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James Street, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: James Street, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/james-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for W1U 1EB, WC2E 8BT, W1U 1DX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£920,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£1,085,227
11 sales
Price range
£150k – £3.05m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jul 2026
WC2E 8BT

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At a glance

House prices£1.09m averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 min walkCovent Garden Underground Station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

11 property sales on James Street, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £920,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £1,085,227. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 0 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on James Street range from £150,000 to £3,050,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on James Street compared

WC2E postcode area£1,433,042
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. James Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WC2E house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £920,000 (2 sales)2016£920k2017: £1,045,000 (2 sales)2017£1.05m2020: £3,050,000 (1 sales)2020£3.05m2021: £1,042,500 (1 sales)2021£1.04m2022: £1,170,000 (1 sales)2022£1.17m2023: £775,000 (1 sales)2023£775k2025: £525,000 (2 sales)2025£525k2026: £920,000 (1 sales)2026£920k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 19 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£1,085,22722 Jul 2026

Sold prices on James Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 3, Tavistock House, 12, James Street WC2E 8BT 22 Jul 2026£920,000 FlatLeasehold
22, James Street W1U 1EJ 21 Oct 2025£150,000 FlatLeasehold
29A, James Street W1U 1DZ 26 Sep 2025£175,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 3, 25, James Street W1U 1DH 6 Feb 2025£900,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Browning Court, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 3 Nov 2023£775,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Browning Court, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 22 Jun 2022£1,170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 27, James Street W1U 1DX 17 Dec 2021£1,042,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 8, 25, James Street W1U 1DH 12 Oct 2020£3,050,000 FlatLeasehold
Unit 6, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 21 Oct 2019£20,000 OtherLeasehold
29A, James Street W1U 1DZ 17 Oct 2019£10,700,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 1, 27, James Street W1U 1DX 9 Apr 2019£549,500 FlatLeasehold
Basement And Ground Floor, 44, James Street W1U 1EY 7 Feb 2018£450,000 OtherLeasehold
50, James Street W1U 1HB 26 Oct 2017£250,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 7, Browning Court, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 17 Jul 2017£1,050,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Browning Court, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 12 Jul 2017£925,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Browning Court, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 23 Feb 2017£1,040,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Browning Court, 37, James Street W1U 1EB 19 Dec 2016£890,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Tavistock House, 12, James Street WC2E 8BT 2 Dec 2016£950,000 FlatLeasehold
46 - 48, James Street W1U 1EZ 25 Nov 2016£400,000 OtherLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 3, Tavistock House, 12, James Street £950,000 (Dec 2016) → £920,000 (Jul 2026) -3%
over 10 yrs
29A, James Street £10,700,000 (Oct 2019) → £175,000 (Sep 2025) -98%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near James Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Royal Ballet School 227 pupils Other independent school 12–19 Report 0.0 mi
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Josephs Catholic Primary School 133 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Guildhouse School 143 pupils Other independent school 15–24 Report 0.4 mi
Jeannine Manuel School 687 pupils Other independent school 2–18 Report 0.5 mi
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 90 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury 19 pupils Other independent special school 7–19 Report 0.5 mi
City Junior School 288 pupils Other independent school 7–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • London Charing Cross station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • London Waterloo station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • City Thameslink station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Covent Garden Underground Station 0.0 mi · 1 min walk
  • Leicester Square Underground Station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Southampton Street / Covent Garden (Stop A) 4 min walk
  • Savoy Street (Stop U) 4 min walk
  • Aldwych (->NE) 4 min walk
  • Leicester Square (Stop J, CHARING CROSS ROAD) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Covent Garden Medical Centre
    47 Shorts Gardens, London · 0.1 mi
  • Kings College Health Centre
    3Rd Floor, Bush House, South East Wing, London · 0.3 mi
  • St Philips Medical Centre
    Tower 3, 2Nd Floor Clements Inn, London · 0.4 mi
  • Soho Centre For Health And Care
    1St Floor, 30 Soho Square, London · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Covent Garden Endell Street Express · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Covent Garden Express · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Southampton St Covent Garden · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Leicester Square Local · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.0 mi
  • Essentials Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Covent Garden Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • The Covent Garden Dental Spa · 0.2 mi
  • Covent Garden Dental Clinic · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned20.5%62.5%
Private rented42.7%20.3%
Social rented36.7%17.1%
Households1,154

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.0%64.1%
Aged 65+10.1%18.6%
Residents2,020

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Westminster with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around James Street

Ethnic group

HereWestminster
White58%55.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23.1%16.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.1%6.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%8.1%
Other ethnic group5.4%13.5%

Religion

HereWestminster
No religion39.1%25.9%
Christian35.5%37.3%
Muslim10.2%20%
Not answered8.5%9.4%
Buddhist2.6%1.3%
Jewish1.4%2.8%
Hindu1.3%2.2%
Other religion1%0.9%

Country of birth

HereWestminster
Born in the UK45.2%44.4%
Born outside the UK54.8%55.6%

Highest qualification

HereWestminster
Level 4 qualifications and above58.4%57.7%
Level 3 qualifications13.4%12.4%
No qualifications11.1%12.9%
Level 2 qualifications6.2%6.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.7%4.9%
Other qualifications4%3.2%
Apprenticeship2.3%2.1%

General health

HereWestminster
Very good health59.7%56.3%
Good health27.1%28.9%
Fair health9%9.7%
Bad health3.3%3.6%
Very bad health0.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWestminster
No cars or vans in household83.4%66.2%
1 car or van in household14.2%27.8%
2 cars or vans in household1.8%4.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.5%1.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Westminster.

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