New Square, London, WC2A 3QS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WC2A 3QS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% 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	47.7%	52.6%	4.9%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	52.3%	47.4%	-4.9%	49.0%	-1.6%

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 WC2A 3QS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.7% 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	55.3%	60.7%	5.4%	37.9%	22.8%
Married: Opposite sex	31.7%	26.2%	-5.5%	44.2%	-18.0%
Married: Same sex	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	1.4%	2.5%	1.1%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	6.1%	4.1%	-2.0%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	3.5%	4.1%	0.6%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (95.1%) 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	62.9%	65.4%	2.5%	48.4%	17.0%
Good health	26.7%	29.7%	3.0%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	7.9%	3.3%	-4.6%	12.7%	-9.4%
Bad health	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	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.

In the area around WC2A 3QS this area, 1.7% 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 76.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	18.2%	-16.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.3%	0%	-4.3%	9.6%	-9.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4%	6.3%	2.3%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	12.9%	0.5%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	68.9%	76.3%	7.4%	33.8%	42.5%
Other	7.2%	2.1%	-5.1%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.1% 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)
Chinese	9%	9.6%	0.6%	0.7%	8.9%
Indian	5.4%	2.4%	-3.0%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	1.9%	3.2%	1.3%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	0.3%	2%	1.7%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%
White	75.7%	69.1%	-6.6%	81.4%	-12.3%
Arab	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.8% 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	57.2%	47.8%	-9.4%	83.2%	-35.4%
European Union	10.9%	18.2%	7.3%	6.1%	12.1%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	18%	16.2%	-1.8%	5.6%	10.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.4%	9.3%	3.9%	1.3%	8.0%
Oceania	3.8%	4%	0.2%	0.3%	3.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 11.3% 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	56.7%	47.8%	-8.9%	83.2%	-35.4%
10+ Years	16.1%	11.3%	-4.8%	9.8%	1.5%
5-10 Years	8.4%	8.1%	-0.3%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	7.9%	11.7%	3.8%	2.2%	9.5%
Less than 2 years	10.9%	21.1%	10.2%	1.9%	19.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57%	76.7%	-19.7%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	6.4%	1.5%	4.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	6.4%	0.3%	6.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
North America and the Caribbean	4.8%	0.3%	4.5%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	2%	0.1%	1.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.2%	37.2%	0.0%
Christian	37.7%	46.2%	-8.5%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	4.9%	0.5%	4.4%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	14.2%	6.0%	8.2%

Safety

Is New Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Square was 3920.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 437.5% higher than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

New Square has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 3rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden . It is also in the top 100 most dangerous local areas in England and Wales.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 686.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 18.0%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in WC2A 3QS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 New Square are based on 4 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 New Square, London, WC2A 3QS

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2A 3QS

Average Price
£901,818

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£901,818

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Square

Average Price
£1,034,611

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£759,090

Other
£1,861,176

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Third And Second Floor Premises 6 New Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	1998-08-17	£819,091

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC2A 3QS

Employment

WC2A 3QS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

WC2A 3QS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in WC2A 3QS 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	98
Student (economically inactive)	56
Self-Employed	39
Retired	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	7
Part-Time Employee	7
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	81
Financial and insurance activities	25
Information and communication	18
Other	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	5
Human health and social work activities	5
Construction	4
Real estate activities	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	1,273 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	2,554 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ethelred Nursery School and Children's Centre 1 Gundulf Street , SE11 6BG	4out of 4	3,004 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,484 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	3,638 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU	4out of 4	368 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA	3out of 4	491 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Church of England Primary School Baldwins Gardens , Holborn EC1N 7SD	3out of 4	659 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School John's Mews , WC1N 2NX	4out of 4	835 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christopher Hatton Primary School 38 Laystall Street , EC1R 4PQ	4out of 4	902 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Nautical School 61 Stamford Street , Waterloo SE1 9NA	2out of 4	1,231 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	2,104 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy 94B Southwark Bridge Road , SE1 0EX	- not rated	2,104 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	2,125 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	2,165 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	361 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	805 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,403 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,185 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,277 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,055 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,887 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,127 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE	- not rated	214 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of the Arts London 272 High Holborn , WC1V 7EY	- not rated	289 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House , Strand WC2R 0RN	- not rated	594 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
CATS College London 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA	- not rated	619 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA	- not rated	662 yd	Other independent school	No	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 Bean Counter	SIR ARTHUR LEWIS BUILDING, 32 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS	105 yd
Ch & co catering ltd	Hardwicke Building, New Square	161 yd
Press Coffee	81 Chancery Lane	161 yd
Cigalon	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 115 CHANCERY LANE	176 yd
Cojean, Unit 1-3	28 Chancery Lane, London	189 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Seven Stars	53-54 Carey Street	23 yd
The Pregnant Man	40 Chancery Lane, London	222 yd
Maison Arslan / The Green Ribbon	193 FLEET STREET	235 yd
Ye Olde Cock Tavern	Ye Olde Cock Tavern Public House, 22 Fleet Street	301 yd
Editors Tap	Ground Floor Retail Unit, 5-11 Fetter Lane	349 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Guido's	Denning House, 90 Chancery Lane	150 yd
Pret A Manger	Unit 6, 83 Chancery Lane	163 yd
Honi Poke	28 Chancery Lane, London	189 yd
Fleet Street Press	3 Fleet Street, London	256 yd
Roasting Plant Coffee	GROUND FLOOR PART, 190 STRAND	297 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Amazon Fresh	318 High Holborn, London	376 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	323-324 High Holborn, London	382 yd
TESCO	Tesco Express 19-21, High Holborn	431 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	71 High Holborn	451 yd
Waitrose and Partners	Weston House, 246 High Holborn	471 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
London School Of Economics Students Union HOUGHTON STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	261 yd
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym SHEFFIELD STREET	health and fitness suite	288 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Fetter Lane) FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	338 yd
King'S Sport Strand Gym ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite	392 yd
Temple Court Hotel 1-2 1-2 SERJEANTS' INN	health and fitness suite	401 yd
Rosewood Hotel HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	406 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London High Holborn) WESTON HOUSE WESTON HOUSE HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	471 yd
The Gym (Holborn Circus) 1-9 1-9 NEW FETTER LANE	health and fitness suite	485 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf) ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	511 yd
Gymbox (Holborn) HIGH HOLBORN	health and fitness suite	516 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.9%

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	9.1%

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

Overview of WC2A 3QS