Brookes Market, London, EC1N 7SX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1N 7SX is primarily male, with 59% 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	41.2%	41%	-0.2%	51.0%	-10.0%
Male	58.8%	59%	0.2%	49.0%	10.0%

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 EC1N 7SX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.4% 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	55%	58.4%	3.4%	37.9%	20.5%
Married: Opposite sex	23.5%	25.2%	1.7%	44.2%	-19.0%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	12.2%	11.6%	-0.6%	9.1%	2.5%
Widowed	6.3%	3.6%	-2.7%	6.1%	-2.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.9%	34.5%	-6.4%	48.4%	-13.9%
Good health	33.9%	39.6%	5.7%	33.6%	6.0%
Fair health	17.9%	17.7%	-0.2%	12.7%	5.0%
Bad health	4.7%	7.2%	2.5%	4.0%	3.2%
Very bad health	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.6%	16.3%	-1.3%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	10.2%	-0.7%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	11.8%	-1.6%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	14.6%	4.5%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	37.8%	42.7%	4.9%	33.8%	8.9%
Other	8.8%	2.8%	-6.0%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.5% 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	22.6%	22.2%	-0.4%	1.1%	21.1%
Chinese	5%	1.7%	-3.3%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	1%	1%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	3.7%	4%	0.3%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	1%	0.3%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1%	1%	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	52.5%	45.5%	-7.0%	81.4%	-35.9%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	4%	2.7%	-1.3%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	4%	11.1%	7.1%	1.6%	9.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	59.5%	60.6%	1.1%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	7.6%	15.4%	7.8%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	6.6%	4.5%	-2.1%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	15.9%	13.7%	-2.2%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	3.4%	-2.2%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.1%	60.4%	4.3%	83.2%	-22.8%
10+ Years	4.7%	27.3%	22.6%	9.8%	17.5%
5-10 Years	4.3%	4.4%	0.1%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	5%	5.8%	0.8%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	29.9%	2%	-27.9%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.4%	76.7%	-2.3%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	7.2%	13.5%	-6.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.5%	37.2%	-16.7%
Christian	33.1%	46.2%	-13.1%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	26.3%	6.5%	19.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	17.7%	6.0%	11.7%

Safety

Is Brookes Market Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brookes Market was 252.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.1% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Brookes Market has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden and the 174th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in EC1N 7SX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Brookes Market are based on 18 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Camden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Brookes Market, London, EC1N 7SX

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1N 7SX

Average Price
£1,565,815

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,565,815

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brookes Market

Average Price
£1,196,021

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,196,021

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brookes MarketStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 The Beauchamp Building Brookes Market, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,700,000	2018-04-09	£1,510,552
Flat 8 The Beauchamp Building Brookes Market, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2014-06-23	£1,806,013
Flat 3 The Beauchamp Building Brookes Market, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,350,000	2014-01-03	£1,497,968
Flat 3 The Beauchamp Building Brookes Market, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£975,000	2008-01-04	£1,517,228
Flat 8 The Beauchamp Building Brookes Market, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£745,000	2006-10-19	£1,398,427

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1N 7SX

Employment

EC1N 7SX area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in EC1N 7SX 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	60
Self-Employed	29
Unemployed	27
Student (economically inactive)	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Part-Time Employee	21
Retired	21
Looking after home or family	19
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Other	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Education	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	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	980 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	2,096 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,960 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	3,021 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	3,546 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	12 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	322 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School John's Mews , WC1N 2NX	4out of 4	499 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA	3out of 4	944 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	962 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,563 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,674 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	2,004 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	2,007 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,204 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	815 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	931 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,009 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,329 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,632 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,310 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,349 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,400 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY	- not rated	489 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	715 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE	- not rated	860 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
CATS College London 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA	- not rated	898 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Charterhouse Square School 40 Charterhouse Square , EC1M 6EA	- not rated	923 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
Mugen	9-15 Leather Lane	2 yd
Mediterranean Food Bar	21 Leather Lane	28 yd
Remark! Ltd	18 Leather Lane	36 yd
Oasis Coffee Shop	27 Leather Lane	45 yd
Prufrock Coffee	23-25 Leather Lane	46 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Argyle	1 Greville Street	79 yd
Scottish Malt Whisky Society	19 Greville Street	195 yd
The Bleeding Heart Tavern	19 Greville Street	195 yd
Craft Beer Company	82 Leather Lane	201 yd
Sir Christopher Hatton	4 Leather Lane	201 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tongue and Brisket	24-26 Leather Lane	30 yd
Wrap Wrap	22 Leather Lane	30 yd
BALADY TWO LTD	39-41 Leather Lane	31 yd
Chick	17-19 Leather Lane	46 yd
Banging Beigels	Pitch 14, Leather Lane Market, Leather Lane	47 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys	123 Holborn	199 yd
Tesco	43-45 Farringdon Road	264 yd
Sainsbury's Local	60 Fetter Lane, London	267 yd
TESCO	Tesco Express 19-21, High Holborn	272 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-23 Farringdon Road	279 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gymbox (Farringdon) 12A 12A LEATHER LANE	health and fitness suite	99 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon) FARRINGDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	296 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon) CLERKENWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	352 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus) 1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	383 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed) Turnmill Street	health and fitness suite	395 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		543 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Fetter Lane) FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	571 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	637 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn) Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	661 yd
Rosewood Hotel HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	688 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	251.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1N 7SX