Calthorpe Street, London, WC1X 0JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC1X 0JX is primarily male, with 53.2% 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	42.5%	46.8%	4.3%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	57.5%	53.2%	-4.3%	49.0%	4.2%

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 0JX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.8% 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	53%	60.8%	7.8%	37.9%	22.9%
Married: Opposite sex	33%	29.2%	-3.8%	44.2%	-15.0%
Separated	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7%	5.8%	-1.2%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	3.5%	1.7%	-1.8%	6.1%	-4.4%

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 (87.3%) 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	47.8%	50.8%	3.0%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	30.6%	36.5%	5.9%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	15.7%	10.3%	-5.4%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	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.

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 56.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.5%	15.8%	-7.7%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	5%	-5.4%	9.6%	-4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.2%	4.2%	-1.0%	13.4%	-9.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.4%	15.8%	-1.6%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	35.7%	56.7%	21.0%	33.8%	22.9%
Other	7.8%	2.5%	-5.3%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63% 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	11.9%	3.1%	-8.8%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	6%	1.6%	-4.4%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	0%	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	8.2%	10.2%	2.0%	1.6%	8.6%
Black African	6%	7.1%	1.1%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.0%
White	59%	63%	4.0%	81.4%	-18.4%
Arab	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.9% 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	57.5%	55.9%	-1.6%	83.2%	-27.3%
European Union	6.7%	13.4%	6.7%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	5.2%	6.3%	1.1%	0.8%	5.5%
Africa	3.7%	4.7%	1.0%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	18.7%	13.4%	-5.3%	5.6%	7.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.5%	6.3%	-1.2%	1.3%	5.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.5%	55.5%	-2.0%	83.2%	-27.7%
10+ Years	3.7%	26.6%	22.9%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	3%	5.5%	2.5%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	31.3%	8.6%	-22.7%	1.9%	6.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.4%	76.7%	-6.3%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	10.4%	0.2%	10.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.2%	37.2%	-7.0%
Christian	39.7%	46.2%	-6.5%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Muslim	15.9%	6.5%	9.4%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Not answered	4.8%	6.0%	-1.2%

Safety

Is Calthorpe Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Calthorpe Street was 422.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Calthorpe Street has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 98th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 90.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in WC1X 0JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Calthorpe Street are based on 60 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 Calthorpe Street, London, WC1X 0JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 0JX

Average Price
£1,109,499

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,088,729

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£913,653

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Calthorpe Street

Average Price
£725,036

Semi-Detached
£735,763

Terraced
£1,219,311

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£647,184

Other
£2,191,906

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Calthorpe Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 39 Calthorpe Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,225,000	2011-03-21	£1,937,161
Basement And Ground Floors 39 Calthorpe Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2002-01-04	£833,295
Second And Third Floor Flat 39 Calthorpe Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£378,000	2001-12-21	£981,493
Basement And Ground Floors 39 Calthorpe Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2000-02-29	£700,778
Basement And Ground Floors 41 Calthorpe Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2000-02-29	£700,778

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1X 0JX 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	44
Retired	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Part-Time Employee	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Self-Employed	8
Unemployed	6
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Looking after home or family	3

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	7
Education	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Information and communication	2
Construction	1
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	334 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	1,328 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	2,992 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School John's Mews , WC1N 2NX	4out of 4	406 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	486 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Argyle Primary School Tonbridge Street , WC1H 9EG	3out of 4	678 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	781 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	813 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	923 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,660 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,906 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	2,308 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	233 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	718 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,343 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,883 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,681 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	2,675 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,033 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,136 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	503 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	784 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	796 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY	- not rated	956 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama 1 - 7 Woburn Walk , Somers Town WC1H 0JJ	- not rated	990 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 POSTAL MUSEUM, THE COUNTER CAFE	The Postal Museum,, 15-20 Phoenix Place	76 yd
Metropolitan Police Station	Holborn Police Station, 10 Lamb's Conduit Street	85 yd
BEBEK MANGEL	250 Gray's Inn Road	113 yd
Costa	111 Guilford Street	145 yd
ION CANTEEN	256 Gray's Inn Road	187 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Calthorpe Arms	252 Gray's Inn Road	104 yd
Crowne Plaza Kings Cross	1 King's Cross Road	164 yd
The Blue Lion	133 Gray's Inn Road	206 yd
Union Tavern Public House	Union Tavern Public House, 52 Lloyd Baker Street	239 yd
The Duke of York	7 Roger Street	320 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gray's Inn cafe	190 Gray's Inn Road	265 yd
Artisserie	188 Gray's Inn Road	268 yd
Rosebery Kebab House	Rosebery Kebab House, 63-65 Rosebery Avenue	346 yd
Oriental taste	33-35 Laystall Street	355 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 21 Exmouth Market	369 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative Food	39-43 Gray's Inn Road	422 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket	Jameson House, 146-148 Clerkenwell Road	512 yd
Waitrose and Partners	23-37 Brunswick Centre	670 yd
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	677 yd
Tian Tian Market	24-26 Brunswick Centre	682 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	165 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	219 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	296 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	309 yd
Corams Fields GUILFORD STREET	artificial grass pitch	408 yd
Pure Gym (Farringdon) CLERKENWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	597 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	600 yd
Pure Gym (London Holborn) Lacon House Lacon House Theobalds Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	612 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	677 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		721 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	121 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

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