Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC1X 8RH, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48%	55.8%	7.8%	51.0%	4.8%
Male	52%	44.2%	-7.8%	49.0%	-4.8%

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 8RH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.1% 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	58.4%	66.1%	7.7%	37.9%	28.2%
Married: Opposite sex	31.6%	27.5%	-4.1%	44.2%	-16.7%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	9.1%	-6.1%
Widowed	4.5%	1.2%	-3.3%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (85.9%) 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	52.3%	52.3%	0.0%	48.4%	3.9%
Good health	30.8%	33.6%	2.8%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	13.2%	8.5%	-4.7%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	2.5%	4.6%	2.1%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 60.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.8%	11%	-9.8%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	9.6%	-6.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.4%	6.5%	-0.9%	13.4%	-6.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1%	0.6%	5.3%	-4.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.7%	14.4%	-5.3%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	36.4%	60.6%	24.2%	33.8%	26.8%
Other	8.9%	3.1%	-5.8%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.6% 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	27.4%	13.4%	-14.0%	1.1%	12.3%
Chinese	8.3%	7.5%	-0.8%	0.7%	6.8%
Indian	1.5%	6.1%	4.6%	3.1%	3.0%
Pakistani	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	2.5%	6%	3.5%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	6.5%	6%	-0.5%	2.5%	3.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	3.1%	4.1%	1.0%	0.8%	3.3%
White	39.4%	36.6%	-2.8%	81.4%	-44.8%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	3.7%	3.6%	-0.1%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	2.5%	10.4%	7.9%	1.6%	8.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 34% 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	52.9%	34%	-18.9%	83.2%	-49.2%
European Union	8%	14.8%	6.8%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	5.5%	4.1%	-1.4%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	6.8%	7.2%	0.4%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	21.2%	24.6%	3.4%	5.6%	19.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	12.8%	8.8%	1.3%	11.5%
Oceania	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	0.3%	2.3%
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 34% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 19.1% 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	52%	33.9%	-18.1%	83.2%	-49.3%
10+ Years	12.9%	19.1%	6.2%	9.8%	9.3%
5-10 Years	5.5%	5.6%	0.1%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	5.5%	13.1%	7.6%	2.2%	10.9%
Less than 2 years	24%	28.3%	4.3%	1.9%	26.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.2%	76.7%	-27.5%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Germany	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Middle East	3.2%	0.1%	3.1%
Eastern Asia	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Southern Asia	5.3%	1.2%	4.1%
South-East Asia	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North America and the Caribbean	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Central and South America	5.9%	0.2%	5.7%
Oceania	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	30.3%	46.2%	-15.9%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Grays Inn Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grays Inn Road was 70.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 90.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Grays Inn Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 130th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.8%.

🔎 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 8RH, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Grays Inn Road are based on 390 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 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RH

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 8RH

Average Price
£18,223

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£18,223

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grays Inn Road

Average Price
£889,437

Semi-Detached
£1,374,035

Terraced
£1,114,358

Detached
£4,834,117

Flats/Maisonettes
£566,933

Other
£5,787,928

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grays Inn Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
225 Grays Inn Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£16,000	2014-05-01	£16,551

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1X 8RH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WC1X 8RH 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

Student (economically inactive)	176
Full-Time Employee	105
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	69
Self-Employed	30
Retired	24
Part-Time Employee	23
Unemployed	22
Looking after home or family	22
Other	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Education	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Construction	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	327 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	989 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	3,181 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,504 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,560 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	258 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	543 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	767 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copenhagen Primary School Treaty St , N1 0WF	3out of 4	916 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	923 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	836 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	918 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,223 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,992 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	2,411 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	207 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	892 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,612 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,034 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	2,468 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,771 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,552 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	683 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	689 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	710 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street , Camden WC1N 3JH	4out of 4	726 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street , Russell Square WC1H 0XG	- not rated	963 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
Cafe Carmen	229 Gray's Inn Road	0 yd
Gather & Gather	BUPA Battle Bridge House, 300-306 Gray's Inn Road	70 yd
Aramark LTD	Westminster Kingsway College Kings Cross Centre, 211 Gray's Inn Road	94 yd
Costa Coffee	257-259 Gray's Inn Road	165 yd
SUGO82	2 Fredrick Street	250 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queen's Head	66 Acton Street	109 yd
Lucas Arms	245A Gray's Inn Road	111 yd
The Harrison	28 Harrison Street	118 yd
The Water Rats	328 Gray's Inn Road	173 yd
The Northumberland Arms	141 King's Cross Road	330 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Supreme Fried Chicken	292 Gray's Inn Road	45 yd
Aux Pains De Papy	279 Gray's Inn Road	249 yd
Express Grill and Pizza	115 King's Cross Road	282 yd
The King Rooster	127 King's Cross Road	311 yd
Subway	311 Gray's Inn Road	341 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative	275 Gray's Inn Road	249 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road	428 yd
Sainsburys supermarkets Ltd	5 Brunswick Centre	506 yd
Tian Tian Market	24-26 Brunswick Centre	508 yd
Little Waitrose	Unit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	508 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	132 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	359 yd
Corams Fields GUILFORD STREET	artificial grass pitch	404 yd
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	418 yd
Nuffield Health (Bloomsbury) MECKLENBURGH PLACE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	424 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	427 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	483 yd
Urban Kings Gym BRAVINGTONS WALK	health and fitness suite	498 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	574 yd
The Gym (London Bloomsbury) THE OLD HEATING STATION THE OLD HEATING STATION CORAM STREET	health and fitness suite	606 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%

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

Overview of WC1X 8RH