WC1B 4BS maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 4BS lies on Southampton Row in London. WC1B 4BS 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.

WC1B 4BS maps

WC1B 4BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC1B 4BS 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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WC1B 4BS geodata

Easting	530355
Northing	181845
Latitude	51.520489
Longitude	-0.122560

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1B 4BS?

Street	Southampton Row
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC1B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1B 4BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 4BS 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 WC1B 4BS

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dombey Street	279m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	463m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	463m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 4BS

Southampton Row	Bloomsbury	90m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row	Holborn	118m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row (Southampton Row)	Holborn	124m
Bedford Place	Bloomsbury	165m
British Museum (Great Russell Street)	Holborn	201m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 4BS

Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	311m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	355m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	708m
Chancery Lane Underground Station	Chancery Lane	802m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	819m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 4BS

London Kings Cross Station	1.2km
London Euston Station	1.2km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1B 4BS

Broadband access in WC1B 4BS (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 WC1B 4BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	90.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.21Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1B 4BS (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1B 4BS

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Source: Ofcom
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WC1B 4BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC1B 4BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	90,432
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,304
Median (kWh/meter)	11,377

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,043
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,130
Median (kWh/meter)	2,708

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1B 4BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1B 4BS.
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

35% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1B 4BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1B 4BS (meters)

Trattoria Verdi

110 Southampton Row

Eatoo

107 Southampton Row

12m

Zamaz plc

27 Old Gloucester Street

28m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC1B 4BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southampton Row (O/S 75)	18:30	12:00	32m
Queen Square	18:30	12:00	109m
Bloomsbury Square (Bedford Pl)	18:30	12:00	142m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 4BS

Facility	Distance
Rena Health & Leisure Southampton Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	168m
Puregym (London Holborn) Theobalds Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	311m
Holborn House Community Centre Emerald Street, London Sports Hall	334m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1B 4BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ	16 plus	67m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	264m
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street, Camden, London, WC1N 3JH	Not applicable	265m

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Source: Edubase
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WC1B 4BS ITL and WC1B 4BS 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 4BS:

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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WC1B 4BS 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 4BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004521
LSOA	E01000914	Camden 028B
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1B 4BS

WC1B 4BP	Southampton Row	0m
WC1B 4BJ		1m
WC1B 4BN	Southampton Row	11m
WC1B 5AA	Southampton Row	16m
WC1N 3AF	Old Gloucester Street	28m
WC1B 5AE	Southampton Row	37m
WC1B 4HA	Southampton Row	39m
WC1N 3AP	Cosmo Place	78m
WC1B 4BA	Southampton Row	78m
WC1N 3AR	Queen Square	99m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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