Yardley Street, London, WC1X 0EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WC1X 0EX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.7%	51.8%	3.1%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	51.3%	48.2%	-3.1%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 0EX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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	47.1%	57.5%	10.4%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	29.9%	27.4%	-2.5%	44.2%	-16.8%
Married: Same sex	4.4%	0%	-4.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	6.9%	7.3%	0.4%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	9.3%	4.1%	-5.2%	6.1%	-2.0%

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%	49%	4.9%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	31.1%	30.2%	-0.9%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	17.6%	15.7%	-1.9%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	5.9%	4.7%	-1.2%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	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 44.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.5%	18.2%	-6.3%	18.2%	0.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.4%	6.8%	0.4%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	10%	2.2%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	15.5%	8.1%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	39.7%	44.5%	4.8%	33.8%	10.7%
Other	11.3%	3.2%	-8.1%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.9% 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	5.5%	5.2%	-0.3%	1.1%	4.1%
Chinese	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	2.9%	4%	1.1%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.6%	1.9%	0.8%	2.8%
White	74.8%	65.9%	-8.9%	81.4%	-15.5%
Arab	2.1%	0.4%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.4%	15.1%	14.7%	1.6%	13.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.1% 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	69.3%	65.1%	-4.2%	83.2%	-18.1%
European Union	10.9%	12.5%	1.6%	6.1%	6.4%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.6%	8.6%	1.0%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	6.7%	2.5%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.6%	65.6%	-2.0%	83.2%	-17.6%
10+ Years	4.6%	22.1%	17.5%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	5.9%	5.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	3.6%	-15.7%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.7%	76.7%	-10.0%
France	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.6%	37.2%	0.4%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	15.3%	6.5%	8.8%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Yardley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Yardley Street was 395.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.9% higher than the Bread Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Yardley Street has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Bread Street and the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 128.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.2%.

🔎 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 0EX, 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 Yardley Street are based on 5 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 Yardley Street, London, WC1X 0EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 0EX

Average Price
£881,043

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,272,599

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£489,487

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Yardley Street

Average Price
£975,571

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,684,172

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£503,169

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Yardley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Yardley Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,325,000	2024-07-16	£1,313,761
14 Yardley Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£767,000	2006-08-25	£1,982,516
Flat 4 15 Yardley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2003-11-14	£489,487
Flat 4 15 Yardley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2002-08-02	£496,679
Flat 4 15 Yardley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£142,000	2000-05-17	£485,126

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1X 0EX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1X 0EX 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	68
Retired	38
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	19
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	14
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Information and communication	14
Financial and insurance activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Other	9
Education	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Transport and storage	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	784 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	1,473 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,974 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,576 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,751 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 Junior School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YR	- not rated	274 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	304 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	304 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	390 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	423 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	- not rated	862 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,575 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,575 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,729 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,860 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	635 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	641 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,081 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,532 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,237 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	4out of 4	2,595 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,977 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	4,482 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	651 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	769 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	770 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	771 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	851 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
Big T's Burgers N Wings	Big T's Burgers N Wings, 59-61 Rosebery Avenue	16 yd
Devotion Coffee	Devotion Coffee, 55-57 Rosebery Avenue	22 yd
The Kolossi	The Kolossi, 56-60 Rosebery Avenue	47 yd
Chicken Ranch	Chicken Ranch, Basement And Ground Floor	55 yd
Pizza Pilgrims Limited	Pizza Pilgrims Limited, 15 Exmouth Market	61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wilmington Arms	Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Avenue	31 yd
Cafe Kick	Cafe Kick, Shop	96 yd
Old China Hand	Old China Hand, Ground Floor	144 yd
Eagle Public House	Eagle Public House, 159 Farringdon Road	227 yd
Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings	Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings, Basement to First	237 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosebery Kebab House	Rosebery Kebab House, 63-65 Rosebery Avenue	15 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 21 Exmouth Market	55 yd
DAD	7 Warner Yard	367 yd
EVREST FOODSERVICE	ADIDAS HERBAL HOUSE, 7 Back Hill	446 yd
Oriental taste	33-35 Laystall Street	446 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys Supermarket	Jameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road	455 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	476 yd
Co-operative Food	39-43 Gray's Inn Road	570 yd
Lily Maila	Lily Maila, Ground Floor Shop	581 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 174 St John Street	637 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	206 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	255 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	272 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon) CLERKENWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	464 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		477 yd
Juno Lucina (Closed) Turnmill Street	health and fitness suite	572 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	576 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	635 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	682 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	733 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	114 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC1X 0EX