EC1N postcode area · Camden

The EC1N postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, City of London, Islington. Area Scores range from 23 to 80 across them. Every full EC1N postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The EC1N district contains both ends of the scale: City of London at 81 out of 100 (#1,321 of 6,856 in England) against Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road at 23, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £582,500 in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South to £800,000 in City of London. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Camden, City of London and Islington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£55,362a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime541per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied27%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
City of LondonCity of London 1,32181 £800,000
ClerkenwellIslington 3,94042 £630,000
Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury SouthCamden 4,21438 £582,500
Hatton Garden & Theobalds RoadCamden 5,26323 £740,000

People living in EC1N Census 2021

Residents32,508
Median age (est.)36
Density6,094per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above61%
No car or van77%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 19%25–44 38%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 33%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 46%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 10%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 46%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 39% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 18%

All occupation groups
Professional39%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors18%
Administrative6%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 19%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 61%Asian 19%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

No religion 39% · Christian 33% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 49%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EC1N.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.