WC1B 5AJ maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 5AJ 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 5AJ maps

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

WC1B 5AJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
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WC1B 5AJ geodata

Easting	530306
Northing	181927
Latitude	51.521238
Longitude	-0.123236

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1B 5AJ?

Country	England
Postcode District	WC1B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1B 5AJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 5AJ 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 5AJ

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Dombey Street	317m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	450m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	450m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 5AJ

Southampton Row	Bloomsbury	27m
Bedford Place	Bloomsbury	124m
Russell Square	Russell Square	163m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row	Holborn	213m
Theobalds Rd Southampton Row (Southampton Row)	Holborn	219m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 5AJ

Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	217m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	450m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	731m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	775m
Chancery Lane Underground Station	Chancery Lane	875m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 5AJ

London Euston Station	1.1km
London Kings Cross Station	1.1km
London St Pancras International LL Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband speed in WC1B 5AJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	83.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.19Mbps

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Source: Ofcom
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WC1B 5AJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	217,988
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,110
Median (kWh/meter)	12,919

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,685
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,483
Median (kWh/meter)	2,431

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

35% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1B 5AJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Chambeli

146 Southampton Row

Marco's New York Italian

Mecure Hotel

20m

The Swan

7 Cosmo Place

24m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southampton Row (O/S 75)	18:30	12:00	84m
Queen Square	18:30	12:00	125m
Bedford Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	130m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 5AJ

Facility	Distance
Rena Health & Leisure Southampton Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	262m
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed) Coram Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	350m
The Gym Group (London Bloomsbury) Coram Street, London Health and Fitness Gym	355m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1B 5AJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ	16 plus	107m
Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH Great Ormond Street, Camden, London, WC1N 3JH	Not applicable	254m
University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU	Not applicable	321m

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WC1B 5AJ ITL and WC1B 5AJ 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 5AJ:

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 5AJ 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 5AJ:

	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 5AJ

WC1N 3AP	Cosmo Place	36m
WC1N 3AR	Queen Square	39m
WC1B 4HH	Southampton Row	58m
WC1B 5AE	Southampton Row	59m
WC1B 5AA	Southampton Row	81m
WC1B 4HP	Russell Square	94m
WC1B 4BJ		96m
WC1B 4BP	Southampton Row	96m
WC1B 4BS	Southampton Row	96m
WC1B 4HA	Southampton Row	101m

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