2001 Census Ward Profiles Belsize Area (hectares): 78 Residents: 11,653 Households: 6,151 Key Facts Children under 16: 1,631 from the 2001 Census Working age people (16-59/64): 8,509 People of pensionable age (60/65+): 1,513 GospelGospelpp OO Belsize Ward is located in the north west of the borough. The ward name comes from the old French name for the area, Bel Assis, which translates as beautifully situated. Belsize’s recorded existence dates back to 1317 when Sir Roger le Brabazon left it in his will to the monks of Westminster Abbey. Belsize House was first built in 1496 and rebuilt in 1663. In the 18th century the house became infamous BelsizeBelsize HH BelsizeBelsize for its pleasure gardens, though these were eventually closed due to public outrage over their unsavoury reputation. In 1854 the house and the gardens were demolished and built over, the name Belsize Park being given to the area in memory. The Belsize Park conservation area has a range of attractive Victorian architecture including Italianate style semi-detached stuccoed villas built in the 1850s and 1860s and richly ss CottageCottageCottage decorated Gothic and Queen Anne style villas from the © Crown copyright. All rights reserved Licence no.: 100019726. Year: 2007 turn of the 20th century. Population by Age & Sex (%) Age According to the 2001 Census Belsize is the ward with most housing stock (6,371 household spaces) and 90 + the 4th highest population (11,653). Average household 85 - 89 size (persons per household), at 1.87, is the 2nd lowest 80 - 84 in the borough, though the population density is the 5th 75 - 79 highest (150 persons per hectare) due to the physical 70 - 74 compactness of the ward. 88% of the housing is flats; 65 - 69 with marginally more converted or shared houses 60 - 64 (45%) than purpose-built flats (40%). The ward ranks rd 55 - 59 3 worst in the borough for households lacking 50 - 54 amenities (i.e. without central heating or sole use of 45 - 49 bath/shower & toilet) – but is just 2.3% of households. Fewer than 16% of households rent from the Council, 40 - 44 compared to the Camden average of 26%. 35 - 39 30 - 34 Belsize has fewer people aged under 25 than the 25 - 29 Camden average, but more people aged 25-39. The 20 - 24 over 40s are mostly in proportion to the Camden 15 - 19 population. 58% of people aged 16-74 are qualified to 10 - 14 degree level or equivalent and over half of workers are 5 - 9 employed in higher status occupations (manager/senior 0 - 4 official/professional) compared to Camden (42%). Half the households in the ward have access to a car or 87654321012345678 van, ranking it 6th for car availability in the borough. The th Males % Females ward also ranks 4 lowest on people of working age with a ‘limiting long-term illness’. LB Camden ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Census Reports January 2007 Ward Profiles Source: 2001 Census, © Crown Copyright 2004 2001 Census Profile: Belsize Ward White Irish Mixed Ethnicity Buddhist Hindu Jewish Ethnic Group Other White Religion 4% 3% Indian 2% 11% 21% 2% 3% Muslim 7% Pakistani 1% Bangladeshi Sikh 2% Christian 0% Other Asian 43% 1% Black Caribbean 1% Other religions Black African 1% 5% Other Black 0% Chinese White British 2% No religion 54% Other Ethnic Religion not 23% Group stated 3% 11% Limiting Long Term Illness Car Availability % 100 100 100 % 100 60 90 50.5 80 50 70 40.3 70 40 60 30 50 40 20 30 8.0 10 20 12 1.0 0.1 7 10 0 0 None One Two Three Four or more 0 0-15 16-24 25-44 45-59 60-74 75-84 85+ % Households by with number of cars or vans available: Belsize (in households) Belsize (in communal establishments) Belsize LB Camden Accommodation Type Tenure % % 40 50 45.3 40.4 31.6 40 30 22.6 30 19.5 20 15.9 20 10 6.3 7.8 3.7 10 4.5 2.0 0.5 0 0 Owned Owns with Shared Council Housing Private Other Detached or Terraced houses Purpose-built flat Part of a In a commercial outright mortgage or ownership Assoc'n or landlord or semi-detached or tenement converted or building loan Reg'd Social letting agency houses shared house Landlord (including bed- Owner occupied Rented sits) Belsize LB Camden Belsize LB Camden Economic Activity: Men aged 16-74 Economic Activity: Women aged 16-74 % % 0 102030405060 0 102030405060 Employees Part-time 4.0 Employees Part-time 7.8 ve ve i i Employees Full-time 48.8 Employees Full-time 38.3 Self-employed 18.0 Self-employed 11.6 Unemployed 5.2 Unemployed 3.9 Economically act Economically act Full-time student 2.1 Full-time student 2.5 Retired 8.3 Retired 5.9 ve ve i i Student 7.0 Student 9.0 Looking after home/ family 0.6 Looking after home/ family 10.1 Permanently sick/ disabled 4.5 Permanently sick/ disabled 3.3 