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Local Information

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

County or areaGreater London

Postcode districtWC2

Telephone code01233

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°C607 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October16 days of air frost, 28 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 landmarksLondon Hidden Underground Charing crosshistoric site · under a mileEleanor Crosshistoric site · under a milePelican Poollake · under a mileSt James's Park Lakelake · under a mileDuck Islandisland · under a mileThames Pathwalk or trail · under a mileCharing Cross Bridgebridge · under a mileEmbankment Pedestrian Bridgebridge · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesSt James's Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haVictoria Embankment Gardenspark · under a mile · 4 haThe Convent Gardenpark · under a mile14 & 16sports ground · under a mileWestminster School Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haLamlash Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea

Air qualityNO₂ 33 · 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

Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 26 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalEvelina London Children's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryConnection At St Martins147 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy119 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCovent Garden Dental Clinicright herePolice stationMetropolitan Police ServiceLondonright hereCash machineStrand3 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi138 schools61 primary, 14 secondary, 1 all-through, 37 independent, 11 special, 4 nursery, 2 sixth form, 8 otherIndependentThe Royal Ballet Schoolages 12-19, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Clement Danes CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 193 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 LCY7.8 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationLondon Charing Crossunder a mileUndergroundCharing Cross Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Station1.2 miFerryEmbankment Pierunder a mileBus stops273 within a mileCar parkMotorcycle parkingLondon14 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon47 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 Charing Cross

20th Century Fox Film Co - Westminster, London
31-32 Soho Square, Westminster, London, W1D 3AP · under a mile
ABC Cinemas - London SW1Y
11 Panton Street, London SW1Y, SW1Y 4DP · under a mile
Apollo West End - Westminster, London
19 Lower Regent Street, Westminster, London, SW1Y 4LR · 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 · under a mile
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
Kennington Bioscope - Lambeth SE11
The Cinema Museum, 2 Dugard Way, Lambeth SE11, SE11 4TH · 1.4 mi
London BFI IMAX - Lambeth, London
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, Lambeth, London, SE1 8XR · under a mile
Odeon Cinema (24 26 Leicester Square) - Westminster, London
24-26 Leicester Square, Westminster, London, WC2H 7JY · under a mile
Odeon Mini lab - Westminster, Holborn
40 Leicester Square, Westminster, Holborn, WC2H 7LP · under a mile
Picturehouse - Trafalgar Square
United Kingdom, Trafalgar Square, W1F 9RD · 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 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 · right here
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 · under a mile
West End Film Club - London W1D
61-63 Shaftesbury Ave, London W1D, W1D 6LQ · under a mile

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