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Housing in WC1N 1AF

What the homes in WC1N 1AF 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
1,421 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (91.2%). Flats make up 99.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

WC1N 1AFEngland
Detached0%22.9%
Semi-detached0.1%31.5%
Terraced0.3%23%
Purpose-built flat91.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

13.1% of households in the WC1N 1AF area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 8.5% own outright and 4.6% with a mortgage.

WC1N 1AF
13%
20%
66%
England
  • Owned13.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented20.3%20.5%
  • Social rented65.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WC1N 1AFEngland
Owned outright8.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan4.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council48.9%8.3%
From a housing association16.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WC1N 1AFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 14.3% of households include dependent children.

WC1N 1AFEngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.7%12.8%
Couple, no children8.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.4%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 WC1N 1AF (King's Cross & Bloomsbury North) (about 1,421 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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