Old Street, London, EC1V 9HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around EC1V 9HE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	51.1%	2.7%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	51.6%	48.9%	-2.7%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 9HE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.8% 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	50.2%	52.8%	2.6%	37.9%	14.9%
Married: Opposite sex	23.5%	25%	1.5%	44.2%	-19.2%
Separated	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	15.5%	13%	-2.5%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	7%	5.6%	-1.4%	6.1%	-0.5%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38%	31.6%	-6.4%	48.4%	-16.8%
Good health	30%	38.4%	8.4%	33.6%	4.8%
Fair health	22.4%	18.1%	-4.3%	12.7%	5.4%
Bad health	8%	9.7%	1.7%	4.0%	5.7%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.2%	0.9%

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	23.5%	20.2%	-3.3%	18.2%	2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	5.6%	-7.5%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	8.5%	-3.7%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	4.2%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	17.4%	7.1%	16.9%	0.5%
Degree or Similar	30%	41.3%	11.3%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	9.9%	2.8%	-7.1%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50% 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	3.6%	1.3%	-2.3%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	4%	4.2%	0.2%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	15.2%	16%	0.8%	2.5%	13.5%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	8.8%	0.4%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	3.2%	3.8%	0.6%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	0.4%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	3.6%	2.1%	-1.5%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	2%	2.5%	0.5%	0.8%	1.7%
White	46%	50%	4.0%	81.4%	-31.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	3.2%	5%	1.8%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.8% 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	61.2%	50.8%	-10.4%	83.2%	-32.4%
European Union	7.2%	24.4%	17.2%	6.1%	18.3%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	3.8%	-1.0%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	13.6%	10.5%	-3.1%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	8%	5.9%	-2.1%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	4.2%	-0.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.8%	51.1%	-7.7%	83.2%	-32.1%
10+ Years	3.2%	43.9%	40.7%	9.8%	34.1%
5-10 Years	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	5.2%	0.8%	-4.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Less than 2 years	29.6%	1.3%	-28.3%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.7%	76.7%	-10.0%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Poland	13.9%	1.3%	12.6%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.5%	37.2%	-11.7%
Christian	54.9%	46.2%	8.7%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	8.5%	6.5%	2.0%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Old Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Street was 537.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.6% higher than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Old Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch and the 32nd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 128.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 8.8%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EC1V 9HE, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 Old Street are based on 275 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hackney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Old Street, London, EC1V 9HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1V 9HE

Average Price
£1,037,022

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,037,022

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Street

Average Price
£2,571,116

Semi-Detached
£961,822

Terraced
£1,467,747

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£663,500

Other
£9,591,200

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
233 Old Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,950,000	2020-10-16	£1,874,253
223 Old Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£46,500	2019-09-18	£45,929
229 Old Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,600,000	2017-12-22	£1,608,333
231 Old Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£500,000	2017-12-18	£502,604
223 Old Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2015-03-18	£1,178,266

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1V 9HE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	69
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Self-Employed	21
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	9
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Other	8
Education	6
Real estate activities	5
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Accommodation and food service activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	950 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	1,286 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,607 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	2,873 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,966 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moorfields Primary School 40 Bunhill Row , EC1Y 8RX	- not rated	345 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	427 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	- not rated	508 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	3out of 4	508 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Crondall Street , N1 6JG	4out of 4	599 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	117 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	765 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	1,269 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	1,269 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	1,323 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	469 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	765 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	992 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,451 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,456 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	3,125 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,729 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,744 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,744 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Crusoe House School Nile Street , N1 7RD	- not rated	430 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	497 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	507 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sol Ecole Toffee Park Youth Centre , Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QS	- not rated	574 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Metropolitan Theatre School Trinity Centre , Bletchley Street N1 7QG	- not rated	700 yd	Other independent school	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
Le Bab	231 Old St	6 yd
T4	221 Old Street, London	19 yd
TOG Cafe @ The Office Group	TOG Cafe @ The Office Group, Ground Floor, Albert House	92 yd
Golden Bee	Golden Bee, First, Second & Roof Terraces	93 yd
The Sushi Co - Shoreditch	121 City Road London	103 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Canvas Bar	The Nelsons Retreat, 1 Vince Street	24 yd
Club Glam	Club Glam, Basement, Albert House	92 yd
The Horns	The Horns, 262-264 Old Street	93 yd
XOYO	XOYO, Basement And Ground Floor	99 yd
Roadtrip Bar	243 Old Street	184 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Best Kebab	233 Old Street	2 yd
The Italian Gelato Co/ Creams Cfae	229 Old Street	2 yd
Chicken Cottage	125 City Road	109 yd
Lennies Sandwich Bar	Lennies Sandwich Bar, 3A St Agnes Well	110 yd
KFC	129-131 City Road	112 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 79 City Road	181 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 183	325 yd
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	338 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 21 City Road	415 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk	681 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Foundation Boys School COWPER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	111 yd
Gymbox (Old Street) NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET	health and fitness suite	297 yd
Energie Fitness (London Old Street) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite	357 yd
Honourable Artillery Company FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD	grass pitches	372 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	437 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	463 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	464 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London East) ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET	health and fitness suite	494 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	503 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	503 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 9HE