The typical property in WC2R
WC2R covers the Aldwych and Strand, including Somerset House, King's College London Strand campus and the Temple, a small central London Westminster / Islington outcode with major institutional uses (KCL, Somerset House, the Royal Courts of Justice) and very limited residential stock.
Area summary
WC2R spans Westminster and Islington and covers the Aldwych (the curve between Drury Lane and Waterloo Bridge), Somerset House (the 18th-century neoclassical building, now home to The Courtauld Gallery and creative-industry occupiers), King's College London's main Strand campus, BBC Bush House (the former BBC World Service headquarters, now KCL) and parts of the Temple (the Inner and Middle Temples, two of the four Inns of Court). Residential stock is very limited.
Temple (District, Circle), Charing Cross and Waterloo (Bakerloo, Northern, Jubilee, Waterloo & City + National Rail) stations serve the outcode.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Almost no residential stock
- The Inns of Court have very distinctive professional tenancy arrangements
- Conservation areas restrict external alterations
The full WC2R data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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