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Bloomsbury

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South east Camden. About 13,342 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bloomsbury, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,091
1,952nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
83.4%
58th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bloomsbury compares

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

BloomsburyMiddle
Population20 wards, Camden · 2021
Population: every ward in Camden20 areas from 6,389 to 12,542. The middle area is 11,284. Bloomsbury is 11,091.
11,0919th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Camden · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Camden20 areas from 85.6% to 98.6%. The middle area is 95.9%. Bloomsbury is 95.7%.
95.7%9th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Camden · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Camden20 areas from 1.5% to 6.3%. The middle area is 5.0%. Bloomsbury is 2.8%.
2.8%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Camden · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Camden20 areas from 65.7% to 83.4%. The middle area is 74.8%. Bloomsbury is 83.4%.
83.4%highest

Figures for the whole of Camden

These figures are published for the whole of Camden, not for each ward, so they describe all of Camden and not Bloomsbury alone. See Camden

Average house price
£815,159
Down 10.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£53,133
4th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
15.3×
4th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.7
96th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bloomsbury in brief

Bloomsbury had 11,091 usual residents at the census.

In Bloomsbury, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bloomsbury, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

83.4% of residents in Bloomsbury were aged 15 to 64 at the census.