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Bloomsbury

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
13,045
Households
5,660
Crimes · Jun '26
Among the highest · 38.0 per 1k
5,660
Households
White Brit. · 29%
Ethnicity
No religion · 38%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 38.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£591,667
Median property price
1,241
Postcodes
5,660
Households
White Brit. · 29%
Ethnicity
No religion · 38%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 38.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£591,667
Median property price
1,241
Postcodes

Sold prices in Bloomsbury

England & Wales
Property sales · Bloomsbury
HM Land Registry · Bloomsbury
Average price
£680,721
YoY: -10.1%
Median price: £612,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £880,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£1m£474k
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jul '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Bloomsbury

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
97
YoY +56%
987041
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
72
YoY +11%
1088256
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
18
YoY stable
24168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -92%
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

496
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Bloomsbury

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Camden.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Camden

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Bloomsbury

GPs make up most of the mapped places

89 GPs · 59 Universities · 25 Museums · 213 in all

  • GPs89
  • Universities59
  • Museums25
  • Hospitals20
  • Libraries20

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Bloomsbury

Coordinates51.5216, -0.1328
Postcodes
1,241
Population (Census)
13,045
Households (Census)
5,660
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Among the highest · 38.0 per 1k

Demographics in Bloomsbury

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,064
White Brit.29.2%
Other White22.2%
Chinese9.3%
Bangladeshi6.4%
Indian5.1%
+ 7 other groups · 27.8%

Religion

Total residents: 13,054
No religion38.0%
Christian30.5%
Muslim13.1%
Not answered10.8%
Hindu2.7%
+ 3 other religions · 4.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,045
20–2418.8%
25–3418.4%
16–1916.9%
35–4914.7%
50–6413.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.6%

Households

Total households: 5,660
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%

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 5.24 (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 5.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).