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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 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 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 · PM2.5 11 · PM10 17 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
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

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