St Giles area report

Highlights

St Giles is a central London neighbourhood with a population of 1,792. The median property price is £830,000, with prices per square metre at £11,097; 15 sales were recorded over 12 months. Prices have fallen 29.3% over five years. The majority of properties rate as EPC band C or better (63.6%), with a median band of C. Regarding deprivation, about 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than St Giles overall, though the living environment decile is notably low at 1.0. Air quality shows elevated annual mean levels for nitrogen dioxide (32.7) and particulate matter (10.0). The area benefits from strong broadband coverage: 91.3% gigabit-capable and 92.9% superfast. St Giles contains 55 listed buildings across 5 conservation areas including Strand, Bloomsbury, Covent Garden, Kingsway, and Seven Dials. Council tax band D is £2,207.12. The nearest primary school is St Josephs Catholic Primary School (0.1 km away) and nearest secondary is Guildhouse School (0.2 km away), though admissions follow council criteria. The area is administered by London Borough of Camden.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). St Giles, London — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with St Giles’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within London, St Giles ranks 31st cheapest of 33, 31st safest and 27th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £830,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in St Giles have fallen 29% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 210,135 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than St Giles (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 4 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 5 then).

Schools

• 96% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 91% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in St Giles that changed hands in the last five years, 14.3% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 3.4 points below London (17.7%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 34.53% over 10.75 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.3% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/st giles.

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Nearby areas we cover: Seven Dials, Bloomsbury, St Clement Danes.