WC1B 5BH maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 5BH 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.

WC1B 5BH maps

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

WC1B 5BH 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 5BH geodata

Easting	530191
Northing	181747
Latitude	51.519647
Longitude	-0.124959

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC1B 5BH?

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

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 5BH 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 WC1B 5BH

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	280m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	280m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	280m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 5BH

British Museum (Great Russell Street)	Holborn	90m
Montague Street	Bloomsbury	94m
Bedford Place	Bloomsbury	129m
Russell Square	Russell Square	141m
British Museum (Great Russell Street)	Holborn	142m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 5BH

Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	384m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	387m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	521m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	661m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	730m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 5BH

London Euston Station	1.1km
London Kings Cross Station	1.3km
London Charing Cross Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1B 5BH

Broadband access in WC1B 5BH (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	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC1B 5BH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	18.1Mbps
Average download speed	68.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.27Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	278,529
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,947
Median (kWh/meter)	8,068

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	67,393
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,324
Median (kWh/meter)	2,061

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

40.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1B 5BH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Astor Museum Inn

27 Montague Street

15m

Clarendon Hotel

34-37 Bedford Place

56m

Grange Whitehall Hotel

2-5 Montague Street

69m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bloomsbury Square (Bedford Pl)	18:30	12:00	95m
Bedford Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	147m
Southampton Row (O/S 75)	18:30	12:00	164m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 5BH

Facility	Distance
Rena Health & Leisure Southampton Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	277m
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	448m
Central Ymca Club Great Russell Street, London Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	460m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1B 5BH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	240m
University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU	Not applicable	250m
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ	16 plus	257m

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Source: Edubase
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WC1B 5BH ITL and WC1B 5BH 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 5BH:

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 5BH 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 5BH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004169
LSOA	E01000855	Camden 028A
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1B 5BH

WC1B 3BP	Great Russell Street	97m
WC1B 3BN	Great Russell Street	103m
WC1B 3BJ	Great Russell Street	124m
WC1A 2JR	Galen Place	135m
WC1B 3BE	Great Russell Street	136m
WC1A 2JB	Bury Place	146m
WC1B 4HA	Southampton Row	152m
WC1A 2HL	Little Russell Street	157m
WC1B 4HR	Russell Square	160m
WC1A 2JX	Bury Place	160m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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