WC2B 5QD maps, stats, and open data

WC2B 5QD lies on Drury Lane in London. WC2B 5QD 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 5QD maps

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

WC2B 5QD 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 5QD geodata

Easting	530273
Northing	181357
Latitude	51.516123
Longitude	-0.123922

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2B 5QD?

Street	Drury Lane
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC2B
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2B 5QD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 5QD 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 5QD

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	154m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	154m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	154m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 5QD

Drury Lane (High Holborn)	Holborn	27m
New Oxford Street High Holborn	Holborn	122m
Museum Street	Holborn	151m
Museum Street (Bloomsbury Way)	Holborn	164m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	194m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 5QD

Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	289m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	339m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	452m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	613m
Russell Square Underground Station	Russell Square	773m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 5QD

London Charing Cross Station	0.9km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.4km
City Thameslink Station	1.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2B 5QD

Broadband access in WC2B 5QD (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 5QD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	15.4Mbps
Average download speed	23.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

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

Broadband limitations in WC2B 5QD (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 5QD

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Source: Ofcom
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WC2B 5QD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	127,906
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,527
Median (kWh/meter)	8,513

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	41,241
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,578
Median (kWh/meter)	1,900

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2B 5QD, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2B 5QD.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Drury

188-189 Drury Lane

White Hart

191 Drury Lane

14m

Savoy Grill

Ground Floor

26m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	25m
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	209m
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	234m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 5QD

Facility	Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	106m
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	147m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	241m

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Nearest schools to WC2B 5QD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	142m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	242m
City Lit Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA	16 plus	297m

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WC2B 5QD ITL and WC2B 5QD 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 5QD:

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 5QD 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 5QD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004560
LSOA	E01000918	Camden 028C
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2B 5QD

WC2B 5LF	Stukeley Street	22m
WC2B 5LQ	Stukeley Street	41m
WC1V 7AP	High Holborn	58m
WC2B 5QF	Drury Lane	60m
WC2B 5NE	Macklin Street	64m
WC2B 5NH	Macklin Street	72m
WC2H 9RF	Endell Street	93m
WC2H 9RH	Endell Street	93m
WC2H 9RJ	Endell Street	93m
WC2B 5NJ	Macklin Street	102m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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