Great Percy Street, London, WC1X 9QZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC1X 9QZ has a female population much higher than UK average, with 65.4% of the population 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	63.7%	65.4%	1.7%	51.0%	14.4%
Male	36.3%	34.6%	-1.7%	49.0%	-14.4%

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 9QZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.6% 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	62.9%	67.6%	4.7%	37.9%	29.7%
Married: Opposite sex	22.3%	19%	-3.3%	44.2%	-25.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5.7%	4.4%	-1.3%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	4.4%	5.3%	0.9%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	47%	51.9%	4.9%	48.4%	3.5%
Good health	27.2%	28.2%	1.0%	33.6%	-5.4%
Fair health	16.1%	11.2%	-4.9%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	6.2%	4.9%	-1.3%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	3.4%	3.7%	0.3%	1.2%	2.5%

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 50.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.5%	11.2%	-13.3%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	7.1%	-3.3%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.2%	11.2%	3.0%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	13.7%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	40.6%	50.3%	9.7%	33.8%	16.5%
Other	6.6%	2.5%	-4.1%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.4% 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	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	9.6%	14.2%	4.6%	2.5%	11.7%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2%	0.6%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	2.6%	-0.8%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	2%	2.3%	0.3%	0.8%	1.5%
White	71.1%	63.4%	-7.7%	81.4%	-18.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	5.5%	4.4%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.4% 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	64.3%	54.4%	-9.9%	83.2%	-28.8%
European Union	10.5%	15.1%	4.6%	6.1%	9.0%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	4%	1.7%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	9.6%	11.4%	1.8%	2.7%	8.7%
Middle East and Asia	3.7%	6.6%	2.9%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	4%	3.7%	-0.3%	0.3%	3.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.5%	55%	-6.5%	83.2%	-28.2%
10+ Years	8.2%	18.4%	10.2%	9.8%	8.6%
5-10 Years	11.3%	8.1%	-3.2%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	7.6%	8.6%	1.0%	2.2%	6.4%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	9.8%	-1.5%	1.9%	7.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.5%	76.7%	-10.2%
Ireland	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Germany	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.4%	37.2%	0.2%
Christian	44.5%	46.2%	-1.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Great Percy Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Great Percy Street was 73.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.7% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Great Percy Street has the 35th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury and the 116th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 27.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in WC1X 9QZ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Great Percy Street are based on 106 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 Great Percy Street, London, WC1X 9QZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC1X 9QZ

Average Price
£721,009

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£721,130

Other
£719,799

Estimated Average Property Prices for Great Percy Street

Average Price
£1,121,877

Semi-Detached
£2,638,923

Terraced
£2,552,393

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£813,515

Other
£617,272

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Great Percy Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Sanders House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£825,000	2025-03-28	£845,412
Flat 16 Sanders House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£725,000	2024-08-30	£689,617
Flat 7 Sanders House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£646,000	2023-04-28	£618,617
Flat 5 Sanders House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£750,000	2022-10-24	£714,765
Flat 4 Sanders House Great Percy Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£649,999	2019-10-18	£671,621

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC1X 9QZ

Employment

WC1X 9QZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC1X 9QZ 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	114
Long-Term Sick or disabled	35
Self-Employed	35
Student (economically inactive)	35
Unemployed	26
Retired	24
Part-Time Employee	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Other	15
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Administrative and support service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	16
Other	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	14
Information and communication	13
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	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	828 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	904 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	2,571 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	4,146 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Pentonville Road N1 9AZ	3out of 4	427 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vittoria Primary School Half Moon Crescent , Islington N1 0TJ	3out of 4	597 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	630 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copenhagen Primary School Treaty St , N1 0WF	3out of 4	754 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Evangelist RC Primary School Duncan Street , Islington High Street N1 8BL	3out of 4	818 yd	Voluntary aided 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	307 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,374 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,450 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,598 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	2,167 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	599 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,331 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,815 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	1,958 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,557 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	2,069 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,375 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,561 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	189 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	192 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
NAS Vanguard School Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH	- not rated	650 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	889 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New River College Primary Cloudesley Square , N1 0HN	3out of 4	951 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Petals in the Mist	Petals in the Mist, 63 Amwell Street	75 yd
Ground Control	Ground Control, 61 Amwell Street	77 yd
Myddleton's Deli	Myddleton's Deli, 25 Lloyd Baker Street	141 yd
CNM College of Naturopathic Medicine	CNM College of Naturopathic Medicine, 25 Percy Circus	184 yd
Yucatan LDN @ The Lexington	Yucatan LDN @ The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road	222 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewdog, Unit 3	50 Great Tower Street, London	51 yd
The George & Monkey	The George & Monkey, 68 Amwell Street	110 yd
The Lexington	The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road	222 yd
The Castle Public House	The Castle Public House, 54 Pentonville Road	324 yd
Chapel Bar	Chapel Bar, 29 Penton Street	336 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Basilico	Basilico, Ground Floor	304 yd
The King Rooster	127 King's Cross Road	338 yd
Express Grill and Pizza	115 King's Cross Road	343 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground Floors	400 yd
Holy Cow	Holy Cow, 98 Chapel Market	402 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road	227 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 62-64 Chapel Market	495 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	559 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	573 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Waitrose	577 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School DONEGAL STREET	health and fitness suite	399 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	458 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	516 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	526 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	530 yd
Winton Primary School KILLICK STREET		585 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	609 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	631 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	650 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	650 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	121.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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