Flat 2, Winter Garden House, 2 Macklin Street, London, WC2B 5ND

HP Score
- Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate
Verdict
Derived from HomePortfolio scores
Flat 2 earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 61/100. Investment score 64/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is elevated. Walkability is excellent (100/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is leasehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.
Valuation & Market
Risk Overview
- Flood RiskUnknown
- SubsidenceSignificant
- RadonLow
- MiningUnknown
- LandslideLow
- Air QualityLow
- NoiseModerate
Planning Activity
- Pending2026/4880/TREAR GARDEN: 3 x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) (T158, T159 & T160) - Fell ground level.
- Pending2026/4891/T(TPO REF: A3) IN SQUARE GARDENS: 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T85) - Reduce specified limb(s) - reducing the lowest limb to the east, suspected to be subsiding by around 2.5m, effectively crown lifting the tip of the limb to 4.5m, to reduce loading and extension over the footpath and minimise the potential for limb failure onto footpath. 1 x London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) (T86) - Reduce specified limb(s) - reducing the suspected subsiding, extended limbs to the south at 13m and to the east at 14m, over footpaths and lawn, to reduce loading and extension over the footpath and minimise the potential for limb failure. 1 x Holly (Ilex aquifolium) (T109) - Prune from adjacent structure to clear lamp column by 1m. 3 x London Planes (Platanus x hispanica) (T92, T95 & T84) - Prune from adjacent structure to clear lamp column by 1.5m.
- Pending2026/4884/TON STREET SIDE OF 22 BLOOMSBURY PLACE: 1 x Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia 'Asplenifolia) (T22) - Lift low canopy, highways clearance to 5.5m over road. 1 x Cotoneaster sp. (T23) - Lift low canopy, pedestrian clearance to 3m over footpath.
Ownership
- Corporate Ownership20.4%
- Overseas OwnershipNo
- Lease Term Remaining65 yrs
- CovenantsNone
- Lease TypeLeasehold
- Last Ownership Change2006-03-20
- SourceLand Registry
Connectivity
Area Profile
Schools Nearby
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School0.1 miArea grades2025
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.
- Inspected by ISIGuildhouse School0.2 mi
- Inspected by ISIThe Royal Ballet School0.2 mi
- -City Lit0.2 mi
1 of 2 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.
Comparables
- Winter Garden House, 2 Macklin Street-£420k-
- Winter Garden House, 2 Macklin Street-£580k-
- Winter Garden House, 2 Macklin Street-£545k-
- Winter Garden House, 2 Macklin Street-£615k-