Wilmington Square, London, WC1X 0EG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC1X 0EG is primarily male, with 53.5% 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	42.3%	46.5%	4.2%	51.0%	-4.5%
Male	57.7%	53.5%	-4.2%	49.0%	4.5%

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 WC1X 0EG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.2% 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	65.6%	66.2%	0.6%	37.9%	28.3%
Married: Opposite sex	26.6%	26.2%	-0.4%	44.2%	-18.0%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	4.8%	4.1%	-0.7%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (92.7%) 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	64.4%	67%	2.6%	48.4%	18.6%
Good health	28%	25.7%	-2.3%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	5%	6.1%	1.1%	12.7%	-6.6%
Bad health	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 WC1X 0EG this area, 6.8% 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 79.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	3.3%	6.8%	3.5%	18.2%	-11.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	9.6%	-7.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.8%	2.7%	-2.1%	13.4%	-10.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.3%	7.9%	1.6%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	76.1%	79.1%	3.0%	33.8%	45.3%
Other	6.9%	1.7%	-5.2%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.5% 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	5.3%	1.2%	-4.1%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	2.5%	5.2%	2.7%	3.1%	2.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	0.8%	1.0%
White	82.4%	70.5%	-11.9%	81.4%	-10.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	2%	8.9%	6.9%	1.6%	7.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.7% 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	57.1%	47.7%	-9.4%	83.2%	-35.5%
European Union	17.4%	21.7%	4.3%	6.1%	15.6%
Rest of Europe	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	11.6%	2.4%	5.6%	6.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.7%	6.7%	-2.0%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	1.4%	6.1%	4.7%	0.3%	5.8%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.4% 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	54.1%	47.7%	-6.4%	83.2%	-35.5%
10+ Years	9.5%	17.4%	7.9%	9.8%	7.6%
5-10 Years	7.6%	10.7%	3.1%	2.9%	7.8%
2-5 Years	13.7%	12.2%	-1.5%	2.2%	10.0%
Less than 2 years	15.1%	11.9%	-3.2%	1.9%	10.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.7%	76.7%	-20.0%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	4.6%	0.3%	4.3%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	6.1%	1.5%	4.6%
Other Europe	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
Oceania	5.2%	0.1%	5.1%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.9%	37.2%	5.7%
Christian	29.4%	46.2%	-16.8%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Wilmington Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wilmington Square was 767.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.2% higher than the Bread Street average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Wilmington Square has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bread Street and the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 18.8%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in WC1X 0EG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Wilmington Square are based on 130 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wilmington Square, London, WC1X 0EG

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 0EG

Average Price
£1,380,214

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,478,173

Detached
£1,914,008

Flats/Maisonettes
£632,986

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wilmington Square

Average Price
£1,163,548

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,707,110

Detached
£1,902,727

Flats/Maisonettes
£674,542

Other
£7,568

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wilmington SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Wilmington Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,750,000	2024-02-09	£1,729,592
32 Wilmington Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,850,000	2022-05-10	£2,770,985
29 Wilmington Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,200,000	2020-09-18	£2,239,640
Flat C 34 Wilmington Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2020-03-18	£468,964
33 Wilmington Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,525,000	2020-02-14	£2,714,508

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1X 0EG

Employment

WC1X 0EG area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	171
Self-Employed	49
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	14
Retired	13
Part-Time Employee	9
Other	7
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	75
Financial and insurance activities	41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Information and communication	23
Education	20
Other	20
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Construction	8
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	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	681 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	1,232 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	2,627 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	4,170 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	475 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	593 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	705 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	720 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Argyle Primary School Tonbridge Street , WC1H 9EG	3out of 4	880 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	654 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,534 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,540 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,790 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	2,028 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	1,079 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,644 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,013 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,411 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	2,412 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,212 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,363 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	546 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	549 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	764 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
NAS Vanguard School Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH	- not rated	769 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	862 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 Easton Bar & Kitchen	The Easton Bar & Kitchen, 22 Easton Street	93 yd
Big T's Burgers N Wings	Big T's Burgers N Wings, 59-61 Rosebery Avenue	150 yd
Body & Soul	Body & Soul, St Ives House	154 yd
Devotion Coffee	Devotion Coffee, 55-57 Rosebery Avenue	155 yd
The Kolossi	The Kolossi, 56-60 Rosebery Avenue	161 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wilmington Arms	Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Avenue	131 yd
Old China Hand	Old China Hand, Ground Floor	142 yd
Cafe Kick	Cafe Kick, Shop	169 yd
Union Tavern Public House	Union Tavern Public House, 52 Lloyd Baker Street	188 yd
Crowne Plaza Kings Cross	1 King's Cross Road	234 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosebery Kebab House	Rosebery Kebab House, 63-65 Rosebery Avenue	147 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 21 Exmouth Market	183 yd
Express Grill and Pizza	115 King's Cross Road	457 yd
The King Rooster	127 King's Cross Road	494 yd
DAD	7 Warner Yard	494 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	453 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road	581 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket	Jameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road	588 yd
Lily Maila	Lily Maila, Ground Floor Shop	666 yd
Co-operative Food	39-43 Gray's Inn Road	679 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	235 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	312 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	341 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	540 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		590 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon) CLERKENWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	597 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	608 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	666 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	674 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	680 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.76 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.76 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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