WC2B 5LR maps, stats, and open data

WC2B 5LR 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 5LR maps

WC2B 5LR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WC2B 5LR map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WC2B 5LR geodata

Easting530365
Northing181394
Latitude51.516434
Longitude-0.122583

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Where is WC2B 5LR?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC2B
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WC2B 5LR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 5LR 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

WardHolborn & Covent Garden
ConstituencyHolborn And St Pancras

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC2B 5LR

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub169m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub169m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub169m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 5LR

Drury Lane (High Holborn)Holborn88m
New Oxford Street High HolbornHolborn108m
High HolbornHolborn133m
Holborn Station (Kingsway)Holborn173m
Museum Street (Bloomsbury Way)Holborn176m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 5LR

Holborn Underground StationHolborn194m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden393m
Tottenham Court Road Underground StationTottenham Court Road543m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square693m
Russell Square Underground StationRussell Square748m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 5LR

London Charing Cross Station0.9km
Farringdon (London) Station1.3km
City Thameslink Station1.3km

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WC2B 5LR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)190,947
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)15,912
Median (kWh/meter)13,415
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2B 5LR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2B 5LR.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

COLONEL SAAB
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Ground Floor
51m
Drury 188-189 @ International House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
16 Stukeley Street
58m
Hoxton Hotel including Hubbard and Bell
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
199-206 High Holborn
68m

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Nearest post box to WC2B 5LR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)18:3012:0083m
High Holborn (Southampton Pl)18:3012:00152m
High Holborn18:30153m

Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 5LR

FacilityDistance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed)
Macklin Street, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
76m
Oasis Sports Centre
Endell Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
246m
Fitness First (High Holborn) (Closed)
High Holborn, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
286m

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Nearest schools to WC2B 5LR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA
Primary56m
Guildhouse School
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA
Not applicable187m
City Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA
16 plus241m

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WC2B 5LR ITL and WC2B 5LR 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 5LR:

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

WC2B 5LR 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 5LR:

CodeName
OAE00004560
LSOAE01000918Camden 028C
MSOAE02000193Camden 028

Nearest postcodes to WC2B 5LR

WC2B 5NJMacklin Street24m
WC2B 5NNMacklin Street27m
WC1V 7BDHigh Holborn51m
WC2B 5NBMacklin Street58m
WC2B 5NHMacklin Street62m
WC2B 5EGNewton Street67m
WC2B 5NEMacklin Street73m
WC1V 7APHigh Holborn75m
WC2B 5NFMacklin Street76m
WC2B 5EFNewton Street80m