Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8QW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EC1Y 8QW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% of residents 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%	49.3%	8.3%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	59%	50.7%	-8.3%	49.0%	1.7%

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 EC1Y 8QW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.4% 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	66%	68.4%	2.4%	37.9%	30.5%
Married: Opposite sex	22.5%	18.4%	-4.1%	44.2%	-25.8%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.3%	1.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	1.5%	3.9%	2.4%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	6.5%	4.7%	-1.8%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90.2%) 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	59.7%	54.7%	-5.0%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	29.5%	35.5%	6.0%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	7.9%	6.6%	-1.3%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

In the area around EC1Y 8QW this area, 8.7% 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 61.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.3%	8.7%	-1.6%	18.2%	-9.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	6%	0.3%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	7.5%	1.0%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	13.1%	6.6%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	64.5%	61.5%	-3.0%	33.8%	27.7%
Other	6.1%	3.2%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.1% 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	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	3.9%	4.5%	0.6%	0.7%	3.8%
Indian	1%	4.5%	3.5%	3.1%	1.4%
Other Asian	3.3%	3.8%	0.5%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	4.9%	5.2%	0.3%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
White	73.1%	58.1%	-15.0%	81.4%	-23.3%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	4.5%	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Other	5.2%	6.9%	1.7%	1.6%	5.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.2% 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	58%	50.2%	-7.8%	83.2%	-33.0%
European Union	15.1%	20%	4.9%	6.1%	13.9%
Rest of Europe	3.9%	4.2%	0.3%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	6.6%	9.8%	3.2%	5.6%	4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	5.6%	-2.3%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	3.9%	4.9%	1.0%	0.3%	4.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.8%	49.7%	-5.1%	83.2%	-33.5%
10+ Years	7.5%	21.9%	14.4%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	9.5%	7.3%	-2.2%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	10.8%	11.5%	0.7%	2.2%	9.3%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	9.7%	-7.7%	1.9%	7.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.2%	76.7%	-14.5%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	2.7%	0.1%	2.6%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.3%	37.2%	9.1%
Christian	27.9%	46.2%	-18.3%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Bunhill Row Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bunhill Row was 2512.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 684.3% higher than the Bunhill average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Bunhill Row has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill and the highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 375.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 23.5%.

🔎 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. 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 EC1Y 8QW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 Bunhill Row are based on 104 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 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8QW

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1Y 8QW

Average Price
£762,803

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£719,928

Other
£1,384,490

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bunhill Row

Average Price
£2,158,844

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£722,232

Other
£25,623,506

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bunhill RowStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 30 59 Bunhill Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£620,000	2025-09-11	£600,794
Flat 20 59 Bunhill Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£545,000	2025-01-14	£535,899
Flat 17 59 Bunhill Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£925,000	2024-04-08	£836,427
Flat 30 59 Bunhill Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£640,000	2023-02-24	£649,078
Flat 21 59 Bunhill Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-05-31	£520,369

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1Y 8QW

Employment

EC1Y 8QW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in EC1Y 8QW 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	125
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	23
Retired	18
Part-Time Employee	17
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	45
Financial and insurance activities	43
Information and communication	19
Human health and social work activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	12
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Mining and quarrying	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	5
Construction	3
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

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	1,301 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	1,572 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,293 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	2,679 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,293 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	83 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	245 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA	3out of 4	436 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	4out of 4	462 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU	3out of 4	787 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	353 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,111 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,493 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,493 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	1,606 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	719 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	855 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,111 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,151 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,157 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	3,108 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,543 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	5,024 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	5,024 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sol Ecole Toffee Park Youth Centre , Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QS	- not rated	305 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	567 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	574 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crusoe House School Nile Street , N1 7RD	- not rated	600 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ	- not rated	638 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
BaxterStorey - DL	BaxterStorey - DL, White Collar Factory	52 yd
The Old Street Chinese Restaurant	The Old Street Chinese Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor, Kersella House	73 yd
Tayer & Elementary	Tayer & Elementary, 152 Old Street	92 yd
Wagamama	Wagamama, 207A Old Street	165 yd
Noxy Brothers	Noxy Brothers, 207A Old Street	165 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Masque Haunt Public House	Masque Haunt Public House, Part Basement And Ground Public House Masque Haunt, Bentima	33 yd
Sports Bar & Grill	Sports Bar & Grill, The Litten Tree, Classic House	46 yd
Artillery Arms Public House	Artillery Arms Public House, 102 Bunhill Row	168 yd
The Angel Public House	The Angel Public House, 73 City Road	233 yd
The Whitecross Tap	The Whitecross Tap, 142-146 Whitecross Street	239 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crussh @ WeWork	Crussh @ WeWork, Second Floor	168 yd
New East House	New East House, Ground Floor	244 yd
Lennies Sandwich Bar	Lennies Sandwich Bar, 3A St Agnes Well	248 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 1 Oliver's Yard	250 yd
EatViet	EatViet, 5 Leonard Street	255 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 183	110 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 79 City Road	234 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk	361 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 21 City Road	362 yd
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	396 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Energie Fitness (London Old Street) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite	9 yd
Gymbox (Old Street) NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET	health and fitness suite	116 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	222 yd
Honourable Artillery Company FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD	grass pitches	292 yd
Central Foundation Boys School COWPER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	354 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	385 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	390 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed) Lamb's Passage	health and fitness suite, squash courts	412 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		438 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London East) ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET	health and fitness suite	450 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	212 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1Y 8QW