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WC1B 3LW is located in the Clerkenwell electoral ward, within the London borough of Islington and the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. 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 October 2017.
WC1B 3LW maps


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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2025; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
WC1B 3LW geodata
| Easting | 531073 |
| Northing | 182317 |
| Latitude | 51.524567 |
| Longitude | -0.112017 |
Where is WC1B 3LW?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WC1B |
WC1B 3LW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WC1B 3LW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
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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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Politics
| Ward | Clerkenwell |
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| Constituency | Islington South And Finsbury |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to WC1B 3LW
| Mount Pleasant Clerkenwell (Rosebery Avenue) | Clerkenwell | 97m |
| Mount Pleasant Farringdon Rd (Farringdon Road) | Clerkenwell | 106m |
| Mount Pleasant Clerkenwell (Rosebery Avenue) | Clerkenwell | 146m |
| Mount Pleasant Farringdon Rd (Farringdon Road) | Clerkenwell | 164m |
| Mount Pleasant Clerkenwell (Rosebery Avenue) | Clerkenwell | 165m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 3LW
| Farringdon Underground Station | Farringdon | 689m |
| Chancery Lane Underground Station | Chancery Lane | 704m |
| Russell Square Underground Station | Russell Square | 866m |
| Holborn Underground Station | Holborn | 973m |
| Angel Underground Station | Angel | 993m |
Nearest railway stations to WC1B 3LW
| Farringdon (London) Station | 0.7km |
| London Kings Cross Station | 1km |
| City Thameslink Station | 1.3km |
Deprivation
66.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than
WC1B 3LW:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1B 3LW (metres)
Trinacria's Kitchen
Humdingers Rosebery
Luis Cafe
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Nearest post box to WC1B 3LW
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Mount Pleasant Mail Centre | 19:30 | 12:30 | 81m |
| Grays Inn Road (Elm St) | 18:30 | 12:00 | 249m |
| Rosebery Avenue (Laystall St) | 18:30 | 12:00 | 264m |
WC1B 3LW ITL and WC1B 3LW 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 WC1B 3LW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLI | London |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLI4 | Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLI43 | Haringey and Islington |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E09000019 | Islington |
WC1B 3LW 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 WC1B 3LW:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00013578 | |
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| LSOA | E01002726 | Islington 022F |
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| MSOA | E02000575 | Islington 022 |
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