5,660
Households
White Brit. · 29%
Ethnicity
No religion · 38%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
587 · 45.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£604,600
Median property price
1,254
Postcodes
Overview of Bloomsbury
Coordinates51.5215, -0.1328
Postcodes
1,254
Population (Census)
13,045
Households (Census)
5,660
Recorded crime · May '26
587 · 45.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bloomsbury
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Bloomsbury
Property sales · Bloomsbury
HM Land Registry · Bloomsbury
Average price
£714,607
YoY: -5.2%
Median price: £629,546
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £505,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£1m£474k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Bloomsbury
Crime trends · Bloomsbury
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
987041
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
86
YoY +37%
ASB
1088256
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
75
YoY -18%
Vehicle Crime
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY stable
Burglary
24168
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -8%
Criminal damage
22110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Robbery
28199
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +47%
Bicycle Theft
24179
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY stable
Demographics in Bloomsbury
Ethnicity
White Brit.29.2%
Other White22.2%
Chinese9.3%
Bangladeshi6.4%
Indian5.1%
+ 7 other groups · 27.8%
Religion
No religion38.0%
Christian30.5%
Muslim13.1%
Not answered10.8%
Hindu2.7%
+ 3 other religions · 4.8%
Age groups
20–2418.8%
25–3418.4%
16–1916.9%
35–4914.7%
50–6413.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.6%
Households
Other40.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.4%
Any member 66+11.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.2%
+ 7 other households · 22.3%
Schools in Bloomsbury
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Guildhouse School
Camden · WC1A 2RA
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 15–24
Jeannine Manuel School
Camden · WC1B 3DN
0.3 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–18
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury
Camden · WC1B 4JP
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Bloomsbury
Postcodes in Bloomsbury
NW1 2AANW1 2AENW1 2AXNW1 2BANW1 2BENW1 2BFNW1 2BHNW1 2BJNW1 2BUNW1 2QENW1 2QSNW1 2RANW1 2SXNW1 3AANW1 3ADNW1 3ALNW1 3ARW1T 1AFW1T 1AGW1T 1AHW1T 1ALW1T 1ANW1T 1AQW1T 1ATW1T 1AZW1T 1BEW1T 1BFW1T 1BGW1T 1BJW1T 1BNW1T 1BQW1T 1BXW1T 1BYW1T 1DBW1T 1DDW1T 1DEW1T 1DFW1T 1DGW1T 1DHW1T 1DJW1T 1DLW1T 1DNW1T 1DPW1T 1DQW1T 1DRW1T 1DSW1T 1DTW1T 1DUW1T 1DWW1T 1DXW1T 1DYW1T 1DZW1T 1EXW1T 1EZW1T 1HBW1T 1HDW1T 1HFW1T 1HZW1T 1JAW1T 1JBW1T 1JDW1T 1JEW1T 1JFW1T 1LNW1T 1LWW1T 1QPW1T 1QRW1T 1QSW1T 1QTW1T 1QUW1T 1QWW1T 1QXW1T 1RRW1T 1RSW1T 1RUW1T 1RXW1T 1SHW1T 1SJW1T 1SLW1T 1SNW1T 1SPW1T 1SWW1T 1TAW1T 1TBW1T 1TDW1T 1TEW1T 1TGW1T 1UBW1T 1UDW1T 1UEW1T 1UFW1T 1UGW1T 1UHW1T 1ULW1T 1UNW1T 1UQW1T 1UYW1T 2AEW1T 2AFW1T 2AGW1T 2AHW1T 2AJW1T 2ALW1T 2ANW1T 2AQW1T 2ARW1T 2ASW1T 2ATW1T 2AUW1T 2AWW1T 2BGW1T 2BHW1T 2BJW1T 2BLW1T 2BNW1T 2BQW1T 2BSW1T 2BUW1T 2DAW1T 2DB