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Bloomsbury Square, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Bloomsbury Square, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/bloomsbury-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WC1A 2LP, WC1A 2RL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£1,121,500
10 sales
Price range
£765k – £1.6m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Sep 2025
WC1A 2LP

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At a glance

House prices£1.12m averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station3 min walkHolborn Underground Station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% leaseholdAcross 16 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

10 property sales on Bloomsbury Square, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 22 Sep 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £1,121,500. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Bloomsbury Square range from £765,000 to £1,600,000. 19% of homes sold here were freehold and 81% leasehold.

House prices on Bloomsbury Square compared

WC1A postcode area£2,387,400
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Bloomsbury Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WC1A house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £942,500 (2 sales)2017£943k2018: £1,515,000 (1 sales)2018£1.52m2021: £1,600,000 (1 sales)2021£1.6m2022: £765,000 (1 sales)2022£765k2023: £1,155,000 (4 sales)2023£1.16m2025: £830,000 (1 sales)2025£830k

Tenure: 19% freehold and 81% leasehold across 16 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat10£1,121,50022 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Bloomsbury Square

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 7, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 22 Sep 2025£830,000 FlatLeasehold
2 - 3, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2RL 1 Aug 2025£4,560,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 9, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 18 Sep 2024£630,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 21 Mar 2024£725,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 24 Nov 2023£870,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 26 Apr 2023£1,115,000 FlatLeasehold
7A, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 17 Mar 2023£1,410,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Whitehall, 9 - 11, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 16 Jan 2023£1,225,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 8 Aug 2022£765,000 FlatLeasehold
Disraeli House, 6, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 19 Apr 2022£8,500,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 2, Whitehall, 9 - 11, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 17 Sep 2021£1,600,000 FlatLeasehold
Disraeli House, 6, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 3 Jun 2020£8,400,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 1, Whitehall, 9 - 11, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 9 Nov 2018£1,515,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 18 May 2018£739,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, Whitehall, 9 - 11, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 23 Aug 2017£1,100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Whitehall, 9 - 11, Bloomsbury Square WC1A 2LP 13 Apr 2017£785,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 6, 7 - 8, Bloomsbury Square £739,000 (May 2018) → £725,000 (Mar 2024) -2%
over 6 yrs
Disraeli House, 6, Bloomsbury Square £8,400,000 (Jun 2020) → £8,500,000 (Apr 2022) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Bloomsbury Square

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Guildhouse School 143 pupils Other independent school 15–24 Report 0.1 mi
Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury 19 pupils Other independent special school 7–19 Report 0.2 mi
St Josephs Catholic Primary School 133 pupils Primary Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Jeannine Manuel School 687 pupils Other independent school 2–18 Report 0.3 mi
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Foundation special school 4–18 Report 0.3 mi
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 193 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
The Royal Ballet School 227 pupils Other independent school 12–19 Report 0.4 mi
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School 190 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • London Charing Cross station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Farringdon station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • London Euston station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Holborn Underground Station 0.1 mi · 3 min walk
  • Russell Square Underground Station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • British Museum (Stop W, GREAT RUSSELL STREET) 1 min walk
  • Bloomsbury Square (Stop F, BLOOMSBURY SQUARE) 1 min walk
  • Bloomsbury Square (Stop B) 1 min walk
  • Museum Street (Stop E, BLOOMSBURY WAY) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Museum Practice
    58 Great Russell Street, London · 0.1 mi
  • Covent Garden Medical Centre
    47 Shorts Gardens, London · 0.3 mi
  • Gower Street Practice
    20 Gower Street, London · 0.3 mi
  • Holborn Medical Centre
    64-66 Lambs Conduit Street, London · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bloomsbury Southampton Row Local · 0.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Holborn Local · 0.1 mi
  • Little Waitrose Little Waitrose High Holborn · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Covent Garden Endell Street Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kerrs Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Holborn Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Boots · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Forest And Ray Dental · 0.1 mi
  • The Covent Garden Dental Spa · 0.2 mi
  • Smilepod Holborn · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned19.6%62.5%
Private rented32.8%20.3%
Social rented47.2%17.1%
Households815

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 157.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6480.5%64.1%
Aged 65+12.2%18.6%
Residents1,796

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Camden with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Bloomsbury Square

Ethnic group

HereCamden
White55.2%59.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.1%18.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.6%6.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%9%
Other ethnic group5.7%6.8%

Religion

HereCamden
No religion38.1%34.6%
Christian33.4%31.4%
Muslim13.2%16.1%
Not answered8.4%8.9%
Buddhist2.3%1.1%
Hindu2%1.9%
Other religion1.2%0.9%
Jewish1%4.8%

Country of birth

HereCamden
Born in the UK47.2%54.5%
Born outside the UK52.8%45.5%

Highest qualification

HereCamden
Level 4 qualifications and above51.8%57.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.6%14.1%
No qualifications10.1%11.8%
Level 2 qualifications7.8%7.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%5.1%
Other qualifications4.1%2.6%
Apprenticeship2.1%1.9%

General health

HereCamden
Very good health49.4%55.5%
Good health32.6%29.3%
Fair health10.9%10%
Bad health5.7%3.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereCamden
No cars or vans in household80.9%63.7%
1 car or van in household16.8%30.2%
2 cars or vans in household1.6%5.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household0.7%1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Camden.

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