Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC1H 8EG is primarily male, with 53.6% of the population 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	46.2%	46.4%	0.2%	51.0%	-4.6%
Male	53.8%	53.6%	-0.2%	49.0%	4.6%

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 WC1H 8EG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.2% 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	62.9%	52.2%	-10.7%	37.9%	14.3%
Married: Opposite sex	22.2%	32.3%	10.1%	44.2%	-11.9%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.3%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	8.5%	9.3%	0.8%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	6.1%	-4.2%

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	44.1%	38%	-6.1%	48.4%	-10.4%
Good health	29.5%	38%	8.5%	33.6%	4.4%
Fair health	19.1%	17.9%	-1.2%	12.7%	5.2%
Bad health	4.9%	4.3%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	1.2%	0.4%

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	16.1%	20.6%	4.5%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	6.1%	-3.2%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.1%	4.8%	-5.3%	13.4%	-8.6%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.1%	21.8%	3.7%	16.9%	4.9%
Degree or Similar	37.5%	38.8%	1.3%	33.8%	5.0%
Other	8.1%	5.5%	-2.6%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.9% 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	6.9%	15.4%	8.5%	1.1%	14.3%
Chinese	4.5%	4.9%	0.4%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	5.6%	3.3%	-2.3%	3.1%	0.2%
Pakistani	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	4.9%	9.9%	5.0%	1.6%	8.3%
Black African	4.9%	4.9%	0.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.2%	0.5%	-4.7%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
White	59%	48.9%	-10.1%	81.4%	-32.5%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.4%	3.8%	2.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.9% 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	66.7%	51.9%	-14.8%	83.2%	-31.3%
European Union	6.3%	14.6%	8.3%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	5.9%	3.5%	0.8%	5.1%
Africa	4.5%	3.8%	-0.7%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	13.2%	20%	6.8%	5.6%	14.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	3.8%	-1.1%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.5%	51.9%	-11.6%	83.2%	-31.3%
10+ Years	5.2%	30.8%	25.6%	9.8%	21.0%
5-10 Years	4.5%	3.2%	-1.3%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	5.2%	5.9%	0.7%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	8.1%	-13.4%	1.9%	6.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	4.3%	0.2%	4.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	37.8%	46.2%	-8.4%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	24.3%	6.5%	17.8%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Argyle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Argyle Street was 1109.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.8% higher than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Argyle Street has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 23rd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 137.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in WC1H 8EG, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Argyle Street are based on 47 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 Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EG

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1H 8EG

Average Price
£2,868,063

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,921,618

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£5,707,397

Estimated Average Property Prices for Argyle Street

Average Price
£3,118,955

Semi-Detached
£2,792,025

Terraced
£2,441,028

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£459,365

Other
£14,869,332

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Argyle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,460,000	2020-02-07	£5,160,822
14 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£622,500	2003-05-01	£1,924,648
14 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2001-04-19	£1,372,276
20 - 22 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	1997-04-29	£1,839,184
22 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	1995-12-04	£1,640,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1H 8EG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1H 8EG 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	31
Student (economically inactive)	25
Other	21
Retired	18
Part-Time Employee	14
Self-Employed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Other	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Manufacturing	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3

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	512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	883 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	898 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	2,923 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,326 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Argyle Primary School Tonbridge Street , WC1H 9EG	3out of 4	56 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Kings Cross N1 9AZ	4out of 4	587 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius Roman Catholic Infant School 28 Phoenix Road , NW1 1TA	- not rated	654 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Neville Primary School 85 Polygon Road , NW1 1HQ	4out of 4	694 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Aldenham Street , NW1 1PS	- not rated	839 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	648 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	948 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	967 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,162 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	2,162 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	480 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	484 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,171 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,761 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,980 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
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,448 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,557 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,788 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama 1 - 7 Woburn Walk , Somers Town WC1H 0JJ	- not rated	507 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The School of Pharmacy 29 - 39 Brunswick Square , WC1N 1AX	- not rated	514 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	834 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	857 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New River College Medical Maygood Street , N1 0TJ	4out of 4	882 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
Burger King	27-29 Euston Road	67 yd
Starbucks Coffee	Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road	88 yd
BLACK SHEEP COFFEE	Unit 2, Kings Cross Square, Euston Road	150 yd
ALTONA POLI	9 Euston Road	154 yd
THE MIDLAND GRAND DINING ROOM	St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Euston Road	160 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Dolphin Public House	47 Tonbridge Street	69 yd
Skinners Arms	114 Judd Street	139 yd
O'Neill's	73-77 Euston Road	173 yd
The Boot	116 Cromer Street	190 yd
The Euston Flyer	83-87 Euston Road	221 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pret A Manger Unit 1	Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road	88 yd
Mc Donalds	13-21 Euston Road	103 yd
Caffe Nero Express	Kings Cross Station, Euston Road	126 yd
Pret A Manger	Unit 20 "Kiosk" To The Front Of Kings Cross Station, Kings Cross Square, Euston Road	143 yd
NONOS	112 Judd Street	169 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 46, St Pancras Station, Pancras Road	187 yd
Little Waitrose	Unit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	192 yd
M&S Simply Food	Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	192 yd
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	264 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road	339 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	157 yd
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	211 yd
Urban Kings Gym BRAVINGTONS WALK	health and fitness suite	292 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	318 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	529 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London Central) EUSTON ROAD		534 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	539 yd
Profile Health & Fitness (Closed) 17-18 17-18 Upper Woburn Place	health and fitness suite	578 yd
Pancras Square Leisure PANCRAS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	589 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury) THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET	health and fitness suite	600 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.0%

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	185.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC1H 8EG