West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1A 9DS is primarily male, with 60.6% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	39.4%	39.4%	0.0%	51.0%	-11.6%
Male	60.6%	60.6%	0.0%	49.0%	11.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around EC1A 9DS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	66%	65.4%	-0.6%	37.9%	27.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	17.8%	-9.3%	44.2%	-26.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	1.4%	2.8%	1.4%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	4.6%	8.9%	4.3%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	6.1%	-3.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	63.4%	55.8%	-7.6%	48.4%	7.4%
Good health	30.4%	33.6%	3.2%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	3.9%	7.1%	3.2%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 74.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.9%	10.6%	7.7%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	2.8%	-2.3%	9.6%	-6.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.3%	2.3%	-2.0%	13.4%	-11.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.6%	6.4%	1.8%	16.9%	-10.5%
Degree or Similar	77.1%	74.8%	-2.3%	33.8%	41.0%
Other	4.9%	1.4%	-3.5%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	5.3%	6.2%	0.9%	0.7%	5.5%
Indian	2.8%	2.7%	-0.1%	3.1%	-0.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	81.8%	78.7%	-3.1%	81.4%	-2.7%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	1.4%	3.6%	2.2%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	55.1%	-3.8%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	13.4%	24.7%	11.3%	6.1%	18.6%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	4.8%	2.3%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	9.5%	8.4%	-1.1%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7%	4.4%	-2.6%	1.3%	3.1%
Oceania	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.9%	55.1%	-0.8%	83.2%	-28.1%
10+ Years	12.6%	19.4%	6.8%	9.8%	9.6%
5-10 Years	11.7%	6.2%	-5.5%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	8.4%	12.3%	3.9%	2.2%	10.1%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	7%	-4.5%	1.9%	5.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.6%	76.7%	-13.1%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Germany	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	7.9%	13.5%	-5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	59.3%	37.2%	22.1%
Christian	28.8%	46.2%	-17.4%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Muslim	1.3%	6.5%	-5.2%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is West Smithfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Smithfield was 476.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 1241.4% higher than the Aldersgate average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

West Smithfield has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate and the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 120.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 32.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£101,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in EC1A 9DS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Smithfield are based on 151 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1A 9DS

Average Price
£1,272,903

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,156,953

Other
£3,244,051

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Smithfield

Average Price
£769,929

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£755,214

Other
£1,002,101

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West SmithfieldStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 8 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£865,000	2025-03-13	£924,619
Flat 10 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,395,000	2023-01-31	£1,233,180
Flat 5 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£900,000	2021-10-14	£881,063
Flat 16 St. Bartholomew House, 58 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,500,000	2021-06-25	£1,554,513
56 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,420,000	2020-10-21	£3,240,386

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1A 9DS

Employment

EC1A 9DS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Self-Employed	30
Retired	22
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Part-Time Employee	9
Other	7
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	96
Financial and insurance activities	92
Information and communication	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	8
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	4
Education	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,634 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,364 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,532 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,617 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	3,505 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	- not rated	656 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU	3out of 4	698 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA	2out of 4	704 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	715 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	900 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,414 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,617 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,872 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	2,100 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,101 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,481 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,532 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,686 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,653 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	2,973 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,484 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,111 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Charterhouse Square School 40 Charterhouse Square , EC1M 6EA	- not rated	265 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ	- not rated	480 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London School for Girls St Giles' Terrace , Barbican EC2Y 8BB	- not rated	542 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	678 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT	- not rated	705 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Le Bar	59 West Smithfield, London	2 yd
Little Farm Barts Square	55 Little Britain, London	16 yd
Restaurant St Barts	63 Bartholomew Close, London	63 yd
Bowling Bird (Korpen Ltd)	44 Cloth Fair, London	70 yd
Smithfield Cafe	Retail Unit, 59 Long Lane	76 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Club Gascon	57 West Smithfield, London	2 yd
56 WS Wine Bar & Shop	Building Structure, 56-57B West Smithfield	10 yd
Balfour St Bart's	66 West Smithfield, London	47 yd
The Butcher's Hook And Cleaver	The Butcher's Hook And Cleaver Public House, 61 West Smithfield	47 yd
The Rising Sun Public House	38 Cloth Fair, London	70 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dose Espresso	70 Long Lane, London	76 yd
Pasta Evangelists	62-63 Long Lane, London	76 yd
Subway	13 Long Lane, London	168 yd
Kurumaya	74-75 Long Lane, London	176 yd
Assenheims 56	Retail Unit 2, Jarvis House, 12 Smithfield Street	210 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	10 Smithfield Street, London	210 yd
Tesco Express	131 Aldersgate Street, London	330 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Ground Floor	430 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-23 Farringdon Road	438 yd
Sainsbury's Local	London Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square	450 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate) ALDERSGATE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	201 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls) LITTLE BRITAIN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	220 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican) ALDERSGATE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	305 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed) Barbican	health and fitness suite	406 yd
City Of London School For Girls ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	429 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London St Paul'S) WHITE HART STREET	health and fitness suite	450 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon) FARRINGDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	471 yd
Wood Street Police Station WOOD STREET		533 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	557 yd
Anytime Fitness (London St Pauls) FITNESS CENTRE FITNESS CENTRE PRIORY COURT	health and fitness suite	613 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	13.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	13.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	13.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	13.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	86.4%

Download Speed

Median download speed	6.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	6.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	12.81 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	12.81 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	0.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.11 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of EC1A 9DS