WC2B 5AA maps, stats, and open data

WC2B 5AA lies on Great Queen Street in London. WC2B 5AA is located in the Holborn & Covent Garden 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.

WC2B 5AA maps

WC2B 5AA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC2B 5AA 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 5AA geodata

Easting	530416
Northing	181251
Latitude	51.515139
Longitude	-0.121876

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2B 5AA?

Street	Great Queen Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC2B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2B 5AA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 5AA 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	Holborn & Covent Garden
Constituency	Holborn And St Pancras

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC2B 5AA

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	181m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	181m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	181m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 5AA

Drury Lane (High Holborn)	Holborn	192m
Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	228m
Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	231m
Kingsway Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	232m
Covent Garden	Covent Garden	236m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 5AA

Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	288m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	289m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	608m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	616m
Temple Underground Station	Temple	702m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 5AA

London Charing Cross Station	0.8km
City Thameslink Station	1.3km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2B 5AA

Broadband access in WC2B 5AA (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	22.2%

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

Broadband speed in WC2B 5AA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.1Mbps
Average download speed	43.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.27Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2B 5AA (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%

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WC2B 5AA gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC2B 5AA by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	129,895
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,660
Median (kWh/meter)	4,470

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	17,957
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,565
Median (kWh/meter)	2,266

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2B 5AA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2B 5AA.
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

57.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2B 5AA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC2B 5AA (meters)

Bhatti Restaurant

37 Great Queen Street

Margot

45 Great Queen Street

Shoryu

35 Great Queen Street

12m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC2B 5AA

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	154m
Kingsway (Gt Queen St O/S 77)	18:30	12:00	191m
Kingsway (Gate St By Tube)	18:30	12:00	258m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 5AA

Facility	Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	80m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	206m
Royal Ballet School (Covent Garden) Floral Street, London Studio	233m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2B 5AA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	117m
City Lit Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA	16 plus	126m
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	232m

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WC2B 5AA ITL and WC2B 5AA 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 5AA:

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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WC2B 5AA 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 5AA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004527
LSOA	E01000918	Camden 028C
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2B 5AA

WC2B 5QG	Drury Lane	36m
WC2B 5PH	Parker Street	40m
WC2B 5NT	Parker Mews	51m
WC2B 4RL	Wild Street	57m
WC2B 5ND	Macklin Street	70m
WC2B 5PD	Drury Lane	70m
WC2B 5NF	Macklin Street	80m
WC2B 5BH	Great Queen Street	80m
WC2B 5TA	Drury Lane	84m
WC2B 5RH	Drury Lane	93m

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