Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EC4Y 1DP has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	38.8%	47.3%	8.5%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	61.3%	52.7%	-8.6%	49.0%	3.7%

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 EC4Y 1DP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.4% 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	46%	60.4%	14.4%	37.9%	22.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	25.7%	-14.5%	44.2%	-18.5%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	5.8%	6.5%	0.7%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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 (92.8%) 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	59.1%	63%	3.9%	48.4%	14.6%
Good health	32.5%	29.8%	-2.7%	33.6%	-3.8%
Fair health	6.6%	5.7%	-0.9%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	4.0%	-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.

In the area around EC4Y 1DP this area, 1.9% 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 77.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	18.2%	-16.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.9%	0.3%	-2.6%	9.6%	-9.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	1.9%	5.6%	3.7%	13.4%	-7.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.8%	11.8%	5.0%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	81%	77.7%	-3.3%	33.8%	43.9%
Other	5.5%	0.9%	-4.6%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72% 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	5%	10.8%	5.8%	0.7%	10.1%
Indian	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	1.3%	4.2%	2.9%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	0.8%	2.8%
White	89.1%	72%	-17.1%	81.4%	-9.4%
Arab	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.2% 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	70.3%	45.2%	-25.1%	83.2%	-38.0%
European Union	7.8%	22.9%	15.1%	6.1%	16.8%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	4.5%	2.6%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	7.8%	19%	11.2%	5.6%	13.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	3.9%	-0.5%	1.3%	2.6%
Oceania	4.7%	2.4%	-2.3%	0.3%	2.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 12% 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	68.1%	45.2%	-22.9%	83.2%	-38.0%
10+ Years	7.2%	12%	4.8%	9.8%	2.2%
5-10 Years	5.3%	10.8%	5.5%	2.9%	7.9%
2-5 Years	8.1%	13.6%	5.5%	2.2%	11.4%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	18.4%	7.1%	1.9%	16.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.2%	76.7%	-20.5%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	6.3%	0.6%	5.7%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Other Europe	3.9%	0.2%	3.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	7.2%	0.3%	6.9%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Oceania	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.3%	37.2%	11.1%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Fleet Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fleet Street was 809.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 2180.3% higher than the Aldersgate average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Fleet Street has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate and the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 223.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.8%.

🔎 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. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£101,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in EC4Y 1DP, 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 1/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Fleet Street are based on 83 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DP

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC4Y 1DP

Average Price
£1,865,416

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,865,416

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fleet Street

Average Price
£3,983,703

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£3,001,040

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£933,265

Other
£8,354,941

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fleet Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Fleet Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2014-09-30	£1,865,416

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC4Y 1DP

Employment

EC4Y 1DP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

EC4Y 1DP 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 EC4Y 1DP 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	128
Self-Employed	58
Student (economically inactive)	51
Retired	25
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Part-Time Employee	12
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	101
Financial and insurance activities	31
Education	21
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Other	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Information and communication	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Human health and social work activities	5
Construction	1
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	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	1,495 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	2,756 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	2,818 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,422 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	3,635 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU	4out of 4	451 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA	3out of 4	699 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	761 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	1,036 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	1,045 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,003 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	1,864 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	1,913 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School 118 St George's Road , SE1 6EX	4out of 4	2,148 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	2,290 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	528 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,046 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,611 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	1,986 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	2,188 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	2,815 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,047 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,323 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE	- not rated	263 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House , Strand WC2R 0RN	- not rated	495 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY	- not rated	514 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA	- not rated	776 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
CATS College London 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA	- not rated	854 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
Tesco	231-232 STRAND	32 yd
Harris And Hoole	191 - 192 Fleet Street, London	71 yd
Gaucho Grill	125-126 CHANCERY LANE	82 yd
Temple 24, Z City Hotel	Temple Bar House, 23-28 Fleet Street	87 yd
Pret A Manger	217 STRAND	93 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maison Arslan / The Green Ribbon	193 FLEET STREET	55 yd
Ye Olde Cock Tavern	Ye Olde Cock Tavern Public House, 22 Fleet Street	87 yd
Pegasus Bar	Inner Temple Treasury, The Terrace	164 yd
El Vino Co Ltd	47 Fleet Street, London	192 yd
Editors Tap	Ground Floor Retail Unit, 5-11 Fetter Lane	201 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fleet Street Press	3 Fleet Street, London	27 yd
Roasting Plant Coffee	GROUND FLOOR PART, 190 STRAND	220 yd
Dilieto	175 Fleet Street, London	238 yd
Guido's	Denning House, 90 Chancery Lane	249 yd
Honi Poke	28 Chancery Lane, London	256 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Retail Unit, 16-18 New Bridge Street	541 yd
Sainsbury's Local	60 Fetter Lane, London	542 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	323-324 High Holborn, London	551 yd
Amazon Fresh	318 High Holborn, London	566 yd
Sainsbury's	31 New Bridge Street, London	592 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Temple Court Hotel 1-2 1-2 SERJEANTS' INN	health and fitness suite	207 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Fetter Lane) FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	233 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union HOUGHTON STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	407 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus) 1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	460 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym SHEFFIELD STREET	health and fitness suite	466 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite	469 yd
Topnotch Health Club (Blackfriars) (Closed) Tudor Street	health and fitness suite	478 yd
Somerset House Somerset House Somerset House Strand		525 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf) ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	597 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	622 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of EC4Y 1DP