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Pubs 496 Restaurants 2,979 Banks 79 Hotels 254 Shops 4,233 Supermarkets 58 Takeaways 343 Attractions 759 Business services 333 Education 795 Health and beauty 1,893 Home improvement 499 Leisure 123 Property services 354

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WC2 postcode district.

County or areaGreater London

Postcode districtWC2

Telephone code0116

Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)

Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People6,388 residentsin the Strand, St James & Mayfair census areaMedian age 36.43,432 households24% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright24% social rented, 52% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,365 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 15%, finance and insurance 15%, other services 9%Getting to work: 57% work from home, 6% go by car, 15% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle88% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages60% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 75%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°C610 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October17 days of air frost, 27 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksAgatha Christie memorialhistoric site · under a mileEdith Cavell Memorialhistoric site · under a milePelican Poollake · under a mileSt James's Park Lakelake · under a mileDuck Islandisland · under a mileBridge of Aspirationbridge · under a mileThames Pathwalk or trail · under a mileCharing Cross Bridgebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesSt James's Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haHyde Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 130 haThe Convent Gardenpark · under a mile14 & 16sports ground · under a mileWestminster School Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 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 32 · PM_2.5 11 · PM₁₀ 17 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO₂, PM_2.5 and PM₁₀Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)7,205 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalThe Italian Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryTurning Point155 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots118 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCharing Cross Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationCharing Cross Police StationLondonunder a mileCash machineCashpoint Villiers House 48-49 Strand4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi137 schools59 primary, 13 secondary, 2 all-through, 37 independent, 12 special, 5 nursery, 2 sixth form, 7 otherIndependentThe Royal Ballet Schoolages 12-19, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimarySoho Parish CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 90 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLondon Nautical, City of London Academyages 11-18, 510 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity Litunder a mileUniversityCourtauld Institute of Artunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY7.9 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationLondon Charing Crossunder a mileUndergroundLeicester Square Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station1.3 miFerrySavoy PierEmbankmentunder a mileBus stops236 within a mileCar parkQ-Park ChinatownLondon21 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity47 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WC2 postcode district.

Cinemas

Cinemas in Leicester Square

ABC Cinemas - London SW1Y
11 Panton Street, London SW1Y, SW1Y 4DP · under a mile
Action 1st Position Vehicles - London WC1N
27 Old Gloucester Street London, London WC1N, WC1N 3XX · under a mile
Apollo West End - Westminster, London
19 Lower Regent Street, Westminster, London, SW1Y 4LR · under a mile
Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image - London WC1H
43 Gordon Square, London WC1H, WC1H 0PD · under a mile
Castle Fine Art - London W1J
24 Bruton Street, London W1J, W1J 6QQ · under a mile
Cineworld - Westminster, London
63-65 Haymarket, Westminster, London, SW1Y 4SD · under a mile
Cultural Institute at King's College London - London WC2R
Somerset House East Wing - Strand, London WC2R, WC2R 2LS · under a mile
Curzon Cinemas - London WC2B
20 Stukeley Street, London WC2B, WC2B 5LR · under a mile
Dolby Screening Room - London W1D
4-6 Soho Square, London W1D, W1D 3PZ · under a mile
Empire Cinemas Leicester Square - Westminster, London
5-6 Leicester Square, Westminster, London, WC2H 7NA · right here
Filmhouse - London W1F
142 Wardour Street, London W1F, W1F 8DD · under a mile
Ian Fricker - London WC2R
146 Strand 3rd Floor, London WC2R, WC2R 1JD · under a mile
Independent Cinema Office - London W1W
3Rd Floor Kenilworth House, Margaret Street, London W1W, W1W 8TA · under a mile
MyStreet - London WC1H
14 Taviton Street, London WC1H, WC1H 0BW · 1.0 mi
New Wave Films - London W1W
Kenilworth House, 79-80 Margaret St, London W1W, W1W 8TA · under a mile
Odeon Cinema (24 26 Leicester Square) - Westminster, London
24-26 Leicester Square, Westminster, London, WC2H 7JY · right here
Odeon Mini lab - Westminster, Holborn
40 Leicester Square, Westminster, Holborn, WC2H 7LP · right here
Odeon Panton Street - Westminster, London
11 Panton Street, Westminster, London, SW1Y 4DP · under a mile
Picturehouse - Trafalgar Square
United Kingdom, Trafalgar Square, W1F 9RD · under a mile
Regent Street Cinema - London W1B
307 Regent St., London W1B, W1B 2HW · under a mile
Shaftesbury Avenue - Camden, London
135 Shaftesbury Avenue, Camden, London, WC2H 8AH · under a mile
Shaftesbury Avenue - Westminster, London
7 Coventry Street, Westminster, London, W1D 7DH · under a mile
Sixteen Films - London W1F
187 Wardour Street, London W1F, W1F 8ZB · under a mile
Telecinema - Waterloo
London, Waterloo, SE1 8XR · under a mile
The Computer Film Co - London W1T
19-23 Wells St, London W1T, W1T 3PQ · under a mile
The Garden Cinema - London WC2B
39-41 Parker St, London WC2B, WC2B 5PQ · under a mile
Toolshed Music - London W1D
22 Great Windmill St, London W1D, W1D 7LD · under a mile
Trafalgar Events - London WC2N
8 Northumberland Street, London WC2N, WC2N 5DA · under a mile
Travelling Picturehouse - London WC2H
30 Orange Street, London WC2H, WC2H 7HH · under a mile
UK Cinema Association - London W1F
22 Golden Square, London W1F, W1F 9AD · under a mile
Upstart Films Ltd. - London WC2H
23 Denmark Street, London WC2H, WC2H 8NH · under a mile
Vue Cinemas - Westminster, London
3 Cranbourn Street, Westminster, London, WC2H 7AL · right here
West End Film Club - London W1D
61-63 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D, W1D 6LQ · under a mile

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