Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8ER

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WC1H 8ER has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	47.4%	50%	2.6%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	52.6%	50%	-2.6%	49.0%	1.0%

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 8ER, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.4% 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	57.7%	52.4%	-5.3%	37.9%	14.5%
Married: Opposite sex	22.1%	26.5%	4.4%	44.2%	-17.7%
Married: Same sex	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	11.5%	11.9%	0.4%	9.1%	2.8%
Widowed	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	46.1%	-0.9%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	30.6%	31.5%	0.9%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	13.8%	17.2%	3.4%	12.7%	4.5%
Bad health	7.5%	3.9%	-3.6%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	1.2%	0.1%

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	21.6%	19.7%	-1.9%	18.2%	1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.1%	7.1%	-3.0%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12%	11.5%	-0.5%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	18%	5.5%	16.9%	1.1%
Degree or Similar	32.7%	37.7%	5.0%	33.8%	3.9%
Other	9.6%	3.3%	-6.3%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.3% 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	20.1%	27.9%	7.8%	1.1%	26.8%
Chinese	6%	6.6%	0.6%	0.7%	5.9%
Indian	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	1.9%	6.6%	4.7%	1.6%	5.0%
Black African	6.7%	7%	0.3%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	3.9%	1.3%	0.4%	3.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
White	47.8%	32.3%	-15.5%	81.4%	-49.1%
Arab	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	0.6%	3.8%
Other	2.2%	4.8%	2.6%	1.6%	3.2%

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	58.2%	51.9%	-6.3%	83.2%	-31.3%
European Union	13.4%	10.6%	-2.8%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	8.6%	8.1%	-0.5%	2.7%	5.4%
Middle East and Asia	14.9%	25.5%	10.6%	5.6%	19.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	3%	0.0%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.6%	52.4%	-3.2%	83.2%	-30.8%
10+ Years	3.4%	30%	26.6%	9.8%	20.2%
5-10 Years	6.3%	5.6%	-0.7%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	3.7%	6.9%	3.2%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	31%	5.2%	-25.8%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.4%	37.2%	-11.8%
Christian	17.7%	46.2%	-28.5%
Buddhist	4.7%	0.5%	4.2%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	44.8%	6.5%	38.3%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Argyle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Argyle Street was 157.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.4% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Argyle Street has the 19th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 268th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -3.1%.

🔎 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 8ER, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Argyle Street are based on 46 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 8ER

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1H 8ER

Average Price
£1,474,882

Semi-Detached
£2,888,101

Terraced
£2,150,957

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£413,400

Other
£2,955,440

Estimated Average Property Prices for Argyle Street

Average Price
£3,119,875

Semi-Detached
£2,768,734

Terraced
£2,360,082

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£455,254

Other
£14,641,823

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Argyle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 62 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-11-22	£410,374
64 - 66 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,875,000	2022-11-30	£2,684,326
Flat 5 62 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£405,000	2021-11-12	£364,540
64 - 66 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,650,000	2021-01-29	£2,728,974
64 - 66 Argyle Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,060,000	2021-01-29	£2,964,581

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1H 8ER

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1H 8ER 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	47
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	19
Looking after home or family	15
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Self-Employed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Unemployed	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Human health and social work activities	9
Education	9
Financial and insurance activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	2
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	503 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	932 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,295 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	3,422 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,784 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	42 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	625 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street , NW1 1DN	3out of 4	690 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School 81 Werrington Street , NW1 1QP	3out of 4	871 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copenhagen Primary School Treaty St , N1 0WF	3out of 4	908 yd	Community 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	625 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	945 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,004 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,198 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	2,209 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	488 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,167 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,740 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,326 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	2,485 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,524 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,780 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	468 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University College London Gower Street , WC1E 6BT	- not rated	858 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	870 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	887 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square WC1H 0XG	- not rated	888 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Casa Tua	106-108 Cromer Street	115 yd
Half Cup	100-102 Judd Street	174 yd
Burger King	27-29 Euston Road	178 yd
Thenga Cafe	120 Cromer Street	181 yd
Starbucks Coffee	Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road	208 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Boot	116 Cromer Street	153 yd
The Dolphin Public House	47 Tonbridge Street	161 yd
Skinners Arms	114 Judd Street	177 yd
The Harrison	28 Harrison Street	197 yd
Lucas Arms	245A Gray's Inn Road	232 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mc Donalds	13-21 Euston Road	164 yd
NONOS	112 Judd Street	172 yd
Pret A Manger Unit 1	Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road	208 yd
Aux Pains De Papy	279 Gray's Inn Road	208 yd
Caffe Nero Express	Kings Cross Station, Euston Road	220 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	208 yd
Little Waitrose	Unit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	284 yd
M&S Simply Food	Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	284 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 46, St Pancras Station, Pancras Road	306 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road	352 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	182 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	235 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	283 yd
Urban Kings Gym BRAVINGTONS WALK	health and fitness suite	346 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	413 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	514 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury) THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET	health and fitness suite	534 yd
Corams Fields GUILFORD STREET	artificial grass pitch	536 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed) The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street	health and fitness suite	546 yd
Barrys Bootcamp (London Central) EUSTON ROAD		593 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	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.9%

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 WC1H 8ER