WC1H 8BL maps, stats, and open data

WC1H 8BL lies on Birkenhead Street in London. WC1H 8BL 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 8BL maps

WC1H 8BL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC1H 8BL 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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WC1H 8BL geodata

Easting	530426
Northing	182810
Latitude	51.529145
Longitude	-0.121181

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC1H 8BL?

Street	Birkenhead Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC1H
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC1H 8BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC1H 8BL 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	King's Cross
Constituency	Holborn And St Pancras

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC1H 8BL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Argyle Street	64m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Argyle Street	64m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Argyle Street	64m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1H 8BL

Swinton Street	Pentonville	74m
King's Cross St. Pancras	King's Cross	151m
Swinton Street	Pentonville	180m
King's Cross St. Pancras (Euston Road)	King's Cross	192m
Kings Cross Caledonian Road (Pentonville Road)	Pentonville	194m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1H 8BL

King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station	King's Cross	219m
Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	709m
Euston Underground Station	Euston	884m
Euston Square Underground Station	Euston Square	1,090m
Angel Underground Station	Angel	1,129m

Nearest railway stations to WC1H 8BL

London Kings Cross Station	0.2km
London St Pancras International LL Station	0.5km
London St Pancras International Station	0.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1H 8BL

Broadband access in WC1H 8BL (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 WC1H 8BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	60.0Mbps
Average download speed	101.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	7.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1H 8BL (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 WC1H 8BL

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WC1H 8BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	203,088
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,124
Median (kWh/meter)	6,964

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	63,420
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,537
Median (kWh/meter)	2,083

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1H 8BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1H 8BL.
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

86.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC1H 8BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Howard Winchester Hotel

9 Argyle Square

48m

The Gyle

16-18 Argyle Square

48m

Co-operative

275 Gray's Inn Road

62m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC1H 8BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Grays Inn Road (Swinton St)	18:30	12:00	100m
Judd Street (Bidborough St)	18:30	12:00	313m
Grays Inn Road (Sidmouth St)	18:30	12:00	315m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC1H 8BL

Facility	Distance
Urban Kings Gym (Closed) Bravingtons Walk, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	250m
One Kx Cromer Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	296m
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel Euston Road, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	310m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1H 8BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Argyle Primary School Tonbridge Street, London, WC1H 9EG	Primary	194m
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RA	16 plus	299m
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2NY	Nursery	409m

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WC1H 8BL ITL and WC1H 8BL 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 8BL:

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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WC1H 8BL 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 8BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004658
LSOA	E01000939	Camden 024C
MSOA	E02000189	Camden 024

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC1H 8BL

WC1H 8BJ	Birkenhead Street	32m
WC1H 8BP	Birkenhead Street	33m
WC1H 8AS	Argyle Square	38m
WC1H 8EF	Argyle Street	43m
WC1X 8QF	Grays Inn Road	62m
WC1H 8BH	Birkenhead Street	66m
WC1X 8QJ	Grays Inn Road	70m
WC1X 8QP	Grays Inn Road	84m
WC1H 8DU	Cromer Street	90m
WC1H 8AP	Argyle Square	91m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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