WC2B 4BW maps, stats, and open data

WC2B 4BW is located in the St James's electoral ward, within the London borough of Westminster and the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WC2B 4BW maps

WC2B 4BW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC2B 4BW 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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WC2B 4BW geodata

Easting	530507
Northing	181191
Latitude	51.514577
Longitude	-0.120613

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2B 4BW?

Country	England
Postcode District	WC2B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2B 4BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 4BW 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	St James's
Constituency	Cities Of London And Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC2B 4BW

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	199m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	199m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	199m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 4BW

Covent Garden Russell Street	Covent Garden	203m
Aldwych Kingsway	Temple	244m
Kingsway Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	248m
Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	257m
Aldwych Drury Lane	Temple	260m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 4BW

Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	313m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	334m
Temple Underground Station	Temple	594m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	648m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	710m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 4BW

London Charing Cross Station	0.8km
City Thameslink Station	1.2km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2B 4BW

Broadband access in WC2B 4BW (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC2B 4BW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	50.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2B 4BW (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 WC2B 4BW

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Source: Ofcom
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WC2B 4BW gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC2B 4BW by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	112,208
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,600
Median (kWh/meter)	6,403

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,600
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,212
Median (kWh/meter)	1,838

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2B 4BW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2B 4BW.
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)
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Deprivation

82.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2B 4BW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC2B 4BW (meters)

Prince Of Wales Public House

150-151 Drury Lane

53m

LSE Garrick

69 Aldwych

57m

Sarastro Restaurant

126 Drury Lane

57m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC2B 4BW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kingsway (Gt Queen St O/S 77)	18:30	12:00	182m
Lincolns Inn Fields			218m
Lincolns Inn Fields	18:30		219m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 4BW

Facility	Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	185m
London School Of Economics Students Union Gym Sheffield Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	209m
Fitness First (Waldorf - Aldwych) Aldwych, London Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Studio	232m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2B 4BW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
City Lit Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA	16 plus	50m
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2B 5SU	Primary	151m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	199m

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WC2B 4BW ITL and WC2B 4BW 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 WC2B 4BW:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI32	Westminster
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000033	Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WC2B 4BW 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 WC2B 4BW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023956
LSOA	E01004735	Westminster 018B
MSOA	E02000977	Westminster 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2B 4BW

WC2B 4RL	Wild Street	59m
WC2B 5TA	Drury Lane	60m
WC2B 5SD	Martlett Court	71m
WC2B 5RX	Drury Lane	86m
WC2B 5SF	Martlett Court	89m
WC2B 5SN	Drury Lane	90m
WC2B 5AJ	Drury Lane	96m
WC2B 5EX	Crown Court	106m
WC2B 5AA	Great Queen Street	109m
WC2B 5EU	Martlett Court	110m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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