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Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

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About

Holborn, St Giles and the southern edge of Bloomsbury sit where central streets meet institutional squares and narrow lanes. The area contains Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Inn, and Lincoln's Inn Fields — the largest public square in London — opens onto rows of townhouses and civic buildings. On one corner a preserved house-museum holds the collection of Sir John Soane, with its packed galleries and mirrors retained as they were in the 19th century. A concrete shopping and residential block, the Brunswick Centre, fronts a pedestrian route that links to small bookshops, university departments and workplace buildings that line the main streets.

Day-to-day life alternates between legal business, academic timetables and retail trade; chambers, lecture theatres and offices sit close to flats and student housing. Holborn station provides Central and Piccadilly line connections and several bus routes cross the area, feeding commuters and visitors. Public squares and planted courtyards offer places to pass time between appointments, while basement bars, mid-sized performance venues and specialist shops serve a working population as well as residents.

Area overview

On average Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South has high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 935 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 30.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South is £70,221 per year. There are 10 schools in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in area has excellent public transport connectivity. Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South is home to around 5,961 people, with a population density of about 5,469.8 per km2.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
935
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
30.9%
Connectivity
10/10

Area Profile

Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South Population
5,961
Population density
5,469.8 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Theft from the person
324.95(+3364%)
Other theft
281.83(+2366%)
Anti-social behaviour
193.26(+620%)
Violence and sexual offences
121.12(+290%)
Shoplifting
88.91(+790%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
1,982
33.25%
Other White
1,315
22.06%
Chinese
521
8.74%
Bangladeshi
379
6.36%
African
265
4.45%
Total population: 5,961

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,208
58.32%
Level 3 (A level)
897
16.31%
No qualifications
496
9.02%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
362
6.58%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
247
4.49%
Total 16+ residents: 5,501

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,105
35.65%
Other social rented
584
18.84%
Social rents from council
480
15.48%
Owns outright
475
15.32%
Owns with a mortgage
252
8.13%
Total households: 3,100

Property prices in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

Based on 40 recent sales, the median property price is £551,000 in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South area, with individual transactions ranging from £250,000 up to £1,400,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Flats40£551,000£11,792

10 years median price trend in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South.

All postcodes in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

WC2B5PQ

Parker Street

WC1X8HR

Grays Inn Road

WC1B5JP

Bloomsbury

WC2B5EP

Newton Street

WC1V7RL

Procter Street

WC2B5LF

Stukeley Street

WC1A1HH

New Oxford Street

W1T7QZ

Tottenham Court Road

WC1B3AU

Bedford Avenue

WC2H9BH

Betterton Street

WC2H9AJ

Endell Street

WC1V7EE

High Holborn

WC1N1JQ

Colonnade

WC1N1EP

Guilford Street

WC1V7EJ

High Holborn

WC2B5NH

Macklin Street

WC1V7AP

High Holborn

WC1B3NA

Great Russell Street

WC2A2JD

Carey Street

WC1A1HL

New Oxford Street

WC2A3TL

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC1R5AZ

Gray's Inn Square

WC1B3LN

Great Russell Street

WC2B6NH

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1V6DW

Procter Street

WC1V6JF

Hand Court

WC2B5LX

Macklin Street

WC2H9EY

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1V6AL

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9EG

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1N3AQ

Queen Square

WC1R5EF

Jockey's Fields

WC1R4RB

Red Lion Square

WC2H8NE

Charing Cross Road

WC2B5BD

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9AZ

Shorts Gardens

WC1R5LW

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1B5BJ

Montague Street

WC2H9BN

Shorts Gardens

WC2H9FG

Shelton Street

WC1H0NH

Woburn Place

WC1R4PF

Red Lion Street

WC1A1JB

Streatham Street

WC1B3BN

Great Russell Street

WC2H8EG

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC1R4EQ

Bedford Row

WC1X8AJ

Grays Inn Road

WC1V6AA

High Holborn

WC1B5DU

Bloomsbury

WC2B5PG

Drury Lane

WC2H9BJ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1B5BB

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1N3AN

Old Gloucester Street

WC2H9PL

Neal Street

WC2A3SA

New Square

WC1N1LJ

Bernard Street

WC2B4AU

Wild Court

WC1N1HX

Herbrand Street

WC2H9TP

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H8AL

New Compton Street

WC2B5AD

Drury Lane

WC2A3EG

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC1B3QQ

Bloomsbury

EC1N7RR

Baldwins Gardens

WC1R5NR

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1H0NT

Gordon Square

WC1B3QT

Bloomsbury Street

WC1X8AA

Grays Inn Road

WC1X8TN

Boswell Street

WC2B5NF

Macklin Street

WC2H8DA

New Compton Street

WC2A1DT

Carey Street

WC1A1BH

New Oxford Street

WC1A2SE

Bloomsbury Way

WC2H8LA

Bucknall Street

WC2B6EP

Kingsway

WC2H9RE

Endell Street

WC1R4LL

Bedford Row

WC2B6EY

Kingsway

WC1B4HP

Russell Square

WC2B5PF

Drury Lane

WC1B4AF

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1B4HS

Bloomsbury

WC2H9PX

Shorts Gardens

WC2B5LQ

Stukeley Street

WC2B6EL

Kingsway

WC2A3JB

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC1B5JS

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9HG

Shelton Street

WC1V6RD

High Holborn

WC1R4AP

Eagle Street

WC1V7JY

Procter Street

WC1A1JD

Willoughby Street

WC1R4AZ

Bedford Row

WC1V7DZ

Procter Street

WC2H9LT

Earlham Street

WC1V6HU

Fulwood Place

WC2B5PN

Drury Lane

WC1N3HR

Great Ormond Street

WC1V6ER

Procter Street

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/07/2026.