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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

WC2H9DP

Neals Yard

WC1B3BL

Bury Place

WC1A1ES

New Oxford Street

WC1B5BW

Montague Street

WC1H0NJ

Woburn Place

WC1V6JQ

Procter Street

WC2H9AN

Shorts Gardens

EC1N7UE

Bourne Estate

WC1V6PL

High Holborn

WC1N1ES

Guilford Street

WC1R5JD

Gray's Inn Square

WC1N3BT

Boswell Street

WC1A1AB

Dyott Street

W1T7AQ

Tottenham Court Road

WC2H9PA

Neal Street

WC1V6BA

High Holborn

WC2H9AR

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1N3AL

Old Gloucester Street

WC2B5EG

Newton Street

WC2A3QS

New Square

WC1R5LR

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1N3AD

Old Gloucester Street

WC2H9JN

Shelton Street

WC2H9FE

Betterton Street

WC1N1JL

Colonnade

WC1B3AA

Bedford Avenue

WC1B4BB

Southampton Row

WC1B3ES

Adeline Place

WC2B5AE

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B5BL

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B5ER

Newton Street

WC1B5BE

Russell Square

WC1B3PE

Great Russell Street

WC2B5NJ

Macklin Street

WC1A1NL

Coptic Street

WC2H8DL

Flitcroft Street

WC2A3QH

New Square

WC2A3JW

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC2A3PZ

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC1A2QP

Bloomsbury Place

WC1R4QF

Red Lion Square

WC1N3AS

Old Gloucester Street

WC2H9DG

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2A1DD

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B6DX

Remnant Street

WC1B3DN

Bloomsbury

WC1R5LQ

Gray's Inn Road

WC1B3PH

Great Russell Street

WC1H0NL

Woburn Place

WC1B3AJ

Adeline Place

WC1V6DA

Procter Street

WC1V7AB

Stukeley Street

WC1R4QR

Bedford Row

WC2B5LB

Stukeley Street

WC2H9BD

Endell Street

WC2B5RB

Drury Lane

WC2H9DL

Upper St Martins Lane

WC1B4JU

Bloomsbury

WC1R4BN

Jockey's Fields

WC1R4PA

Red Lion Street

WC1V6PA

Procter Street

WC1B3AD

Bedford Avenue

WC2H9BE

Shorts Gardens

WC2B5AB

Drury Lane

WC1V7EY

Procter Street

WC1X8HG

Brooke Street

WC2B6JR

Kingsway

WC1V6PJ

Procter Street

WC2H8DP

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H8NH

Denmark Street

WC1V7BH

Procter Street

WC2H9PZ

Neal Street

WC1B5DT

Bloomsbury

WC1A2RA

Bloomsbury Square

WC1N1LE

Bernard Street

WC2H8DH

St Giles High Street

WC1B4BH

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B5LW

Smarts Place

WC2B5NT

Parker Mews

WC2A3QP

New Square

WC2H9BA

Endell Street

WC2H8DS

New Compton Street

WC1V6RB

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1B4HA

Southampton Row

WC1N3AZ

Queen Square

WC1V6PX

Procter Street

WC2H8DR

Grape Street

WC1N1JA

Colonnade

WC1N1DB

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1R5LP

Gray's Inn Road

WC1R4BD

Princeton Street

WC1R5AT

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2A3SZ

Stone Buildings

WC1V6LF

Procter Street

WC1N3AJ

Ormond Close

WC1B5BL

Montague Street

WC1R4BW

Jockey S Fields

WC1R4BU

Bedford Row

WC2B5AZ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A1DE

Dyott Street

Data Sources

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