Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1R 5DH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	53%	3.4%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	50.4%	47%	-3.4%	49.0%	-2.0%

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 EC1R 5DH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.7% 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	60.5%	57.7%	-2.8%	37.9%	19.8%
Married: Opposite sex	22.7%	20.9%	-1.8%	44.2%	-23.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
Separated	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	8.4%	11.5%	3.1%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	5%	4.3%	-0.7%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.4%	41.4%	-3.0%	48.4%	-7.0%
Good health	32.3%	34%	1.7%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	12.8%	14.6%	1.8%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	9%	6.3%	-2.7%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	1.5%	3.7%	2.2%	1.2%	2.5%

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	16%	17.5%	1.5%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	6%	-4.9%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.6%	9.8%	2.2%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	17.5%	8.3%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	43.7%	41%	-2.7%	33.8%	7.2%
Other	10.9%	6%	-4.9%	2.8%	3.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.9% 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	8.3%	14.6%	6.3%	1.1%	13.5%
Chinese	0%	6%	6.0%	0.7%	5.3%
Indian	0%	4.1%	4.1%	3.1%	1.0%
Other Asian	4.5%	1.1%	-3.4%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	8.3%	10.4%	2.1%	2.5%	7.9%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	3.8%	0.7%	-3.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.8%
White	66.2%	45.9%	-20.3%	81.4%	-35.5%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	2.3%	4.9%	2.6%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.1% 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	63.9%	49.1%	-14.8%	83.2%	-34.1%
European Union	13.5%	16%	2.5%	6.1%	9.9%
Rest of Europe	3%	3.3%	0.3%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	3.8%	8.2%	4.4%	2.7%	5.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.3%	17.1%	8.8%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	4.5%	-1.5%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.2% 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	60.9%	49.3%	-11.6%	83.2%	-33.9%
10+ Years	2.3%	33.2%	30.9%	9.8%	23.4%
5-10 Years	6%	4.1%	-1.9%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	6.8%	6.7%	-0.1%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	24.1%	6.7%	-17.4%	1.9%	4.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.2%	76.7%	-9.5%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	6%	0.6%	5.4%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
South-East Asia	3.4%	0.2%	3.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.4%	37.2%	-9.8%
Christian	40.2%	46.2%	-6.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	17.3%	6.5%	10.8%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	10.9%	6.0%	4.9%

Safety

Is Clerkenwell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Clerkenwell Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Holborn & Covent Garden average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 EC1R 5DH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Clerkenwell Road are based on 415 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 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1R 5DH

Average Price
£437,877

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£437,877

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Clerkenwell Road

Average Price
£1,349,566

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£3,814,707

Detached
£3,519,329

Flats/Maisonettes
£868,710

Other
£6,242,037

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Clerkenwell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 71 Cavendish Mansions Clerkenwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£367,500	2023-08-11	£335,348
Flat 46 Cavendish Mansions Clerkenwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£515,000	2015-07-20	£498,871
Flat 89 Cavendish Mansions Clerkenwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2012-07-20	£383,880
Flat 85 Cavendish Mansions Clerkenwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2012-03-22	£371,498
Flat 46 Cavendish Mansions Clerkenwell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£292,000	2011-02-03	£412,479

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1R 5DH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EC1R 5DH 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	76
Part-Time Employee	32
Retired	31
Self-Employed	22
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	10
Other	9
Human health and social work activities	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Education	7
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Administrative and support service activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	827 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	1,869 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,152 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,904 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	99 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	227 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	402 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Junior School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YR	- not rated	677 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	783 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	- not rated	1,325 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,859 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Nautical, City of London Academy 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,912 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	- not rated	1,912 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,962 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	811 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	815 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,096 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,416 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,306 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	4out of 4	3,072 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,568 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	4,381 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Junior School CITY JUNIOR SCHOOL , 4 GRAY'S INN PLACE WC1R 5EY	- not rated	392 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY	- not rated	643 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	651 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Davies's College 25 Old Gloucester Street , Queen Square WC1N 3AF	- not rated	845 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	875 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
Tohbang Korean Restaurant	164 Clerkenwell Road	31 yd
LA CASETTA	160 Clerkenwell Road	35 yd
FIDELIO	91-95 Clerkenwell Road	36 yd
The King Of Falafel	166-168 Clerkenwell Road	74 yd
Brothers Cafe	99 Leather Lane	78 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Clerk and Well	156 Clerkenwell Road	52 yd
Gunmakers Arms	13 Eyre Street Hill	84 yd
The Griffin	125 Clerkenwell Road	87 yd
Craft Beer Company	82 Leather Lane	162 yd
The Yorkshire Grey	2 Theobald's Road	191 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kung Food	158 Clerkenwell Road	39 yd
Subway	95 Leather Lane	82 yd
DAD	7 Warner Yard	113 yd
Oriental taste	33-35 Laystall Street	121 yd
Greggs	81 Leather Lane	129 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys Supermarket	Jameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road	105 yd
Co-operative Food	39-43 Gray's Inn Road	192 yd
TESCO	Tesco Express 19-21, High Holborn	444 yd
Tesco	43-45 Farringdon Road	451 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	323-324 High Holborn, London	494 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (Farringdon) CLERKENWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	233 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	313 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed) Turnmill Street	health and fitness suite	391 yd
Gymbox (Farringdon) 12A 12A LEATHER LANE	health and fitness suite	427 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		456 yd
Mob45 (Farringdon) FARRINGDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	473 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn) Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	542 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	555 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	558 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	592 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	155.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1R 5DH