WC1H 8BG maps, stats, and open data

WC1H 8BG is located in the King's Cross 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.

WC1H 8BG maps

WC1H 8BG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WC1H 8BG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WC1H 8BG geodata

Easting530424
Northing182894
Latitude51.529902
Longitude-0.121153

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC1H 8BG?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC1H
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WC1H 8BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1H 8BG as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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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Politics

WardKing's Cross
ConstituencyHolborn And St Pancras

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC1H 8BG

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Chad'S Street45m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Chad'S Street45m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Chad'S Street45m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1H 8BG

King's Cross St. PancrasKing's Cross72m
Swinton StreetPentonville103m
Kings Cross Caledonian Road (Pentonville Road)Pentonville114m
King's Cross St. Pancras (Euston Road)King's Cross143m
King's Cross St. Pancras (Euston Road)King's Cross147m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1H 8BG

King's Cross St. Pancras Underground StationKing's Cross163m
Russell Square Underground StationRussell Square790m
Euston Underground StationEuston900m
Angel Underground StationAngel1,103m
Euston Square Underground StationEuston Square1,123m

Nearest railway stations to WC1H 8BG

London Kings Cross Station0.2km
London St Pancras International LL Station0.5km
London St Pancras International Station0.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1H 8BG

Broadband access in WC1H 8BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband28.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC1H 8BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.3Mbps
Average download speed42.1Mbps
Maximum download speed79.70Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.1Mbps
Average upload speed10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1H 8BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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WC1H 8BG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC1H 8BG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)52,891
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)8,815
Median (kWh/meter)8,524
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1H 8BG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1H 8BG.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

81.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1H 8BG:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC1H 8BG (meters)

Comfort Inn Kings Cross
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
2-5 St Chad's Street
23m
Subway
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
311 Gray's Inn Road
31m
Cappadocia Cafe Bistro
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
293 Gray's Inn Road
45m

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Nearest post box to WC1H 8BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Grays Inn Road (Swinton St)18:3012:00137m
192 Pentonville Road18:3012:00292m
Kings Cross Road (Britannia St)18:3012:00295m

Nearest sports facilities to WC1H 8BG

FacilityDistance
Urban Kings Gym (Closed)
Bravingtons Walk, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
170m
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross)
Pentonville Road, London
Health and Fitness Gym
283m
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
Euston Road, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool
290m

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Nearest schools to WC1H 8BG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, London, WC1H 9EG
Primary229m
Winton Primary School
Killick Street, Pentonville Road, London, N1 9AZ
Primary348m
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RA
16 plus372m

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WC1H 8BG ITL and WC1H 8BG 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 WC1H 8BG:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLILondon
ITL 2 CodeName
TLI3Inner London - West
ITL 3 CodeName
TLI31Camden and City of London
LAU 1 CodeName
E09000007Camden

WC1H 8BG 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 WC1H 8BG:

CodeName
OAE00004659
LSOAE01000938Camden 024B
MSOAE02000189Camden 024

Nearest postcodes to WC1H 8BG

WC1X 8QPGrays Inn Road27m
WC1H 8BDSt Chad's Street32m
WC1H 8BHBirkenhead Street45m
WC1X 8QJGrays Inn Road50m
WC1X 8PXGrays Inn Road57m
WC1H 8BJBirkenhead Street59m
WC1X 8QFGrays Inn Road67m
WC1H 8BBBirkenhead Street73m
WC1H 8BLBirkenhead Street84m
WC1H 8ASArgyle Square98m