WC1E 6HJ maps, stats, and open data

WC1E 6HJ lies on Gower Street in London. WC1E 6HJ 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.

WC1E 6HJ maps

WC1E 6HJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC1E 6HJ 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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WC1E 6HJ geodata

Easting	529682
Northing	181971
Latitude	51.521778
Longitude	-0.132183

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1E 6HJ?

Street	Gower Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC1E
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1E 6HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1E 6HJ 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 WC1E 6HJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	124m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	353m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Further/Higher Educational Building	353m
➜ Gower Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1E 6HJ

Chenies Street (Gower Street)	Goodge Street	94m
Torrington Place (Gower Street)	Goodge Street	138m
Goodge Street	Goodge Street	209m
University College Hospital (Gower Street)	Euston Square	298m
Percy Street	Fitzrovia	316m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1E 6HJ

Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	199m
Euston Square Underground Station	Euston Square	494m
Warren Street Underground Station	Warren Street	552m
Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	568m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	608m

Nearest railway stations to WC1E 6HJ

London Euston Station	0.7km
London Kings Cross Station	1.2km
London St Pancras International LL Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1E 6HJ

Broadband access in WC1E 6HJ (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	75.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC1E 6HJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	18.5Mbps
Average download speed	32.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1E 6HJ (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 WC1E 6HJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WC1E 6HJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC1E 6HJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	399,975
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,666
Median (kWh/meter)	8,143

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,815
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,644
Median (kWh/meter)	2,542

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1E 6HJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1E 6HJ.
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

39.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1E 6HJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1E 6HJ (meters)

Jesmond Hotel

63 Gower Street

Arran House Hotel

77-79 Gower Street

Regency House Hotel

71 Gower Street

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC1E 6HJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Torrington Place (Tcr)	18:30	12:00	193m
Chenies Street (Tcr)	18:30	12:00	196m
Bedford Street (Gower Street)	18:30	12:00	305m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1E 6HJ

Facility	Distance
Energy Base Malet Street, London Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	125m
Fitness First (Tottenham Court Road) Tottenham Court Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	197m
Bloomsbury Fitness Centre Gordon Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	368m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1E 6HJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT	Not applicable	142m
Birkbeck College Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX	Not applicable	203m
School of Oriental and African Studies Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG	Not applicable	214m

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WC1E 6HJ ITL and WC1E 6HJ 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 WC1E 6HJ:

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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WC1E 6HJ 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 WC1E 6HJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004193
LSOA	E01000850	Camden 026A
MSOA	E02000191	Camden 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1E 6HJ

WC1E 7AT	Ridgmount Gardens	58m
WC1E 7AS	Ridgmount Gardens	59m
WC1E 7AU	Ridgmount Gardens	60m
WC1E 7AR	Ridgmount Gardens	64m
WC1E 7AX	Ridgmount Gardens	66m
WC1E 7AP	Ridgmount Gardens	72m
WC1E 7AY	Ridgmount Gardens	75m
WC1E 7JN	Malet Street	78m
WC1E 6AJ	Huntley Street	84m
WC1E 7AZ	Ridgmount Gardens	89m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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