WC1H 8BP maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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WC1H 8BP geodata

Easting530445
Northing182783
Latitude51.528898
Longitude-0.120917

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC1H 8BP?

StreetBirkenhead Street
Town/CityLondon
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC1H
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WC1H 8BP Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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 8BP

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Argyle Street54m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Argyle Street54m
January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Argyle Street54m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC1H 8BP

Swinton StreetPentonville67m
Swinton StreetPentonville157m
King's Cross St. PancrasKing's Cross182m
Acton Street (Gray's Inn Road)St Pancras200m
Acton StreetSt Pancras206m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC1H 8BP

King's Cross St. Pancras Underground StationKing's Cross252m
Russell Square Underground StationRussell Square689m
Euston Underground StationEuston898m
Euston Square Underground StationEuston Square1,098m
Angel Underground StationAngel1,121m

Nearest railway stations to WC1H 8BP

London Kings Cross Station0.3km
London St Pancras International LL Station0.6km
London St Pancras International Station0.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1H 8BP

Broadband access in WC1H 8BP (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WC1H 8BP (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed77.4Mbps
Average download speed96.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed20.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC1H 8BP (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC1H 8BP

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WC1H 8BP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)186,436
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)7,768
Median (kWh/meter)7,875

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)52,922
Meter count23
Mean (kWh/meter)2,301
Median (kWh/meter)2,266
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC1H 8BP, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WC1H 8BP.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

CLINK 261
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
261-265 Gray's Inn Road
63m
Costa Coffee
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
257-259 Gray's Inn Road
63m
Co-operative
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
275 Gray's Inn Road
73m

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Nearest post box to WC1H 8BP

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Grays Inn Road (Swinton St)18:3012:0083m
Grays Inn Road (Sidmouth St)18:3012:00282m
Kings Cross Road (Britannia St)18:3012:00312m

Nearest sports facilities to WC1H 8BP

FacilityDistance
Urban Kings Gym (Closed)
Bravingtons Walk, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
281m
One Kx
Cromer Street, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
295m
Physique Fitness Club (Closed)
Judd Street, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
308m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC1H 8BP

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Argyle Primary School
Tonbridge Street, London, WC1H 9EG
Primary208m
Capital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RA
16 plus266m
Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2NY
Nursery380m

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WC1H 8BP ITL and WC1H 8BP 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 8BP:

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

WC1H 8BP 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 8BP:

CodeName
OAE00004663
LSOAE01000939Camden 024C
MSOAE02000189Camden 024

Nearest postcodes to WC1H 8BP

WC1H 8EFArgyle Street26m
WC1H 8BLBirkenhead Street33m
WC1H 8ASArgyle Square59m
WC1H 8DYCromer Street60m
WC1H 8BJBirkenhead Street65m
WC1H 8DUCromer Street67m
WC1H 8EACromer Street71m
WC1X 8QFGrays Inn Road72m
WC1H 8EBArgyle Street80m
WC1H 8APArgyle Square87m