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4.7%UNEMPLOYED
25%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
41%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WC2A 1EG belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WC2A 1EG in London, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about WC2A 1EG from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 9%Children
  • 91%Adults

9% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 5% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in WC2A1EG male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Holborn and Covent Garden.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 41%AB
  • 47%C2/C2
  • 12%DE

According to census records, 41% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 60%SINGLE
  • 25%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WC2A 1EG is 60%. Single and 'other' people is 41%.

ETHNICITY

  • 67%WHITE
  • 34%NON-WHITE

67% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 73.9%WORKING
  • 4.7%UNEMPLOYED

4.7% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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WC2A1EG Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeWC2A 1EG
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CountyInner London
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CountryEngland
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Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

WC2A1EG Postal District

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Nearest Towns & Cities
Bloomsbury0.2 miles W
Holborn0.2 miles W
London1.1 miles S
Lambeth1.1 miles S
Westminster1.1 miles S
Islington1.3 miles NE
Covent Garden1.4 miles SW
Southwark1.7 miles E
Finsbury1.7 miles E
Shoreditch1.7 miles NE
Hoxton1.7 miles NE
Marylebone2 miles SW
Mayfair2 miles SW
Lower Holloway2.4 miles N
London1 miles S
Glasgow339 miles NW
Edinburgh329 miles NW
Cardiff133 miles W
Liverpool177 miles NW
Southampton70 miles SW
Saint Ives88 miles SW

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