WC1B 5JH maps, stats, and open data

WC1B 5JH 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 5JH maps

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

WC1B 5JH 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 5JH geodata

Easting	530217
Northing	181799
Latitude	51.520108
Longitude	-0.124565

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC1B 5JH?

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

Elevation or altitude of WC1B 5JH 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 5JH

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	317m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	317m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	317m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1B 5JH

Bedford Place	Bloomsbury	81m
Montague Street	Bloomsbury	105m
Russell Square	Russell Square	107m
British Museum (Great Russell Street)	Holborn	127m
Southampton Row	Bloomsbury	129m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1B 5JH

Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	330m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	400m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	577m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	682m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	781m

Nearest railway stations to WC1B 5JH

London Euston Station	1.1km
London Kings Cross Station	1.2km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1B 5JH

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

Download

Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	51.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	120.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	201,000
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,563
Median (kWh/meter)	8,828

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,518
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,440
Median (kWh/meter)	2,875

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Clarendon Hotel

34-37 Bedford Place

35m

The Penn Club

21-23 Bedford Place

62m

Astor Museum Inn

27 Montague Street

65m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bloomsbury Square (Bedford Pl)	18:30	12:00	101m
Bedford Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	102m
Southampton Row (O/S 75)	18:30	12:00	116m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1B 5JH

Facility	Distance
Rena Health & Leisure Southampton Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	262m
Puregym (London Holborn) Theobalds Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	453m
Fitness First Health Club (London Bloomsbury) (Closed) Coram Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	457m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1B 5JH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden, London, WC1N 3AQ	16 plus	209m
University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU	Not applicable	248m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	263m

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WC1B 5JH ITL and WC1B 5JH 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 5JH:

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 5JH 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 5JH:

	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 5JH

WC1B 4HH	Southampton Row	102m
WC1B 4HA	Southampton Row	107m
WC1B 4HR	Russell Square	108m
WC1B 4HP	Russell Square	112m
WC1B 3BP	Great Russell Street	135m
WC1B 5AE	Southampton Row	141m
WC1B 4BJ		145m
WC1B 4BP	Southampton Row	145m
WC1B 4BS	Southampton Row	145m
WC1B 3BN	Great Russell Street	147m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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