WC2B 5LW maps, stats, and open data

WC2B 5LW 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 March 2006.

WC2B 5LW maps

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

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WC2B 5LW geodata

Easting530357
Northing181384
Latitude51.516348
Longitude-0.122676

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Where is WC2B 5LW?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC2B
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WC2B 5LW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 5LW 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 5LW

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub177m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub177m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nightclub177m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 5LW

Drury Lane (High Holborn)Holborn79m
New Oxford Street High HolbornHolborn111m
High HolbornHolborn145m
Museum StreetHolborn177m
Museum Street (Bloomsbury Way)Holborn178m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 5LW

Holborn Underground StationHolborn207m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden382m
Tottenham Court Road Underground StationTottenham Court Road535m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square680m
Russell Square Underground StationRussell Square756m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 5LW

London Charing Cross Station0.9km
Farringdon (London) Station1.3km
City Thameslink Station1.4km

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Drury 188-189 @ International House
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
16 Stukeley Street
47m
COLONEL SAAB
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Ground Floor
61m
Soho Gyms (Ovalhouse Ltd) Covent Garden
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
12 Macklin Street
68m

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Nearest post box to WC2B 5LW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)18:3012:0071m
High Holborn (Southampton Pl)18:3012:00165m
High Holborn18:30166m

Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 5LW

FacilityDistance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed)
Macklin Street, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
68m
Oasis Sports Centre
Endell Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
235m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
Odhams Walk, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
285m

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Nearest schools to WC2B 5LW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA
Primary60m
Guildhouse School
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA
Not applicable197m
City Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA
16 plus240m

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WC2B 5LW ITL and WC2B 5LW 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 5LW:

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

WC2B 5LW 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 5LW:

CodeName
OAE00004560
LSOAE01000918Camden 028C
MSOAE02000193Camden 028

Nearest postcodes to WC2B 5LW

WC2B 5NJMacklin Street21m
WC2B 5NNMacklin Street29m
WC2B 5NHMacklin Street50m
WC2B 5NBMacklin Street53m
WC2B 5NEMacklin Street61m
WC1V 7BDHigh Holborn61m
WC2B 5NFMacklin Street68m
WC2B 5LFStukeley Street69m
WC1V 7APHigh Holborn71m
WC2B 5LQStukeley Street72m