West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EC1A 9HY has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% of residents 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%	47.8%	8.4%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	60.6%	52.2%	-8.4%	49.0%	3.2%

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 9HY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.1% 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%	71.1%	5.1%	37.9%	33.2%
Married: Opposite sex	27.1%	21.4%	-5.7%	44.2%	-22.8%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	4.6%	6.9%	2.3%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-5.5%

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 (95.5%) 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%	68.7%	5.3%	48.4%	20.3%
Good health	30.4%	26.8%	-3.6%	33.6%	-6.8%
Fair health	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	12.7%	-8.8%
Bad health	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	4.0%	-3.4%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around EC1A 9HY this area, 2.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 87.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	18.2%	-15.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	0%	-5.1%	9.6%	-9.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.3%	0%	-4.3%	13.4%	-13.4%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.6%	8.7%	4.1%	16.9%	-8.2%
Degree or Similar	77.1%	87.3%	10.2%	33.8%	53.5%
Other	4.9%	0%	-4.9%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	5.3%	13.6%	8.3%	0.7%	12.9%
Indian	2.8%	2.7%	-0.1%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.5%	6.5%	4.0%	1.6%	4.9%
Black African	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	81.8%	66.3%	-15.5%	81.4%	-15.1%
Roma	0%	3.3%	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
Arab	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 29.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	29.6%	-29.3%	83.2%	-53.6%
European Union	13.4%	31.8%	18.4%	6.1%	25.7%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	5%	2.5%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.5%	20.7%	11.2%	5.6%	15.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7%	6.7%	-0.3%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	3.9%	2.2%	-1.7%	0.3%	1.9%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 29.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 13.8% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.9%	29.3%	-26.6%	83.2%	-53.9%
10+ Years	12.6%	13.8%	1.2%	9.8%	4.0%
5-10 Years	11.7%	18.2%	6.5%	2.9%	15.3%
2-5 Years	8.4%	14.9%	6.5%	2.2%	12.7%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	23.8%	12.3%	1.9%	21.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.3%	76.7%	-34.4%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	9.9%	0.6%	9.3%
Spain	3.8%	0.4%	3.4%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	10.4%	1.5%	8.9%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	8.2%	0.3%	7.9%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	3.8%	0.2%	3.6%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	3.3%	0.1%	3.2%
No passport held	0.5%	13.5%	-13.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.8%	37.2%	4.6%
Christian	44.5%	46.2%	-1.7%
Buddhist	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is West Smithfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Smithfield was 557.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 1470.3% higher than the Aldersgate average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

West Smithfield has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate and the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 217.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 144.8%.

🔎 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 9HY, 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 9HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1A 9HY

Average Price
£24,153

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£24,153

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
21 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£24,999	2018-07-30	£24,126
21 West Smithfield, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£22,519	2015-07-02	£22,570

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1A 9HY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EC1A 9HY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	114
Self-Employed	17
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Other	5
Retired	4
Part-Time Employee	4
Looking after home or family	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

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	1,558 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,507 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	2,518 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	2,748 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	3,416 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	608 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU	3out of 4	785 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	- not rated	791 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	829 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA	2out of 4	847 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,519 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,556 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,880 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	2,056 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,187 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	1,339 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,418 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,541 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,828 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,562 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	2,948 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,529 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,988 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	407 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ	- not rated	613 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London School for Girls St Giles' Terrace , Barbican EC2Y 8BB	- not rated	673 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
St Paul's Cathedral School 2 New Change , EC4M 9AD	- not rated	761 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	769 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
21 West	21 West Smithfield, London	32 yd
Beppes Cafe	23 West Smithfield, London	32 yd
Origin City Restaurant	Retail Unit, 12 West Smithfield	54 yd
Ferrari's Snack Bar	Retail Unit, 8 West Smithfield	54 yd
Premier Inn	Offices, Dewhurst House, 24-30 West Smithfield	57 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bishops Finger	The Bishops Finger Public House, 9-10 West Smithfield	54 yd
Karaoke Box	Jarvis House, 12 Smithfield Street	69 yd
Balfour St Bart's	66 West Smithfield, London	137 yd
The Butcher's Hook And Cleaver	The Butcher's Hook And Cleaver Public House, 61 West Smithfield	137 yd
Club Gascon	57 West Smithfield, London	141 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Assenheims 56	Retail Unit 2, Jarvis House, 12 Smithfield Street	69 yd
Dose Espresso	70 Long Lane, London	201 yd
Pasta Evangelists	62-63 Long Lane, London	201 yd
German Doner & Grand Chips	German Doner & Grand Chips, Ground Floor And Basement	234 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Basement And Ground Floors	239 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	10 Smithfield Street, London	69 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-23 Farringdon Road	338 yd
Tesco	43-45 Farringdon Road	419 yd
Sainsbury's Local	London Stock Exchange, 10 Paternoster Square	436 yd
Tesco Express	131 Aldersgate Street, London	459 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London St Pauls) LITTLE BRITAIN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	276 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate) ALDERSGATE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	305 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon) FARRINGDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	402 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London St Paul'S) WHITE HART STREET	health and fitness suite	403 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican) ALDERSGATE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	444 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus) 1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	497 yd
Anytime Fitness (London St Pauls) FITNESS CENTRE FITNESS CENTRE PRIORY COURT	health and fitness suite	530 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed) Barbican	health and fitness suite	538 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon) 12A 12A LEATHER LANE	health and fitness suite	540 yd
City Of London School For Girls ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	566 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	11.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	11.1%

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	0.0%

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

Overview of EC1A 9HY