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This is a buzzy, fashionable place to live just steps from the City.

Median Home Rent (PER MONTH)

Studio / 1 BR
55% Complete

2,600

2 Bedrooms
100% Complete

4,767

3 Bedrooms
93% Complete

4,442

4 Bedrooms
0% Complete

N/A


Median Home Price

Studio / 1 BR
20% Complete

980K

2 Bedrooms
34% Complete

1.68M

3 Bedrooms
45% Complete

2.25M

4 Bedrooms
100% Complete

4.98M

Good For
  • Couples without kids
  • Professionals
  • Singles

 

What’s around
  • 159 Restaurants
  • 9 Grocery stores/markets
  • 27 Banks
  • 83 Nightlife options
  • 11 Fitness options
  • 135 Shops

 


PUBLIC TRANSITExcellent

WALKABILITYExcellent

Safety

Holborn has a high violent crime rate and a high property crime rate for London.

  WHAT’S LIVING IN Holborn LIKE?

Occasionally referred to as 'Midtown' by some real estate agents, Holborn is a neighborhood smack in the center of London (hence the attempt to rebrand it). It's popular with lawyers and journalists thanks to its location near the Royal Courts of Justice and its history as the one-time home of many newspapers on Fleet Street. The lawyers tend to congregate in one of four Inns of Court; these are legal associations that are part social club, part pub. 

Historically, this has been a mostly commercial area, but the arrival of a couple luxury hotels has made this a fashionable place to be. It's got a great collection of restaurants, cafes, and bars, and the interestingly named Lambs Conduit street is full of quirky boutiques, antique stores, tailors, and bookshops.

When you're feeling cultural there are a couple unique museums here. The Sir John Soane Museum is the former house and office of the eccentric architect who designed the Bank of England headquarters. And for literary buffs the home of Charles Dickens is located here and has the largest collection of Dickens memorabilia.

Holborn is bordered on the north by Bloomsbury, on the east by Clerkenwell, on the south by the City, and on the west by Covent Garden.

 

Commute:
The City: 1.6 miles / 10-20 minutes by car / 10 minutes by transit / 30 minutes by foot / 10 minutes by bike
Canary Wharf: 4.9 miles / 20-40 minutes by car / 25-30 minutes by transit
Southwark: 3 miles / 15-30 minutes by car / 20-25 minutes by transit / 15 minutes by bike
Westminster: 2.2 miles / 15-30 minutes by car / 20-30 minutes by transit / 10-15 minutes by bike
Shoreditch: 2.6 miles / 15-25 minutes by car / 20-30 minutes by transit / 20 minutes by bike

Holborn

 

Local Flavor   Holborn LOCAL schools

1-11 GRADES
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH

Parent Rating:

Type:Foundation Special
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1-6 GRADES
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School

Parent Rating:

Type:Voluntary Aided
Distance: mi

1-6 GRADES
Argyle Primary School

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Type:Community
Distance: mi

1-6 GRADES
St Josephs Catholic Primary School

Parent Rating:

Type:Voluntary Aided
Distance: mi

1-6 GRADES
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School

Parent Rating:

Type:Voluntary Aided
Distance: mi

 

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