Drury Lane, City of Westminster, Greater London

Drury Lane is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Drury Lane has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Drury Lane is located in the Holborn and Covent Garden ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.514683, -0.122151
Grid Ref TQ303812
Suburb Covent Garden
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras

House Prices

The average house price in Drury Lane is 100% higher than the rest of City of Westminster. The last sale we have on record is 145 Drury Lane, that sold for £3,900,000. The average house price in City of Westminster is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Drury Lane

Date No. Type Price
15/07/2021 145 Flat £3,900,000
25/06/2021 44 - 46 Flat £775,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Drury Lane, Greater London

There were 7 street crime incidents in Drury Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Drury Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Other Theft Under investigation
5 Other Theft Under investigation
6 Theft From The Person Investigation complete; no suspect identified
7 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Drury Lane and compared that to the average for the Holborn and Covent Garden ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Drury Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Holborn and Covent Garden ward

Social economic statistics for Drury Lane

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Drury Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Drury Lane is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Drury Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Drury Lane are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Drury Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Drury Lane are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Drury Lane are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Drury Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Drury Lane are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Drury Lane

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Drury Lane.

Unemployment in Drury Lane

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.9% of Drury Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Drury Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Drury Lane. The proportion of retirees on Drury Lane is 11.35% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.25% of Drury Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Drury Lane

The proportion of home owners on Drury Lane is 43.44% lower than the national average of 62%. 34.02% of properties in Drury Lane are private rented and 46.39% are social rented.
18.56% of residents of Drury Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Drury Lane residents

The proportion if Drury Lane residents born in the UK is 38.9% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 56.25% of Drury Lane residents were born outside the UK.
43.75% of Drury Lane residents were born in the UK

Drury Lane Summary

Drury Lane has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Drury Lane maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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