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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

WC1V7EX

Procter Street

W1T7RB

Tottenham Court Road

WC2H0JB

Charing Cross Road

WC2A3QQ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1R4QG

Red Lion Square

WC1N1JD

Colonnade

WC2A2JF

Carey Street

WC2A1AA

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H0LA

Charing Cross Road

WC2H9BP

Betterton Street

WC2B5PS

Parker Street

WC2A2JL

Star Yard

WC1B5AF

Cosmo Place

WC1B3AE

Bedford Avenue

WC1H0ND

Woburn Place

WC2H8EE

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC1V7HJ

Procter Street

WC1B3ND

Great Russell Street

WC1R5DJ

Warwick Court

W1T7QX

Tottenham Court Road

WC1B4BL

Southampton Row

WC1B5JR

Bedford Place

WC1A2RP

Bloomsbury Square

WC2A1DL

Chancery Lane

WC2H8AH

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC1X8SP

Theobalds Road

WC1A2JU

Bury Place

WC1B3BF

Great Russell Street

WC1A1AD

Barter Street

WC1B5AN

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1R4HQ

Old North Street

WC2H8HR

Stacey Street

WC2H9BF

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9LF

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1H0NU

Bloomsbury

WC1H0XG

Thornhaugh Street

WC1N1DG

Guilford Street

WC1V6BN

Procter Street

WC1N3BA

Queen Square

WC2H8DE

St Giles Passage

WC1V7HH

Great Turnstile

WC1B3JQ

Great Russell Street

WC2H0JH

Charing Cross Road

WC1V7EP

Procter Street

WC1X8AL

Gray'S Inn Road

WC1R5NT

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A2SD

Bloomsbury Way

WC1A2AH

Barter Street

WC1N1LB

Bernard Street

WC1X8SF

Theobalds Road

WC2A3UE

Old Square

WC2B5QG

Drury Lane

WC2H9HU

Earlham Street

WC2H9HN

Shelton Street

WC2B6QY

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1B3EL

Bloomsbury

WC1R4AB

Catton Street

WC2B5QF

Drury Lane

WC1A2LH

Bury Place

WC1B3BD

Great Russell Street

WC1B4HR

Russell Square

WC2H8EP

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1X8NH

Gray's Inn Road

WC1A1DG

New Oxford Street

WC2H0JG

Charing Cross Road

WC1B3LA

Great Russell Street

WC2H9LE

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9RQ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H8LZ

Denmark Street

WC1A1HB

New Oxford Street

WC1B3QJ

Bedford Avenue

WC2B6AE

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2B5AF

Drury Lane

WC1N1LN

Bernard Street

WC2H9QQ

Neal Street

WC1A1BL

Dyott Street

WC1V7EN

Procter Street

WC2B5AY

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1V6NX

Procter Street

WC1B3NN

Great Russell Street

WC1V7AA

High Holborn

WC1V7DN

Procter Street

WC1B5HA

Southampton Row

WC1V7BF

High Holborn

WC2H9NU

Tower Court

WC2B5RH

Drury Lane

WC2H8PW

Charing Cross Road

WC2H9PJ

Neal Street

WC1B4AE

Southampton Row

WC1B3PL

Great Russell Street

WC2H9LG

Earlham Street

WC1B3DE

Great Russell Street

WC1R5ET

South Square

WC2B5NN

Macklin Street

WC2H8EL

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC2H9AW

Shorts Gardens

WC1N1LT

Bernard Street

WC1X8AD

Gray's Inn Road

WC2H9RZ

Earlham Street

WC1B4AA

Holborn & Covent Garden

Data Sources

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