WC1A 1HB maps, stats, and open data

WC1A 1HB lies on New Oxford Street in London. WC1A 1HB is located in the Bloomsbury 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 1HB maps

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

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

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WC1A 1HB geodata

Easting	529971
Northing	181438
Latitude	51.516922
Longitude	-0.128216

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1A 1HB?

Street	New Oxford Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC1A
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WC1A 1HB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1A 1HB 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	Bloomsbury
Constituency	Holborn And St Pancras

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC1A 1HB

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	163m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	163m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	163m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1A 1HB

Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street (New Oxford Street)	Tottenham Court Road	19m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	27m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)	Tottenham Court Road	28m
Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	85m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	118m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1A 1HB

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	160m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	501m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	544m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	590m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	616m

Nearest railway stations to WC1A 1HB

London Charing Cross Station	1km
London Euston Station	1.3km
London Kings Cross Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband speed in WC1A 1HB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	17.3Mbps
Average download speed	17.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	20.11Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.25Mbps

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

40.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1A 1HB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

All Bar One

108 New Oxford Street

Shake Shack

80 New Oxford Street

12m

Shoryu

84 New Oxford Street

12m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	85m
Gt Russell Street (Adeline Pl)	18:30	12:00	108m
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	199m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1A 1HB

Facility	Distance
Central Ymca Club Great Russell Street, London Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	155m
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	215m
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed) Tower Street, London Studio	404m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1A 1HB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN	Not applicable	190m
Fashion Retail Academy 15 Gresse Street, London, W1T 1QL	Not applicable	358m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	418m

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WC1A 1HB ITL and WC1A 1HB 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 1HB:

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 1HB 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 1HB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00174659
LSOA	E01000855	Camden 028A
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1A 1HB

WC1A 1JB	Streatham Street	39m
WC1A 1HP	Bainbridge Street	84m
WC1B 3LA	Great Russell Street	95m
WC1B 3QA	Bloomsbury Street	104m
WC1B 3NH	Great Russell Street	107m
WC1B 3AD	Bedford Avenue	119m
WC2H 8AJ	Earnshaw Street	121m
WC2H 8AB	Central St Giles Piazza	127m
WC1B 3AE	Bedford Avenue	129m
WC2H 8LW	St Giles High Street	129m

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