WC1A 2LH maps, stats, and open data

WC1A 2LH 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 2LH maps

WC1A 2LH map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC1A 2LH 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 2LH geodata

Easting	530240
Northing	181570
Latitude	51.518045
Longitude	-0.124319

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1A 2LH?

Country	England
Postcode District	WC1A
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1A 2LH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1A 2LH 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 2LH

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	232m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	232m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	232m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1A 2LH

Museum Street (Bloomsbury Way)	Holborn	52m
Museum Street	Holborn	73m
British Museum (Great Russell Street)	Holborn	101m
British Museum (Great Russell Street)	Holborn	106m
New Oxford Street High Holborn	Holborn	109m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1A 2LH

Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	272m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	460m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	551m
Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	559m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	753m

Nearest railway stations to WC1A 2LH

London Charing Cross Station	1.1km
London Euston Station	1.3km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1A 2LH

Broadband access in WC1A 2LH (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC1A 2LH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	98.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.19Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1A 2LH (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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Source: Ofcom
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WC1A 2LH gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC1A 2LH by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	147,790
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,316
Median (kWh/meter)	12,263

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,326
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,277
Median (kWh/meter)	2,611

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1A 2LH, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1A 2LH.
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 2LH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1A 2LH (meters)

The Kingsley Hotel

36-37 Bloomsbury Way

25m

Yang's Palace

33 Bloomsbury Way

25m

Il Castelletto Restaurant

17 Bury Place

39m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC1A 2LH

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bloomsbury Square (Bedford Pl)	18:30	12:00	159m
High Holborn	18:30		209m
High Holborn (Southampton Pl)	18:30	12:00	210m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1A 2LH

Facility	Distance
Rena Health & Leisure Southampton Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	272m
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	284m
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	287m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1A 2LH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	124m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	267m
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ	16 plus	359m

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WC1A 2LH ITL and WC1A 2LH 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 2LH:

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 2LH 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 2LH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004558
LSOA	E01000918	Camden 028C
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1A 2LH

WC1A 2LD	Bury Place	11m
WC1A 2JA	Bury Place	12m
WC1A 2HL	Little Russell Street	31m
WC1A 2JS	Bury Place	37m
WC1A 2JB	Bury Place	38m
WC1A 2JU	Bury Place	40m
WC1A 2JX	Bury Place	43m
WC1A 2HS	Little Russell Street	48m
WC1A 2JD	Gilbert Place	48m
WC1A 2JR	Galen Place	60m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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