Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC1H 9RL is primarily male, with 56.5% 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	39.8%	43.5%	3.7%	51.0%	-7.5%
Male	60.2%	56.5%	-3.7%	49.0%	7.5%

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 9RL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.7% 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	64.9%	67.7%	2.8%	37.9%	29.8%
Married: Opposite sex	14.1%	14.9%	0.8%	44.2%	-29.3%
Separated	5.3%	2.1%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	12.2%	11.5%	-0.7%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	3.4%	3.8%	0.4%	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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	33.6%	44.9%	11.3%	48.4%	-3.5%
Good health	34.3%	25.2%	-9.1%	33.6%	-8.4%
Fair health	20.8%	17.5%	-3.3%	12.7%	4.8%
Bad health	8.7%	7.7%	-1.0%	4.0%	3.7%
Very bad health	2.8%	4.7%	1.9%	1.2%	3.5%

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.

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 43.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24%	22%	-2.0%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.9%	5.6%	-1.3%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	9.9%	-2.3%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	12.5%	-2.0%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	30.9%	43.1%	12.2%	33.8%	9.3%
Other	9.9%	3.9%	-6.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.3% 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	12.1%	13.8%	1.7%	1.1%	12.7%
Chinese	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	5.5%	2.6%	-2.9%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	6.9%	5.9%	-1.0%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	3.3%	2.3%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	4.2%	1.1%	-3.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.7%	4.8%	3.1%	0.8%	4.0%
White	52.9%	54.3%	1.4%	81.4%	-27.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	2.1%	3%	0.9%	0.6%	2.4%
Other	0.7%	4.5%	3.8%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.4% 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	58.8%	50.4%	-8.4%	83.2%	-32.8%
European Union	11.4%	18%	6.6%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	1%	4%	3.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	4.2%	5.9%	1.7%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	19.4%	17.6%	-1.8%	5.6%	12.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54%	50.4%	-3.6%	83.2%	-32.8%
10+ Years	5.5%	34.2%	28.7%	9.8%	24.4%
5-10 Years	6.9%	4.8%	-2.1%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	7.3%	6.3%	-1.0%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	26.3%	4.4%	-21.9%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.9%	76.7%	-9.8%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	39.3%	46.2%	-6.9%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	20.7%	6.5%	14.2%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	10.4%	6.0%	4.4%

Safety

Is Tavistock Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Tavistock Place was 200.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.5% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Tavistock Place has the 25th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 212th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.0%.

🔎 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 9RL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Tavistock Place are based on 231 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 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RL

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1H 9RL

Average Price
£493,258

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£493,258

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Tavistock Place

Average Price
£722,850

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,836,030

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£589,317

Other
£3,391,113

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Tavistock PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Seymour House Tavistock Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2019-12-04	£427,239
Flat 41 Seymour House, 58 - 60 Tavistock Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£423,500	2017-02-10	£394,595
Flat 42 Seymour House, 58 - 60 Tavistock Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2015-01-15	£491,090
55 Seymour House Tavistock Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£601,700	2014-09-04	£578,582
Flat 69 Seymour House, 58 - 60 Tavistock Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£371,000	2013-04-22	£441,573

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1H 9RL

Employment

WC1H 9RL 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 WC1H 9RL 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	53
Long-Term Sick or disabled	39
Retired	33
Student (economically inactive)	28
Self-Employed	20
Other	16
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Part-Time Employee	9
Unemployed	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	9
Information and communication	8
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Human health and social work activities	5
Construction	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	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	389 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	1,266 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,158 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	3,616 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,898 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	319 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	843 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street , NW1 1DN	3out of 4	878 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	929 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	984 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	664 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,124 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,270 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	2,062 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	2,435 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	527 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	731 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,329 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,456 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,284 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	3out of 4	2,817 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,349 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,575 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	279 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square WC1H 0XG	- not rated	557 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University College London Gower Street , WC1E 6BT	- not rated	614 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Birkbeck College Malet Street , WC1E 7HX	- not rated	649 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	669 yd	Foundation special school	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 Generator Ltd (Restaurant)	37 Tavistock Place	48 yd
The King of Falafel	17 Hunter Street	54 yd
Store Street Espresso (contiental stores)	54 Tavistock Place	73 yd
Pizza Sophia	50 Tavistock Place	83 yd
Valencia Cafe Restaurant Ltd	74 Marchmont Street	90 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Bloomsbury Set	76 Marchmont Street	97 yd
Norfolk Arms	28 Leigh Street	126 yd
Lord John Russell P.H.	91-93 Marchmont Street	141 yd
Marquis Cornwallis	31 Marchmont Street	185 yd
Hare & Tortoise	11-13 Brunswick Centre	199 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
THE BUMBLES BEES	52 Tavistock Place	78 yd
MUNCHIES BUBBLE TEA CAFE	5 Leigh Street	110 yd
Meat Liquor Bloomsbury	15-17 Brunswick Centre	199 yd
Sushi Daily	Waitrose, Brunswick Centre	199 yd
The Pequod 2016	Brunswick Market, Brunswick Centre	199 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd	5 Brunswick Centre	123 yd
Tian Tian Market	24-26 Brunswick Centre	143 yd
Waitrose and Partners	23-37 Brunswick Centre	199 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	40 Bernard Street	306 yd
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	519 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	102 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury) THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET	health and fitness suite	200 yd
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	201 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed) The Old Heating Station The Old Heating Station Coram Street	health and fitness suite	211 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square) WOBURN PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	335 yd
Corams Fields GUILFORD STREET	artificial grass pitch	358 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	480 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	481 yd
Profile Health & Fitness (Closed) 17-18 17-18 Upper Woburn Place	health and fitness suite	490 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	494 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	192.3 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	103.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC1H 9RL