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Pubs 435 Restaurants 2,158 Banks 32 Hotels 262 Shops 3,292 Takeaways 390 Cinemas 27 Attractions 494 Business services 257 Education 788 Health and beauty 1,139 Home improvement 457 Leisure 100 Property services 225




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County or areaGreater London
Postcode districtWC1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:42 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,961 residentsin the Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South census areaMedian age 33.33,101 households24% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright34% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,824 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 16%, health and social work 12%, other services 11%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 5% go by car, 16% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle92% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages58% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 76%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C615 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October18 days of air frost, 28 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 12°CMApril: 6 to 15°CAMay: 9 to 18°CMJune: 12 to 21°CJJuly: 14 to 24°CJAugust: 14 to 23°CASeptember: 12 to 20°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksStatue of Samuel Johnsonhistoric site · under a mileTemple Bar Memorialhistoric site · under a milePelican Poollake · 1.1 miSt James's Park Lakelake · 1.2 miDuck Islandisland · 1.1 miWaterloo Bridgebridge · under a mileGrosvenor Railway Bridgebridge · under a mileKing's Reachtidal water · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLincoln's Inn Fieldspark · within reach · 3 haConey Garthpark · under a mileGray's Inn Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 ha14 & 16sports ground · under a mileWestminster School Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haAugustus and Redhill Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 33 · PM2.5 11 · PM10 18 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,533 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Italian Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Philips Medical Centre161 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy118 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMalmin Orthodontic (High Holborn)right herePolice stationHolborn Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineHSBC Cash MachineLondonunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi141 schools63 primary, 13 secondary, 1 all-through, 36 independent, 14 special, 4 nursery, 2 sixth form, 8 otherIndependentCity Junior Schoolages 7-11, 288 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Josephs Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLondon Nautical, City of London Academyages 11-18, 510 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity Litunder a mileUniversityUniversity of the Arts Londonright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.4 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationFarringdonunder a mileUndergroundHolborn Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station1.9 miFerrySavoy PierEmbankmentunder a mileBus stops304 within a mileCar parkLincoln's Inn Secure Car ParkLondon17 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity37 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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