Economically inact Economically inact Other 3.8 Other 5.3 Belsize LB Camden Belsize LB Camden ______ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Census Reports January 2007 Ward Profiles Source: 2001 Census, © Crown Copyright 2004 2001 Census Ward Profiles Bloomsbury Area (hectares): 102 Residents: 9,224 Key Facts Households: 3,977 Children under 16: 722 from the 2001 Census Working age people (16-59/64): 7,447 People of pensionable age (60/65+): 1,055 KiKinngg'''ss Bloomsbury Ward includes Fitzrovia, the University Precinct and the Brunswick Centre. It is defined by the borough boundary with Westminster to the west, by New Oxford Street to the south and to the east by Southampton Row and Upper Woburn Place, including the annexe around the Brunswick Centre bounded by Tavistock Place, Judd Street and Guilford Street. BlBloomsoomsbbuurryy The ward takes its name from the Blemond family who held land in the area (Blemondsbury) in the 13th century. The main axis, Tottenham Court Road, was still essentially rural in character in 1840 when Heals established premises there, the lease provided for ‘the proper accommodation of 40 cows’. Speculative development took place on estates owned by the Duke of Bedford and Earl of Southampton during a general th th © Crown copyright. All rights reserved Licence no.: 100019726. Year: 2007 boom in building activity in the late 18 and early 19 centuries. The area is regarded as one of the finest examples of Georgian town planning. Particularly well Population by Age & Sex (%) preserved are Bedford Square and the area around the Age British Museum. The area remained a very fashionable 90 + place to live up until the early 20th century. The 85 - 89 Georgian squares and residences, many of which are 80 - 84 now in commercial use, dominate the central part of the 75 - 79 ward. Several institutions, including the University of 70 - 74 London, have their headquarters here. Almost the 65 - 69 entire ward has conservation area status. 60 - 64 55 - 59 According the 2001 Census, Bloomsbury stands out on 50 - 54 a number of characteristics: Bloomsbury is the ward with the fewest residents (9,224). It ranks highest for 45 - 49 the proportion of people living in communal 40 - 44 establishments (27%), the overwhelming majority of 35 - 39 whom (72%) are students living in halls of residence. 30 - 34 Unsurprisingly, therefore, the ward also has the highest 25 - 29 proportion of students aged over 18 (34%), 20 - 24 concentrated in the 18-24 age range. The ward has the 15 - 19 highest proportion of single people (69%), the smallest 10 - 14 proportion of children aged under 16 (9%) and the 2nd 5 - 9 lowest proportion of economically active males. 0 - 4 Bloomsbury has the highest proportion of vacant 11975311357911 household spaces (5%) and the lowest household size Males % Females (1.69). It has the lowest percentage of cars per household (27%) and the highest proportion of people LB Camden who walk to work (44%). ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2001 Census Reports January 2007 Ward Profiles Source: 2001 Census, © Crown Copyright 2004 2001 Census Profile: Bloomsbury Ward Buddhist Hindu Jewish Mixed Ethnic Group Other White Indian Pakistani Religion Ethnicity 2% 3% 2% 18% 5% 1% 3% White Irish Bangladeshi Muslim 3% 7% 11% Christian Other Asian 48% 1% Sikh Black 1% Caribbean 2% Other Black African religions 4% 1% Other Black 0% Chinese 2% No religion White British 23% 49% Other Ethnic Group Religion not 4% stated 9% Limiting Long Term Illness Car Availability % % 100 80 74.2 90 70 80 60 70 50 60 40 50 38 40 30 23.1 30 20 18 20 10 2.2 0.4 0.2 6 10 3 0 0 00 None One Two Three Four or more 0 0-15 16-24 25-44 45-59 60-74 75-84 85+ % Households by with number of cars or vans available: In households In communal establishments Bloomsbury LB Camden Accommodation Type Tenure % % 40 80 72.7 70 30 27.9 60 50 21.3 20 16.1 40 13.3 13.4 30 10 7.6 20 18.8 5.8 0.4 10 2.2 0.5 0 0 Owned Owns with Shared Council Housing Private Other Detached or Terraced houses Purpose-built flat Part of a In a commercial outright mortgage or ownership Assoc'n or landlord or semi-detached or tenement converted or building loan Reg'd Social letting agency houses shared house Landlord (including bed- Owner occupied Rented sits) Bloomsbury Bloomsbury LB Camden LB Camden Economic Activity: Men aged 16-74 Economic Activity: Women aged 16-74 0 1020304050 0 102030405060 Employees Part-time 3.8 Employees Part-time 5.2 ve ve i i Employees Full-time 35.3 Employees Full-time 31.6 Self-employed 9.6 Self-employed 5.4 Unemployed 4.2 Unemployed 2.6 Economically act Economically act Full-time student 6.1 Full-time student 8.1 Retired