Russell Square, London Borough of Camden, Greater London

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

Geography

Russell Square is located in the Bloomsbury ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.521272, -0.124244
Grid Ref TQ302819
Suburb Bloomsbury
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras

House Prices

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

Crime in Russell Square, Greater London

There were 5 street crime incidents in Russell Square in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Russell Square
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Under investigation
2 Other Theft Under investigation
3 Theft From The Person Under investigation
4 Theft From The Person Under investigation
5 Other 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 Russell Square and compared that to the average for the Bloomsbury ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Russell Square, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bloomsbury ward

Social economic statistics for Russell Square

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 Russell Square is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Russell Square 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 Russell Square experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Russell Square are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Russell Square involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Russell Square are in the top 20% least 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 Russell Square are in the top 20% 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 Russell Square, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Russell Square are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Russell Square

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

Unemployment in Russell Square

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.
5.7% of Russell Square residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Russell Square

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Russell Square. The proportion of retirees on Russell Square is 7.95% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
10.65% of Russell Square residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Russell Square

The proportion of home owners on Russell Square is 43.88% lower than the national average of 62%. 53.69% of properties in Russell Square are private rented and 26.85% are social rented.
18.12% of residents of Russell Square own their home

Country of Birth of Russell Square residents

The proportion if Russell Square residents born in the UK is 42.25% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 59.6% of Russell Square residents were born outside the UK.
40.4% of Russell Square residents were born in the UK

Russell Square Summary

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

Russell Square has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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