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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 41 recent sales, the median property price is £699,000 in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South area, with individual transactions ranging from £250,000 up to £6,350,000.

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, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats41£699,000

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

WC2A3QG

New Square

WC1B3PL

Great Russell Street

WC1X8LP

Gray's Inn Road

WC1R5HP

Gray's Inn Road

WC2B5DJ

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H8EJ

St Giles High Street

WC1R5NR

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A1BA

Museum Street

WC1B3NQ

Great Russell Street

WC1B3PH

Great Russell Street

WC1B4BS

Southampton Row

WC1N1JA

Colonnade

WC1N1LA

Bernard Street

WC1N3AD

Old Gloucester Street

WC1R4QF

Red Lion Square

WC2B5PS

Parker Street

WC2H8AD

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC2H8DY

Grape Street

WC2H9RY

Earlham Street

W1T7QZ

Tottenham Court Road

EC1N7UU

Portpool Lane

WC1V7HJ

Procter Street

WC1V6PJ

Procter Street

WC1V7EG

Procter Street

WC1R5LN

Gray's Inn Road

WC2B6QX

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1A2QD

Bloomsbury

WC2A3QN

New Square

WC1A1DB

New Oxford Street

WC1A1JB

Streatham Street

WC1R4HE

Bedford Row

WC1R4RH

Lambs Conduit Passage

WC1V6DR

High Holborn

WC1V6LS

High Holborn

WC2H8JL

Shaftesbury Avenue

WC2H9AN

Shorts Gardens

WC2H9DZ

Endell Street

WC1A2SD

Bloomsbury Way

WC2H9AB

Shorts Gardens

WC1A2JH

Bury Place

WC2A3SU

Old Buildings

WC1A2NJ

Bloomsbury Square

WC1A1LG

Museum Street

WC1B5DP

Bloomsbury

WC1N1JE

Colonnade

WC2H9FE

Betterton Street

WC2H9AS

Shorts Gardens

WC1A2EA

Southampton Place

WC2A3TX

Old Square

WC2H9BE

Shorts Gardens

WC1A1AP

Dyott Street

WC1B4JU

Bloomsbury

WC1B3PB

Great Russell Street

WC1A1JJ

West Central Street

WC1A2DB

Southampton Place

WC2B5EP

Newton Street

WC1B3DD

Bloomsbury

WC1A2QH

Sicilian Avenue

WC1B3HX

Bedford Square

WC1H0NF

Woburn Place

WC1N1LE

Bernard Street

WC2B5DG

Great Queen Street

WC2B5EN

Newton Street

WC2B5NN

Macklin Street

WC2H9LH

Earlham Street

W1T7RQ

Tottenham Court Road

WC1R4BE

Princeton Street

WC1H0NT

Gordon Square

WC2H9LT

Earlham Street

WC1R5AT

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC1N3AQ

Queen Square

WC1B3JQ

Great Russell Street

WC2B5QA

Drury Lane

WC1B5HJ

Bloomsbury

EC1N7RR

Baldwins Gardens

WC1A1EU

New Oxford Street

WC1A1LH

Museum Street

WC1N1ES

Guilford Street

WC1N1LX

Grenville Street

WC1R4PA

Red Lion Street

WC1R4PS

Red Lion Street

WC1V7EE

High Holborn

WC2B5ES

Newton Street

WC2B6AH

Kingsway

WC2B6EX

Kingsway

WC2B6JR

Kingsway

WC2H8AJ

Earnshaw Street

WC2H8DN

New Compton Street

WC2H9AJ

Endell Street

WC2H9DP

Neals Yard

WC2H9DX

Endell Street

WC2H9LL

Earlham Street

WC2H9DN

Procter Street

WC2A3JW

Lincoln's Inn Fields

WC2B5ER

Newton Street

WC2B5AH

Holborn & Covent Garden

WC2H9HD

Mercer Street

WC1H0AW

Gordon Square

WC2A3SH

New Square

WC2H9DG

Holborn & Covent Garden

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.