WC2B 5EL maps, stats, and open data

WC2B 5EL 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 5EL maps

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

WC2B 5EL 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 5EL geodata

Easting	530438
Northing	181476
Latitude	51.517154
Longitude	-0.121501

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2B 5EL?

Country	England
Postcode District	WC2B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2B 5EL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 5EL 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 5EL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	130m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	130m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	130m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 5EL

High Holborn	Holborn	28m
Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	93m
Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	99m
Kingsway Holborn Station (Kingsway)	Holborn	129m
New Oxford Street High Holborn	Holborn	142m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 5EL

Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	85m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	496m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	624m
Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	686m
Chancery Lane Underground Station	Chancery Lane	699m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 5EL

London Charing Cross Station	1km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.2km
City Thameslink Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2B 5EL

Broadband access in WC2B 5EL (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	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC2B 5EL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	20.3Mbps
Average download speed	18.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	22.85Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2B 5EL (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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Source: Ofcom
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WC2B 5EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	133,481
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,135
Median (kWh/meter)	7,591

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,195
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,620
Median (kWh/meter)	1,629

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Princess Louise

208 High Holborn

17m

DR HAMMER LTD

207 High Holborn

17m

Chicken Hub

130 High Holborn

53m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
High Holborn (Southampton Pl)	18:30	12:00	48m
High Holborn	18:30		49m
Kingsway (Gate St By Tube)	18:30	12:00	102m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 5EL

Facility	Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	171m
Fitness First (High Holborn) (Closed) High Holborn, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	191m
Gymbox (Holborn) High Holborn, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	199m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2B 5EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	110m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	128m
City Lit Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA	16 plus	268m

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WC2B 5EL ITL and WC2B 5EL 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 5EL:

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 5EL 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 5EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004525
LSOA	E01000918	Camden 028C
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2B 5EL

WC2B 5EN	Newton Street	29m
WC2B 5EG	Newton Street	48m
WC1V 7BD	High Holborn	81m
WC2B 5EF	Newton Street	81m
WC1A 2AH	Barter Street	91m
WC1A 2ED	Barter Street	107m
WC2B 5NN	Macklin Street	113m
WC2B 5PZ	Parker Street	121m
WC2B 5NJ	Macklin Street	122m
WC1B 5HA	Southampton Row	124m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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