Regent Square, London, WC1H 8HZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WC1H 8HZ 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	53.9%	50%	-3.9%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	46.1%	50%	3.9%	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 8HZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.2% 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	56.4%	57.2%	0.8%	37.9%	19.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32.4%	30.7%	-1.7%	44.2%	-13.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	5.1%	6.5%	1.4%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	5.5%	3.8%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	53.6%	56.6%	3.0%	48.4%	8.2%
Good health	26.3%	25.6%	-0.7%	33.6%	-8.0%
Fair health	10.2%	8.9%	-1.3%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	5.4%	6.9%	1.5%	4.0%	2.9%
Very bad health	4.5%	2%	-2.5%	1.2%	0.8%

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.

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 51.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.1%	13.1%	-12.0%	18.2%	-5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.9%	8%	1.1%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	5.7%	-4.5%	13.4%	-7.7%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	17.3%	4.6%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	33.8%	51.5%	17.7%	33.8%	17.7%
Other	10.5%	4.5%	-6.0%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.2% 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	22.5%	16.9%	-5.6%	1.1%	15.8%
Chinese	3%	4%	1.0%	0.7%	3.3%
Indian	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.3%
Other Asian	5.1%	7.3%	2.2%	1.6%	5.7%
Black African	9.6%	10.1%	0.5%	2.5%	7.6%
Black Caribbean	3%	5.1%	2.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	4.8%	2.3%	-2.5%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
White	43.7%	40.2%	-3.5%	81.4%	-41.2%
Arab	1.2%	2%	0.8%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	0.6%	8.1%	7.5%	1.6%	6.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45% 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	58.4%	45%	-13.4%	83.2%	-38.2%
European Union	9.6%	14.2%	4.6%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	10.5%	9.7%	-0.8%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	21.6%	5.4%	5.6%	16.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	6.4%	1.9%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%	1.2%
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% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.3% 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	56.9%	45%	-11.9%	83.2%	-38.2%
10+ Years	8.4%	31.3%	22.9%	9.8%	21.5%
5-10 Years	2.4%	7.6%	5.2%	2.9%	4.7%
2-5 Years	9%	5.9%	-3.1%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	23.4%	10.2%	-13.2%	1.9%	8.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.8%	76.7%	-7.9%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Germany	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Italy	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	5.1%	0.2%	4.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.1%	37.2%	-9.1%
Christian	25.8%	46.2%	-20.4%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	32.4%	6.5%	25.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	10.6%	6.0%	4.6%

Safety

Is Regent Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Regent Square was 276.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Regent Square has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 156th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.5%.

🔎 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 8HZ, 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Regent Square are based on 190 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 Regent Square, London, WC1H 8HZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1H 8HZ

Average Price
£785,892

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,934,096

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£648,536

Other
£775,158

Estimated Average Property Prices for Regent Square

Average Price
£437,476

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,313,069

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£412,000

Other
£747,028

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Regent SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 1 Regent Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£535,000	2025-03-19	£534,441
Flat 2 9 - 10 Regent Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£850,000	2024-07-31	£806,151
Flat 4 1 Regent Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2023-09-06	£621,748
Basement Flat 2 Regent Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2023-07-21	£559,415
Basement Flat 2 Regent Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£565,000	2020-01-31	£560,311

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1H 8HZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1H 8HZ 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	101
Student (economically inactive)	59
Retired	39
Looking after home or family	29
Self-Employed	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Unemployed	16
Other	9

Employment Industry

Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Construction	3
Manufacturing	2

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	251 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	1,138 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,373 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	3,391 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,683 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	219 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	742 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School John's Mews , WC1N 2NX	4out of 4	743 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street , NW1 1DN	3out of 4	931 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	971 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	798 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,057 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,186 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,212 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	2,286 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	314 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	756 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,403 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,490 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,190 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	2,658 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,571 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,526 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	487 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	630 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square WC1H 0XG	- not rated	744 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of London Senate House , Malet Street WC1E 7HU	- not rated	823 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birkbeck College Malet Street , WC1E 7HX	- not rated	827 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
The King of Falafel	17 Hunter Street	172 yd
Aramark LTD	Westminster Kingsway College Kings Cross Centre, 211 Gray's Inn Road	199 yd
Casa Tua	106-108 Cromer Street	217 yd
Cafe Carmen	229 Gray's Inn Road	222 yd
Sodexo	The Wolfson Centre, Mecklenburgh Square	222 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Harrison	28 Harrison Street	137 yd
The Boot	116 Cromer Street	257 yd
Lucas Arms	245A Gray's Inn Road	269 yd
Norfolk Arms	28 Leigh Street	294 yd
Queen's Head	66 Acton Street	319 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Supreme Fried Chicken	292 Gray's Inn Road	261 yd
THE BUMBLES BEES	52 Tavistock Place	303 yd
MUNCHIES BUBBLE TEA CAFE	5 Leigh Street	310 yd
NONOS	112 Judd Street	310 yd
Meat Liquor Bloomsbury	15-17 Brunswick Centre	321 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd	5 Brunswick Centre	285 yd
Tian Tian Market	24-26 Brunswick Centre	288 yd
Waitrose and Partners	23-37 Brunswick Centre	321 yd
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	364 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	40 Bernard Street	462 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	160 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	258 yd
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	269 yd
Corams Fields GUILFORD STREET	artificial grass pitch	278 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	363 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury) THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET	health and fitness suite	384 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed) The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street	health and fitness suite	393 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	520 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square) WOBURN PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	555 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	574 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.6%

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	1.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	190.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC1H 8HZ