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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

WC1B5AE

Southampton Row

WC2H9AG

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1H0NS

Woburn Square

WC2H9QG

Neal Street

WC1R4EE

Bedford Row

W1T7RD

Tottenham Court Road

WC1V7HZ

High Holborn

WC1A1NP

Coptic Street

WC1V6DT

Procter Street

WC2B5LT

Stukeley Street

WC1A2SL

Bloomsbury Way

WC1V7JU

Great Turnstile

WC1A1JH

West Central Street

WC1R4AX

Princeton Street

WC1A1LH

Museum Street

WC2B6SR

Kingsway

WC1A1LP

Museum Street

WC1X8RX

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1R4AJ

Eagle Street

WC1A2QH

Sicilian Avenue

WC2H8LS

Denmark Street

WC1R4EF

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2A3SP

Old Square

WC1V7JH

Procter Street

WC1R4RL

Red Lion Square

WC2A2JB

Carey Street

WC1A2JB

Bury Place

WC1A2JR

Galen Place

WC1H0LR

Woburn Place

WC2A3XB

Stone Buildings

WC2H8LP

Denmark Street

WC2A3SU

Old Buildings

WC2H9RD

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A2HR

Little Russell Street

WC1R4PS

Red Lion Street

WC1H0AT

Gordon Square

WC1A2NJ

Bloomsbury Square

WC2A3BP

Lincolns Inn Fields

WC2B5AN

Parker Street

WC1A2HH

Little Russell Street

WC2H9DN

Procter Street

WC2H9QF

Neal Street

WC1R5JT

Gray's Inn Square

WC1R4RH

Lambs Conduit Passage

WC2A3TH

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A1NU

Dyott Street

WC2B5BZ

Great Queen Street

WC1E7HU

Bloomsbury

WC2H9LN

Earlham Street

WC1R5HT

South Square

WC2B5RE

Drury Lane

WC2H9QW

Neal Street

WC2H9AT

Shorts Gardens

WC2H9AX

Shorts Gardens

WC2H9RF

Endell Street

WC2A3SH

New Square

WC1B3DR

Bloomsbury

WC2H8LX

Denmark Street

WC2B5NE

Macklin Street

WC2H8DN

New Compton Street

WC2B5AP

Parker Mews

WC1V6BZ

Procter Street

WC1A1NS

Coptic Street

WC2A3RS

New Square

WC2B4BA

Keeley Street

WC2A3LN

Lincoln's Inn Fields

EC1N7UD

Portpool Lane

WC1H0LW

Woburn Place

WC1A1BN

Dyott Street

WC2H9AP

Shorts Gardens

WC2H8AQ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A2HL

Little Russell Street

WC1B3LS

Great Russell Street

WC1R4NA

Red Lion Street

WC2B5PR

Drury Lane

WC1H0NR

Woburn Square

WC2B5QR

Drury Lane

WC1A2SA

Bloomsbury Way

WC2H8DX

Grape Street

WC1R4AY

Princeton Street

WC1B3AX

Bedford Avenue

WC1B3BS

Great Russell Street

WC1R4HE

Bedford Row

WC1B3BA

Great Russell Street

WC1A1BS

Dyott Street

WC2A3TN

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC2B5AA

Great Queen Street

WC1A2QN

Bloomsbury Place

WC1N1LY

Grenville Street

WC1B3RD

Bloomsbury

WC1V7EG

Procter Street

WC1B5AJ

Southampton Row

WC1R5BQ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A2HN

Little Russell Street

WC2H8DY

Grape Street

WC1A1LQ

Museum Street

WC1B3NH

Great Russell Street

WC2A3XT

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC1R4AQ

Eagle Street

WC1B3JL

Great Russell Street

Data Sources

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