Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WC2H 9HJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47%	51.7%	4.7%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	53%	48.3%	-4.7%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 WC2H 9HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.4% 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	74.4%	64.4%	-10.0%	37.9%	26.5%
Married: Opposite sex	10.4%	13%	2.6%	44.2%	-31.2%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Separated	3.4%	3.8%	0.4%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	6.3%	9.2%	2.9%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	4.4%	6%	1.6%	6.1%	-0.1%

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	54.3%	45%	-9.3%	48.4%	-3.4%
Good health	27.2%	31.2%	4.0%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	12.1%	15.3%	3.2%	12.7%	2.6%
Bad health	4.7%	6.3%	1.6%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.2%	0.9%

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 45%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.6%	16.7%	5.1%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	7.1%	-0.1%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.6%	10.9%	3.3%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	0.2%	2.6%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	40%	12.9%	-27.1%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	23.1%	45%	21.9%	33.8%	11.2%
Other	10.2%	4.8%	-5.4%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.5% 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	6.7%	10.6%	3.9%	1.1%	9.5%
Chinese	16.7%	10.6%	-6.1%	0.7%	9.9%
Indian	8.4%	3%	-5.4%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	5.4%	4.2%	-1.2%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	3.4%	2.4%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.5%	3%	1.5%	0.8%	2.2%
White	47%	53.5%	6.5%	81.4%	-27.9%
Arab	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	2%	5.1%	3.1%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.6% 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	47%	47.6%	0.6%	83.2%	-35.6%
European Union	6.6%	9.7%	3.1%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	3.9%	0.4%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	6.6%	2.4%	-4.2%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	28.8%	22.4%	-6.4%	5.6%	16.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	10.3%	3.9%	1.3%	9.0%
Oceania	1%	3.6%	2.6%	0.3%	3.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.3% 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	44.5%	47.1%	2.6%	83.2%	-36.1%
10+ Years	26%	21.3%	-4.7%	9.8%	11.5%
5-10 Years	8.6%	2.7%	-5.9%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	6.1%	6.6%	0.5%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	22.2%	7.4%	1.9%	20.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.2%	76.7%	-14.5%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	6.6%	0.3%	6.3%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
South-East Asia	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
North America and the Caribbean	5.7%	0.3%	5.4%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.2%	37.2%	-7.0%
Christian	37.4%	46.2%	-8.8%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	16.8%	6.5%	10.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Shelton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shelton Street was 89.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 87.7% lower than the Bloomsbury average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Shelton Street has the 10th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury and the 174th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.9%.

🔎 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 WC2H 9HJ, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Shelton Street are based on 56 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 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WC2H 9HJ

Average Price
£2,534,577

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,155,792

Other
£8,049,717

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shelton Street

Average Price
£1,240,534

Semi-Detached
£3,360,401

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,130,115

Other
£2,118,399

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shelton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Shelton Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£8,325,615	2022-01-28	£7,757,591
Flat 3 43 Shelton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£936,152	2017-01-17	£892,284
Flat 1 43 Shelton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,260,000	2016-12-23	£1,235,446
Flat 2 43 Shelton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2016-12-16	£1,078,564
Flat 6 47 Shelton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£635,000	2006-11-03	£1,249,095

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WC2H 9HJ

Employment

WC2H 9HJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 WC2H 9HJ 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)	94
Retired	56
Full-Time Employee	45
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Part-Time Employee	22
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Self-Employed	13
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	7

Employment Industry

Education	24
Administrative and support service activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	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	1,364 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	2,649 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	3,103 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	3,447 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street , Covent Garden WC2B 5NA	3out of 4	375 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 118 Drury Lane , Covent Garden WC2B 5SU	4out of 4	560 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street , W1D 7LF	3out of 4	715 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School Foley Street , W1W 7JJ	3out of 4	1,117 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	1,177 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,698 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,893 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	2,153 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Westminster City School 55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ	3out of 4	2,260 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Oasis Academy South Bank 75 Westminster Bridge Road , SE1 7HS	4out of 4	2,279 yd	Free schools	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	467 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	813 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,577 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	1,887 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	2,395 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,343 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,553 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,147 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street , Covent Garden WC2E 9DA	- not rated	283 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
CATS College London 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place , WC1A 2RA	- not rated	495 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square , Bloomsbury WC1B 3DN	- not rated	505 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fashion Retail Academy 15 Gresse Street , W1T 1QL	- not rated	617 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street , WC2A 2AE	- not rated	730 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
Costa Coffee	39-41 Shelton Street	12 yd
BANH MI AHA! SOHO	27 Endell Street	17 yd
Covent Garden Health Spa	29 Endell Street	22 yd
Earls Cafe Bar	14 Endell Street	41 yd
The 10 Cases	16 Endell Street	42 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Circus	27 Endell Street	17 yd
Cross Keys	31 Endell Street	32 yd
Crown & Anchor	22 Neal Street	37 yd
The Crown	43 Monmouth Street	156 yd
The Cambridge Theatre	Cambridge Theatre, Earlham Street	158 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pret a Manger	37 Shelton Street	30 yd
Kolkati	Seven Dials Market, Earlham Street	82 yd
Claw	Earlham Street Market, Earlham Street	82 yd
Club Mexicana	Seven Dials Market, Earlham Street	82 yd
El Pollote	Seven Dials Market, Earlham Street	82 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
TESCO	Tesco Express, Endell Street	1 yd
Tesco	22-25 BEDFORD STREET	397 yd
Sainsbury's	UNITS 5 AND 6, 57-63 CHARING CROSS ROAD	401 yd
Sainsbury's	129-133 Kingsway	450 yd
Tesco	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR EAST, WELLINGTON HOUSE, 125-130 STRAND	571 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) ODHAMS WALK	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	50 yd
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden) FLORAL STREET		173 yd
Oasis Sports Centre ENDELL STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	196 yd
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) MACKLIN STREET	health and fitness suite	248 yd
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed) Floral Street	swimming pool	255 yd
Another_Space (Covent Garden) 4-10 4-10 TOWER STREET		284 yd
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden) THE PIAZZA	health and fitness suite	294 yd
Dw Fitness First (Waldorf) ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	450 yd
The Health Club At One Aldwych ALDWYCH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	492 yd
Gymbox (Covent Garden) 42-49 42-49 ST. MARTIN'S LANE	health and fitness suite	495 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	66.7%

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	6.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	24.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	122.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of WC2H 9HJ