WC1A 1BH maps, stats, and open data

WC1A 1BH lies on New Oxford Street in London. WC1A 1BH is located in the Holborn & Covent Garden electoral ward, within the London borough of Camden and the English Parliamentary constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North Central London ICB - 93C and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WC1A 1BH maps

WC1A 1BH map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC1A 1BH map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WC1A 1BH geodata

Easting	530181
Northing	181450
Latitude	51.516980
Longitude	-0.125213

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1A 1BH?

Street	New Oxford Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC1A
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1A 1BH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1A 1BH as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Holborn & Covent Garden
Constituency	Holborn And St Pancras

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC1A 1BH

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	100m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	100m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	100m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1A 1BH

Museum Street	Holborn	64m
Museum Street (Bloomsbury Way)	Holborn	90m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	103m
Drury Lane (High Holborn)	Holborn	117m
New Oxford Street High Holborn	Holborn	118m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1A 1BH

Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	335m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	366m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	436m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	661m
Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	681m

Nearest railway stations to WC1A 1BH

London Charing Cross Station	1km
London Euston Station	1.4km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1A 1BH

Broadband access in WC1A 1BH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	60.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WC1A 1BH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	69.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	17.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1A 1BH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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WC1A 1BH gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC1A 1BH by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	36,983
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,845
Median (kWh/meter)	2,540

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1A 1BH, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1A 1BH.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

57.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1A 1BH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1A 1BH (meters)

The Old Crown

33 New Oxford Street

10m

Shu Xiangge Chinese Hot Pot

43 New Oxford Street

14m

Bloomsbury Tavern

236 Shaftesbury Avenue

40m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC1A 1BH

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	125m
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	154m
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	203m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1A 1BH

Facility	Distance
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	154m
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	232m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	343m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1A 1BH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	225m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	248m
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN	Not applicable	355m

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WC1A 1BH ITL and WC1A 1BH LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WC1A 1BH:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI31	Camden and City of London
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000007	Camden

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WC1A 1BH census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WC1A 1BH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004561
LSOA	E01000918	Camden 028C
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1A 1BH

WC1A 1EP	New Oxford Street	44m
WC1A 1JN	Museum Street	45m
WC1A 1JH	West Central Street	49m
WC1A 2SE	Bloomsbury Way	55m
WC1A 1NT	Coptic Street	60m
WC2H 8DX	Grape Street	61m
WC1A 2HR	Little Russell Street	75m
WC1A 1LY	Museum Street	75m
WC2H 8DY	Grape Street	82m
WC1A 1NH	Coptic Street	86m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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