Leigh Street, London Borough of Camden, Greater London

Leigh Street is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Leigh Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Leigh Street is located in the King's Cross ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.52664, -0.125223
Grid Ref TQ301825
Suburb Bloomsbury
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Leigh Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Leigh Street, Greater London

There were 3 street crime incidents in Leigh Street in April 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: April 2024
April 2024 Crime Incidents in Leigh Street
# Category Outcome
1 Robbery Under investigation
2 Theft From The Person Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Leigh Street and compared that to the average for the King's Cross ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Leigh Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the King's Cross ward

Social economic statistics for Leigh Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Leigh Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Leigh Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Leigh Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Leigh Street are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Leigh Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Leigh Street are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Leigh Street are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Leigh Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Leigh Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Leigh Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Leigh Street.

Unemployment in Leigh Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.44% of Leigh Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Leigh Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Leigh Street. The proportion of retirees on Leigh Street is 13.6% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5% of Leigh Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Leigh Street

The proportion of home owners on Leigh Street is 39.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 69.39% of properties in Leigh Street are private rented and 8.16% are social rented.
22.45% of residents of Leigh Street own their home

Country of Birth of Leigh Street residents

The proportion if Leigh Street residents born in the UK is 48.61% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 65.96% of Leigh Street residents were born outside the UK.
34.04% of Leigh Street residents were born in the UK

Leigh Street Summary

Leigh Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Leigh Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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