Drake Street, London Borough of Camden, Greater London

Drake Street is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Drake Street is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Drake Street is located in the Holborn and Covent Garden ward of the Camden district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.519436, -0.119663
Grid Ref TQ305817
Suburb Holborn
Constituency Holborn and St Pancras
Postcodes WC1R 4RD, WC1R 4SR, WC1X 8TA, WC1X 8TJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Drake Street, Greater London

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Metropolitan Police in Drake Street during May 2024.

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 Drake Street and compared that to the average for the Holborn and Covent Garden ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Drake Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Holborn and Covent Garden ward

Social economic statistics for Drake 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 Drake Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Drake 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 Drake Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Drake Street are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Drake Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Drake Street are in the top 30% 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 Drake Street are in the top 10% 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 Drake Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Drake Street are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Drake Street

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

Unemployment in Drake 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.
5% of Drake Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Drake Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Drake Street. The proportion of retirees on Drake Street is 9.67% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.93% of Drake Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Drake Street

The proportion of home owners on Drake Street is 36.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 56.36% of properties in Drake Street are private rented and 16.36% are social rented.
25.45% of residents of Drake Street own their home

Country of Birth of Drake Street residents

The proportion if Drake Street residents born in the UK is 41.55% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 58.9% of Drake Street residents were born outside the UK.
41.1% of Drake Street residents were born in the UK

Drake Street Summary

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

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