Area:
Bloomsbury

Postcode:
WC1, N1

Boroughs:
Camden, Islinghton

Conservation areas:
Most

Parking:
Clamps, residents/meters

Council tax (Band D):
Camden £1157, Islinghton £1049

Properties:
Many flats, Georgian or Victorian houses are rare.

Attracts:
Pieds à terre seekers, childless couples, singles, academics and businessmen.

Amenities:
Close to the City, West End, theaterland. British Museum, London University, many other academic institutions. Lot's of theatres, concerts halls, cinemas, sport facilities, libraries. A huge choice of shops and restaurants. Interesting evenings especially around the British Museum.

Transport:
Excellent connection to all parts of London:many tubes trains and buses. A new international stations will allow you to get to Paris.

Comments:
Mix of academia and offices. This is the heart of the town at the centre of things. Good overall schools.

Problems:
A new international station is being developed: some noise and dust until 2007.