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King's Cross & Bloomsbury North

Middle area

South east Camden. 12,740 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£545,000
Joint 724th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,588
374th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North at a rate of 269.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Other crime924
Anti-social behaviour780
Theft from the person574
Violence and sexual offences542
Robbery132
Vehicle crime131
Burglary106
Drug offences100
Shoplifting78
Criminal damage and arson71

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How King's Cross & Bloomsbury North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

King's Cross & Bloomsbury NorthMiddle
Median sale price26 middle areas, Camden · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Camden26 areas from £545,000 to £1,406,000. The middle area is £776,375. King's Cross & Bloomsbury North is £545,000.
£545,000cheapest
Population27 middle areas, Camden · 2021
Population: every middle area in Camden27 areas from 5,337 to 11,588. The middle area is 7,745. King's Cross & Bloomsbury North is 11,588.
11,588most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 middle areas, Camden · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Camden27 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. King's Cross & Bloomsbury North is 95.0%.
95%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 middle areas, Camden · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Camden27 areas from 83.2% to 99.6%. The middle area is 97.0%. King's Cross & Bloomsbury North is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 6th highest

Is King's Cross & Bloomsbury North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North at a rate of 269.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 302 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (924), anti-social behaviour (780) and theft from the person (574).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Camden

These figures are published for the whole of Camden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Camden and not King's Cross & Bloomsbury North alone. See Camden

Average house price
£798,486
Down 10.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£53,133
4th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
15.0×
4th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.7
96th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
King's Cross & Bloomsbury North in brief

The median price paid for a home in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North was £545,000 in 2025.

King's Cross & Bloomsbury North had 11,588 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in King's Cross & Bloomsbury North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In King's Cross & Bloomsbury North, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.