PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · London

Housing in EC1R 5DJ

What the homes in EC1R 5DJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,980 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.7%). Flats make up 98.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

EC1R 5DJEngland
Detached0.1%22.9%
Semi-detached0.1%31.5%
Terraced1.2%23%
Purpose-built flat74.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building21.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.2% of households in the EC1R 5DJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 10.3% own outright and 11.9% with a mortgage.

EC1R 5DJ
22%
37%
41%
England
  • Owned22.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented36.7%20.5%
  • Social rented40.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

EC1R 5DJEngland
Owned outright10.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council24.7%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

EC1R 5DJEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.4%). 12.4% of households include dependent children.

EC1R 5DJEngland
Living alone, under 6635.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Camden

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Camden (August 2026, +1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CamdenEngland
All homes£2,819£1,459
One bedroom£2,054£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,621£1,335
Three bedrooms£3,055£1,489
Four or more£3,967£2,161
Detached£2,917£1,640
Semi-detached£3,741£1,449
Terraced£3,430£1,435
Flat or maisonette£2,407£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EC1R 5DJ (Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road) (about 1,980 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes