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WC1B

DISTRICT
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
3,236
Households
1,479
1,479
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
£450,228
Median property price
156
Postcodes
1,479
Households
White Brit. · 31%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
£450,228
Median property price
156
Postcodes

Sold prices in WC1B

England & Wales
Property sales · WC1B
HM Land Registry · WC1B
Average price
£646,509
YoY: -51.3%
Median price: £790,000
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Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £1,650,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£2.1m£1.2m£400k
Sep '23Jul '24May '25Sep '25Jan '26
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Overview of WC1B

Coordinates51.5195, -0.1261
Postcodes
156
Population (Census)
3,236
Households (Census)
1,479

Demographics in WC1B

Ethnicity

Total residents: 3,242
White Brit.31.3%
Other White24.4%
Chinese10.4%
Bangladeshi4.8%
Indian4.5%
+ 7 other groups · 24.5%

Religion

Total residents: 3,237
No religion42.9%
Christian30.4%
Muslim11.5%
Not answered9.1%
Hindu2.3%
+ 2 other religions · 3.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 3,236
20–2422.2%
25–3420.2%
35–4915.8%
50–6415.0%
16–198.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.2%

Households

Total households: 1,479
Other36.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.2%
Any member 66+8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 24.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for WC1B

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.22 (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 5.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).