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8.2%UNEMPLOYED
22%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
41%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WC2A 1AX belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WC2A 1AX 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 1AX from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 17%Children
  • 83%Adults

17% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 4% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in WC2A1AX male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Clerkenwell.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 41%AB
  • 40%C2/C2
  • 20%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

  • 62%SINGLE
  • 22%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WC2A 1AX is 62%. Single and 'other' people is 38%.

ETHNICITY

  • 70%WHITE
  • 30%NON-WHITE

70% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 80.1%WORKING
  • 8.2%UNEMPLOYED

8.2% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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WC2A1AX Postcode Breakdown

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Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

WC2A1AX Postal District

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Nearest Towns & Cities
Holborn0.6 miles SW
Bloomsbury0.6 miles SW
Islington0.8 miles NE
Shoreditch1.4 miles E
Hoxton1.4 miles E
London1.7 miles S
Westminster1.7 miles S
Lambeth1.7 miles S
Lower Holloway1.8 miles N
Highbury1.8 miles N
Covent Garden1.9 miles SW
Finsbury2.1 miles SE
Southwark2.1 miles SE
Mayfair2.4 miles SW
London2 miles S
Glasgow338 miles NW
Edinburgh328 miles NW
Cardiff133 miles W
Liverpool177 miles NW
Southampton71 miles SW
Saint Ives88 miles SW

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