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Housing in W1T 7RB

What the homes in W1T 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,008 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (79%). Flats make up 97.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W1T 7RBEngland
Detached0.2%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced1.7%23%
Purpose-built flat79%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.3% of households in the W1T 7RB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.

W1T 7RB
31%
44%
24%
England
  • Owned31.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented43.9%20.5%
  • Social rented23.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W1T 7RBEngland
Owned outright21.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36%18.2%
Other private rented7.9%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association20.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 60.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W1T 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (49.6%). 6% of households include dependent children.

W1T 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6649.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children4.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.2%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 W1T 7RB (Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South) (about 2,008 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.

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