sold price recordsThe registered sale history behind one exact address.Schools & EducationA shortlist for further admissions research.EPC explorerWhat the register holds for a postcode, without pretending to match a property.