30POPULATION
4.6%UNEMPLOYED
35%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
51%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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AVERAGE AGES

  • 14%Children
  • 87%Adults

14% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 4% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 66.7%Male
  • 33.3%Female

From the last census, 66.7% of people in W1U8JL male, and 33.3% female. Men outnumber women in Bryanston and Dorset Square.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 51%AB
  • 38%C2/C2
  • 11%DE

According to census records, 51% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 51%SINGLE
  • 35%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in W1U 8JL is 51%. Single and 'other' people is 48%.

ETHNICITY

  • 74%WHITE
  • 26%NON-WHITE

74% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 85.8%WORKING
  • 4.6%UNEMPLOYED

4.6% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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W1U8JL Postcode Breakdown

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Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

W1U8JL Postal District

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Nearest Towns & Cities
Marylebone1.3 miles SE
Mayfair1.3 miles SE
Saint Johns Wood1.5 miles NW
Paddington1.7 miles SW
Covent Garden1.7 miles SE
Holborn1.8 miles E
Bloomsbury1.8 miles E
Highgate2.2 miles N
London2.2 miles E
Lambeth2.2 miles E
Westminster2.2 miles E
Hampstead2.4 miles NW
Notting Hill2.5 miles W
Kensington2.7 miles SW
London2 miles E
Glasgow338 miles NW
Edinburgh328 miles NW
Cardiff131 miles W
Liverpool176 miles NW
Southampton69 miles SW
Saint Ives86 miles SW

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