WC1B 5AE maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 5AE lies on Southampton Row in London. WC1B 5AE 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 5AE maps

WC1B 5AE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC1B 5AE 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 5AE geodata

Easting	530335
Northing	181876
Latitude	51.520773
Longitude	-0.122837

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1B 5AE?

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 5AE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 5AE 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 5AE

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dombey Street	292m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	454m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	454m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 5AE

Southampton Row	Bloomsbury	55m
Bedford Place	Bloomsbury	142m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row	Holborn	155m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row (Southampton Row)	Holborn	161m
Russell Square	Russell Square	186m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 5AE

Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	275m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	391m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	714m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	800m
Chancery Lane Underground Station	Chancery Lane	830m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 5AE

London Euston Station	1.1km
London Kings Cross Station	1.1km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1B 5AE

Broadband access in WC1B 5AE (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 5AE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	87.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.23Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1B 5AE (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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WC1B 5AE gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC1B 5AE by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	126,963
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,682
Median (kWh/meter)	7,339

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,941
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,941
Median (kWh/meter)	1,861

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1B 5AE, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1B 5AE.
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 5AE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1B 5AE (meters)

THE SHELL

124 Southampton Row

13m

The Bloomsbury Park Hotel

126 Southampton Row

14m

Trattoria Verdi

110 Southampton Row

38m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC1B 5AE

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southampton Row (O/S 75)	18:30	12:00	33m
Queen Square	18:30	12:00	107m
Bedford Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	156m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 5AE

Facility	Distance
Rena Health & Leisure Southampton Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	204m
Puregym (London Holborn) Theobalds Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	330m
Holborn House Community Centre Emerald Street, London Sports Hall	342m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1B 5AE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ	16 plus	72m
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street, Camden, London, WC1N 3JH	Not applicable	258m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	296m

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Source: Edubase
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WC1B 5AE ITL and WC1B 5AE 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 5AE:

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 5AE 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 5AE:

	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 5AE

WC1B 5AA	Southampton Row	23m
WC1B 4BP	Southampton Row	37m
WC1B 4BS	Southampton Row	37m
WC1B 4BJ		38m
WC1N 3AP	Cosmo Place	47m
WC1B 4BN	Southampton Row	48m
WC1N 3AF	Old Gloucester Street	49m
WC1B 4HA	Southampton Row	51m
WC1N 3AR	Queen Square	67m
WC1B 4HH	Southampton Row	77m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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