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Housing in WC1H 9RT

What the homes in WC1H 9RT 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
1,203 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (93.4%). Flats make up 98.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

WC1H 9RTEngland
Detached0%22.9%
Semi-detached0.8%31.5%
Terraced0.9%23%
Purpose-built flat93.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

10.3% of households in the WC1H 9RT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 5.5% own outright and 4.9% with a mortgage.

WC1H 9RT
13%
75%
England
  • Owned10.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented75%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WC1H 9RTEngland
Owned outright5.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan4.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council44.7%8.3%
From a housing association30.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WC1H 9RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.8%). 19.2% of households include dependent children.

WC1H 9RTEngland
Living alone, under 6634.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9%12.8%
Couple, no children8.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 9RT (King's Cross & Bloomsbury North) (about 1,203 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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