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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

WC2A3JX

Lincolns Inn Fields

WC1A1NN

Coptic Street

WC1X8BS

Holborn

WC2H0JE

Charing Cross Road

WC1B3GH

Bedford Avenue

WC1A1LY

Museum Street

WC1A2DB

Southampton Place

WC2A3TS

Old Square

WC1A2JA

Bury Place

WC1A1EP

New Oxford Street

WC2B6TD

Kingsway

WC1B5EA

Bloomsbury

WC2A3LH

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC1V6PS

High Holborn

WC2H9DD

Monmouth Street

WC1B4JB

Southampton Row

WC2B6AG

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2A3RH

Stone Buildings

WC1B4HH

Southampton Row

WC1A2QL

Bloomsbury Place

WC1R4EB

Bedford Row

WC1V6JJ

High Holborn

WC1B5BA

Guilford Street

WC1R4NY

Red Lion Street

WC1X8HN

Gray's Inn Road

WC1B3PB

Great Russell Street

WC1B4BP

Southampton Row

WC2H9RH

Endell Street

WC2A3UP

New Square

WC2H9DY

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B5NG

Macklin Street

WC1B5JX

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2A1DU

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1V6BS

Procter Street

WC2H9HE

Shelton Street

WC2B5AH

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H8LW

St Giles High Street

WC1A1LT

Museum Street

WC1V7EZ

Procter Street

WC2H9EW

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9RB

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1H0AA

Woburn Square

WC1B3EG

Bloomsbury

WC1V7HP

High Holborn

WC1B4ET

Southampton Row

WC1B3BE

Great Russell Street

WC2B5QD

Drury Lane

WC2H9LA

Earlham Street

WC2H8JA

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC2A3TX

Old Square

EC1N7SE

Bourne Estate

WC2H9AU

Shorts Gardens

WC1H0LH

Bloomsbury

WC1R4BX

Bedford Row

WC1V6DX

Procter Street

WC2H8EB

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1N3AF

Old Gloucester Street

EC1N2NS

Holborn

WC1R4RE

Red Lion Square

WC1V7JZ

Procter Street

WC1V7QX

Procter Street

WC1B4BJ

Southampton Row

WC1X8TA

New North Street

WC1B5JA

Bedford Place

WC2H8BS

Phoenix Street

WC2H9PS

Neal Street

WC1R4TQ

Bedford Row

WC1B3NB

Great Russell Street

WC1B3DA

Great Russell Street

WC2A3UA

Old Square

WC1N3AE

Old Gloucester Street

WC2B5EF

Newton Street

WC2H9RA

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9HA

Monmouth Street

WC2H8NU

St Giles High Street

WC1R4FS

Eagle Street

WC1B3PD

Great Russell Street

WC1R4BE

Princeton Street

WC1R4QH

Red Lion Square

WC1A1HP

Bainbridge Street

WC1R5LN

Gray's Inn Road

WC1B3AS

Bedford Avenue

WC1H0AP

Bedford Way

WC2H8AG

Dyott Street

WC1B4BN

Southampton Row

WC1V6AZ

High Holborn

WC1A2TA

Bloomsbury Square

WC1V7BD

High Holborn

WC2H9LX

Earlham Street

WC1N3BG

Queen Square

WC1A1NJ

Coptic Street

WC1B5DR

Bloomsbury

WC2H9FJ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1R4PN

Red Lion Street

WC1B5AD

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B6QX

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1B5DP

Bloomsbury

WC2H9JU

Shelton Street

WC2H9BX

Betterton Street

WC2B5NR

Macklin Street

Data Sources

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