Ray Street, London, EC1R 3DR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around EC1R 3DR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.7%	50.2%	7.5%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	57.3%	49.8%	-7.5%	49.0%	0.8%

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 EC1R 3DR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.1% 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	55%	66.1%	11.1%	37.9%	28.2%
Married: Opposite sex	32.7%	23.7%	-9.0%	44.2%	-20.5%
Married: Same sex	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.4%	6.3%	-0.1%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	6.1%	-5.2%

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 (93.9%) 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	69.7%	73.1%	3.4%	48.4%	24.7%
Good health	23.4%	20.8%	-2.6%	33.6%	-12.8%
Fair health	4.6%	5.7%	1.1%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	-3.6%
Very bad health	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	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 EC1R 3DR this area, 2.6% 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 74.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	18.2%	-15.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.5%	1.8%	-2.7%	9.6%	-7.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.9%	4%	-1.9%	13.4%	-9.4%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.5%	14.1%	9.6%	16.9%	-2.8%
Degree or Similar	75.2%	74.9%	-0.3%	33.8%	41.1%
Other	6.4%	2.6%	-3.8%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.7% 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)
Chinese	1.8%	4.9%	3.1%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	0.5%	5.3%	4.8%	3.1%	2.2%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	0.8%	1.6%
White	90.8%	74.7%	-16.1%	81.4%	-6.7%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49% 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	58.7%	49%	-9.7%	83.2%	-34.2%
European Union	12.8%	23.7%	10.9%	6.1%	17.6%
Rest of Europe	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	8.7%	1.8%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.4%	10.8%	-1.6%	1.3%	9.5%
Oceania	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14.4% 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	56.4%	48.6%	-7.8%	83.2%	-34.6%
10+ Years	10.6%	14.4%	3.8%	9.8%	4.6%
5-10 Years	11.5%	10.3%	-1.2%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	6.4%	12.8%	6.4%	2.2%	10.6%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	14%	-1.1%	1.9%	12.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.4%	76.7%	-19.3%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	5.8%	0.3%	5.5%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	9.1%	1.5%	7.6%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	6.2%	0.3%	5.9%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
No passport held	1.7%	13.5%	-11.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.1%	37.2%	9.9%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Jewish	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Muslim	2%	6.5%	-4.5%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Ray Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ray Street was 607.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.4% higher than the Bread Street average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Ray Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street and the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 97.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -8.3%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in EC1R 3DR, 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Ray Street are based on 13 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ray Street, London, EC1R 3DR

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1R 3DR

Average Price
£18,415,108

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£18,415,108

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ray Street

Average Price
£2,812,582

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,364,754

Other
£7,638,673

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ray Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 - 7 Ray Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£17,900,000	2016-05-31	£18,286,331

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1R 3DR

Employment

EC1R 3DR area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in EC1R 3DR 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	118
Student (economically inactive)	29
Retired	20
Self-Employed	19
Part-Time Employee	17
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	7
Looking after home or family	0
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	54
Financial and insurance activities	28
Information and communication	21
Other	12
Education	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Transport and storage	2
Construction	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	851 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	1,755 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	2,707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,766 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	3,957 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	192 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	405 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School John's Mews , WC1N 2NX	4out of 4	518 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	597 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU	3out of 4	708 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	1,167 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,807 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,837 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,868 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	2,074 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	785 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	948 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,293 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,194 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,432 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	2,899 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,683 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,488 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	731 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	767 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	781 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY	- not rated	841 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Charterhouse Square School 40 Charterhouse Square , EC1M 6EA	- not rated	920 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
Gather & Gather @ The Ray	Gather & Gather @ The Ray, 119 Farringdon Road	31 yd
The Coach and Horses	The Coach and Horses, 26-28 Ray Street	69 yd
Ngon Ngon	144 Clerkenwell Road	139 yd
The Marion Anderson PH	The Marion Anderson PH, Ground Floor	165 yd
Bento Bab	Bento Bab, Basement And Ground Floor	167 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Betsey Trotwood	The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road	54 yd
Ninth Ward London	Ninth Ward London, Ground Floor Front	80 yd
City Pride Public House	City Pride Public House, 28 Farringdon Lane	127 yd
Hat & Tun	3 Hatton Wall	146 yd
The Green	The Green, 29 Clerkenwell Green	152 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Ground Floor	92 yd
EVREST FOODSERVICE	ADIDAS HERBAL HOUSE, 7 Back Hill	121 yd
Kung Food	158 Clerkenwell Road	209 yd
DAD	7 Warner Yard	210 yd
Subway	95 Leather Lane	218 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys Supermarket	Jameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road	148 yd
Tesco	43-45 Farringdon Road	375 yd
Lily Maila	Lily Maila, Ground Floor Shop	407 yd
Co-operative Food	39-43 Gray's Inn Road	435 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 1 Brewhouse Yard	463 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Farringdon) CLERKENWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	70 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed) Turnmill Street	health and fitness suite	200 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		211 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	340 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	351 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon) FARRINGDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	381 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon) 12A 12A LEATHER LANE	health and fitness suite	496 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	581 yd
Drakes Gym PARDON STREET	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Citysport GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	728 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of EC1R 3DR