Central Street, London, EC1V 8BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1V 8BS has a female population much higher than UK average, with 58.5% of the population 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	51.9%	58.5%	6.6%	51.0%	7.5%
Male	48.1%	41.5%	-6.6%	49.0%	-7.5%

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 EC1V 8BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.7% 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	66.3%	52.7%	-13.6%	37.9%	14.8%
Married: Opposite sex	15.3%	27.7%	12.4%	44.2%	-16.5%
Married: Same sex	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	8%	12.8%	4.8%	9.1%	3.7%
Widowed	3.3%	2.1%	-1.2%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	54.2%	56.4%	2.2%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	32.1%	28.6%	-3.5%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	9.2%	10%	0.8%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	3.4%	5%	1.6%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.1%	22.3%	3.2%	18.2%	4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	7.4%	-1.9%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	14.4%	3.1%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	3.2%	2.7%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	15.4%	4.1%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	35.9%	34%	-1.9%	33.8%	0.2%
Other	12.6%	3.2%	-9.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.6% 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	0.2%	3.1%	2.9%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.6%	5%	0.4%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	15.1%	16.6%	1.5%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	5.3%	3.5%	-1.8%	1.0%	2.5%
Other Black	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.7%
White	54.4%	50.6%	-3.8%	81.4%	-30.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	3.1%	7.7%	4.6%	1.6%	6.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.4% 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	55.3%	62.4%	7.1%	83.2%	-20.8%
European Union	9%	8.5%	-0.5%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	5%	5%	0.0%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	10.1%	12.8%	2.7%	2.7%	10.1%
Middle East and Asia	9.5%	7.4%	-2.1%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.8%	3.5%	-5.3%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	2.1%	0.4%	-1.7%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.9%	62.2%	9.3%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	13.5%	29%	15.5%	9.8%	19.2%
5-10 Years	9.5%	2.3%	-7.2%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	8.4%	5%	-3.4%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	1.5%	-14.1%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.5%	37.2%	-5.7%
Christian	39.6%	46.2%	-6.6%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	16.5%	6.5%	10.0%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Central Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Central Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Bunhill 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EC1V 8BS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 Central Street are based on 225 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 Central Street, London, EC1V 8BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1V 8BS

Average Price
£744,899

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£744,899

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Central Street

Average Price
£664,401

Semi-Detached
£1,109,659

Terraced
£1,339,767

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£631,489

Other
£827,173

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Central Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 169 Central Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£750,000	2013-12-18	£918,103
Flat 7 169 Central Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£835,000	2013-11-21	£1,042,701
Flat 5 169 Central Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2013-09-27	£726,684
Flat 2 169 Central Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£440,000	2013-08-30	£576,992
Flat 6 169 Central Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2013-08-21	£590,106

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1V 8BS

Employment

EC1V 8BS area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% 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 EC1V 8BS 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	57
Part-Time Employee	24
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	16
Self-Employed	14
Retired	13
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	44
Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Human health and social work activities	28
Other	15
Information and communication	13
Education	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	8
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,646 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,703 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,867 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	1,872 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	70 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hanover Primary School Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD	3out of 4	491 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	516 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	562 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	601 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	893 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,084 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,146 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	2,034 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	2,081 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,473 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,520 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,986 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,336 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,907 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	2,386 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,092 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,395 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	290 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	532 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
NAS Vanguard School Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH	- not rated	585 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Mencap Society 123 Golden Lane , Islington EC1Y 0RT	- not rated	659 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	668 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Square Bakery	Kings Square Bakery, 143-145 Central Street	104 yd
Fish Central	Fish Central, 149-155 Central Street	108 yd
Thistle City Barbican Hotel	Thistle City Barbican Hotel, 120 Central Street	117 yd
Devi Dhaba # Curry Cafe	Devi Dhaba # Curry Cafe, 127 Central Street	152 yd
Club Canaletto	Club Canaletto, Twenty Fourth Floor Part, Canaletto Tower	179 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina	The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina, 125 Central Street	147 yd
Britannia Public House	Britannia Public House, 94 Ironmonger Row	250 yd
Royal Star Public House	Royal Star Public House, 220 City Road	373 yd
The Eagle	The Eagle, 2 Shepherdess Walk	428 yd
The Wenlock Arms	The Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road	444 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Diner	Chicken Diner, Basement And Ground Floor	185 yd
Barbican Pizza	Barbican Pizza, 89 Lever Street	191 yd
Magic Wok & Box	Magic Wok & Box, 107 Lever Street	198 yd
Goswell Best Charcoal Grill	Goswell Best Charcoal Grill, Shop	347 yd
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op Food	257 City Road	179 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	212 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 55 Central Street	267 yd
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	579 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	583 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican) CENTRAL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	131 yd
St Lukes Community Centre ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET		244 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	300 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	324 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		355 yd
Saddlers Sports Centre (Closed) 122-130 122-130 Goswell Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	445 yd
Citysport GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	470 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	471 yd
Drakes Gym PARDON STREET	health and fitness suite	566 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	577 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%

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

Overview of EC1V 8BS