WC1B 5ER maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 5ER lies on Russell Square in London. WC1B 5ER 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 December 2000.

WC1B 5ER maps

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

WC1B 5ER 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 5ER geodata

Easting	530063
Northing	182080
Latitude	51.522670
Longitude	-0.126654

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC1B 5ER?

Street	Russell Square
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC1B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1B 5ER Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 5ER 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 5ER

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	275m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	404m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	404m
➜ Russell Square crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 5ER

Russell Square	Russell Square	48m
Bedford Way	Bloomsbury	59m
Russell Square	Russell Square	65m
Russell Square (Woburn Place)	Russell Square	81m
Russell Square	Russell Square	96m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 5ER

Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	172m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	581m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	711m
Euston Square Underground Station	Euston Square	714m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	741m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 5ER

London Euston Station	0.8km
London Kings Cross Station	1km
London St Pancras International LL Station	1.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1B 5ER

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	111.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.20Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1B 5ER (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 5ER

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Source: Ofcom
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WC1B 5ER gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	97,807
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,446
Median (kWh/meter)	4,558

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	288,715
Meter count	59
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,893
Median (kWh/meter)	3,426

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

40.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1B 5ER:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Walkmisu

Left Telephone Kiosk East Corner

44m

Cafe Tropea

Cafe In The Gardens

44m

Cafe at the Inst of Advanced Legal Study

Charles Clore House

57m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bernard Street (Russ. Sq Tube)	18:30	12:00	131m
Bedford Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	220m
Marchmont Street Bo Boxes	18:30	12:00	239m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 5ER

Facility	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Russell Square) (Closed) Woburn Place, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	178m
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed) Coram Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	210m
The Gym Group (London Bloomsbury) Coram Street, London Health and Fitness Gym	214m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1B 5ER

School	Phase of Education	Distance
School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG	Not applicable	182m
University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU	Not applicable	203m
Birkbeck College Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX	Not applicable	223m

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Source: Edubase
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WC1B 5ER ITL and WC1B 5ER 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 5ER:

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 5ER 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 5ER:

	Code	Name
OA	E00174655
LSOA	E01000852	Camden 026C
MSOA	E02000191	Camden 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1B 5ER

WC1B 5EH	Russell Square	44m
WC1H 0LS	Woburn Place	90m
WC1H 0LL	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0LP	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0LR	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0LW	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0ND	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0NF	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0NG	Woburn Place	91m
WC1H 0NH	Woburn Place	91m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence