Housing in WC1A 2LA
What the homes in WC1A 2LA 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
- 1,933 (2024)
WC1A 2LALondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (78.7%). Flats make up 96.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
17.9% of households in the WC1A 2LA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.3% own outright and 6.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented32.8%20.5%
- Social rented47.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.5%). 9.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WC1A 2LA (Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South) (about 1,933 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.