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Housing in WC1H 9ES

What the homes in WC1H 9ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
King's Cross & Bloomsbury North
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,055 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (67.5%). Flats make up 95.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

WC1H 9ESEngland
Detached0.7%22.9%
Semi-detached1.1%31.5%
Terraced3%23%
Purpose-built flat67.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house21.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.9% of households in the WC1H 9ES area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.6% own outright and 7.3% with a mortgage.

WC1H 9ES
22%
43%
34%
England
  • Owned21.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented43.3%20.5%
  • Social rented34.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WC1H 9ESEngland
Owned outright14.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.2%18.2%
Other private rented7.1%2.2%
From the council17.5%8.3%
From a housing association16.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 50.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WC1H 9ESEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40.6%). 6.9% of households include dependent children.

WC1H 9ESEngland
Living alone, under 6640.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children3.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.3%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 WC1H 9ES (King's Cross & Bloomsbury North) (about 2,055 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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