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2.1%UNEMPLOYED
30%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
69%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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AVERAGE AGES

  • 6%Children
  • 93%Adults

6% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 3% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in WC2A1EL male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Bread Street,Castle Baynard,Cordwainer,Dowgate,Farringdon Within,Farringdon Without,Queenhithe,Vintry,Walbrook.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 69%AB
  • 30%C2/C2
  • 2%DE

According to census records, 69% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 60%SINGLE
  • 30%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WC2A 1EL is 60%. Single and 'other' people is 39%.

ETHNICITY

  • 83%WHITE
  • 16%NON-WHITE

83% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 89.5%WORKING
  • 2.1%UNEMPLOYED

2.1% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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WC2A1EL Postcode Breakdown

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Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

WC2A1EL 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 SE
Finsbury1.7 miles SE
Shoreditch1.7 miles NE
Hoxton1.7 miles NE
Marylebone2 miles SW
Mayfair2 miles SW
Lower Holloway2.3 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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