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Frith Street - Shaftesbury Avenue to Soho Square

Soho, London, W1D 4HT

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Summary

  • The start point for this guide is Shaftesbury Avenue.
  • The end point for this guide is Soho Square.
  • The average walking time between the start and end points is 3 minutes.
  • This guide covers Frith Street.
  • Public transport facilities near the start point include: bus stops.
  • There are no public transport stops or stations in this area.

About the Start Point

Streets and Roads

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, concrete and block paving.
  • Some of the streets and roads contain slightly uneven surfaces.
  • These are located along the pavement throughout the length of Frith Street.
  • There are directional signposts of the following type: Legible London.
  • The majority of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: litter bins, traffic signs, bollards with low colour contrast and no visual band, bicycle racks, a post box and street lamps.
  • The following create narrow parts of the footpath which are under 120cm wide: street lamps and traffic signs.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: advertising signs such as A-boards and café tables and chairs.
  • There are taxi ranks along Frith Street between Old Compton Street and Frith Street. There is also a nearby Taxi rank along Old Compton Street.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.
  • There is a blue badge bay approximately half way along the length of Frith Street between Shaftesbury Avenue.

Crossing Points (East)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The crossing points at Romilly Street and Bateman Street has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • The crossing point at Old Compton Street has a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.

Crossing Points (West)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The crossing points at Old Compton Street and Bateman Street has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
  • There are tactile drop kerbs on either side of the crossing for Romilly Street.

About the End Point

Nightlife

  • There were no noticeable differences at the start point except for lower lighting levels.
  • There were no enforcement officers/volunteers/police present at the time of the survey, but there were security staff for some businesses.
  • There is standard street lighting in this area, with lamp posts at fairly regular intervals.
  • Lighting levels are quite low in some places along this route, where there is less additional illumination from businesses, screens and signage.
  • There are additional obstructions along pavements at night, such as queuing systems, gatherings of pedestrians outside some businesses, and bags and boxes of rubbish.
  • There are some venues which are more likely to be open and busier during the night, such as music venues, clubs and bars.
  • The area was busier with pedestrians at night in some places along the route.
  • Noise levels did not appear to be significantly higher at night, other than that generated by gatherings of pedestrians.
  • There were no noticeable differences at the end point except for lower lighting levels.