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Summary

Parking View
- On street Blue Badge parking is not available.
- On street standard parking is available on Wardour Street.
- There is a public car park within approximately 200m.
- The public car park is located on Brewer Street.
- The name of the car park is NCP London Brewer Street.
Drop-off and Taxi Ranks View
- There is not a clearly marked drop-off point.
- There is not a taxi rank available.
Public Transport and Public Facilities View
- There is not a bus stop within approximately 150m of the start point.
- The nearest underground/overground station is Leicester Square.
- The nearest station is Leicester Square which serves the Piccadilly and Northern Lines.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Transport for London Journey Planner (opens new tab).

The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, concrete, block paving and paving slabs.
Some of the streets and roads contain slightly uneven surfaces.
These are located throughout the length of Old Compton 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: street lamps, a post box, bollards with low colour contrast and no visual band, litter bins and traffic signs.
The following create narrow parts of the footpath which are under 120cm wide: litter bins and bollards.
Other obstructions on the footpath include: advertising signs such as A-boards, café tables and chairs and temporary footpath works.
There is a taxi rank between Frith Street and Greek Street on the North side of the Road.
The footpath can become crowded at the taxi rank.
There are no public toilet facilities in this area.

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

The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
The crossing points at Dean Street and Greek Street have a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.
The crossing points at Frith Street and Moor Street have a flush kerb which does not have tactile paving.

Parking View
- On street Blue Badge parking is not available.
- On street standard parking is not available.
- There is not a public car park within approximately 200m.
Drop-off and Taxi Ranks View
- There is not a clearly marked drop-off point.
Public Transport and Public Facilities View
- There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the end point.
- The nearest underground/overground station is Leicester Square.
- Leicester Square Station is on the Northern and Piccadilly Lines.
- For the latest travel options and information you can plan your travel using Transport for London Journey Planner (opens new tab).

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 some street lighting in this area, and additional illumination from businesses and signage.
Lighting levels vary along the route.
There are additional obstructions along pavements at night, such as queuing systems, gatherings of pedestrians outside some businesses, tables and chairs, hireable electric bicycles/scooters and bags of rubbish.
There are some venues which are more likely to be open and busier during the night time such as pubs, night clubs, theatres and bars.
The area was busier with pedestrians at night time.
Noise levels did not appear to be significantly higher at night time, other than one or two businesses playing loud music and that generated by gatherings of pedestrians.
There were no noticeable differences at the end point except for lower lighting levels.