WC2B 5QF maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WC2B 5QF 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 5QF geodata

Easting	530312
Northing	181311
Latitude	51.515701
Longitude	-0.123377

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2B 5QF?

Street	Drury Lane
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC2B
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WC2B 5QF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2B 5QF 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 5QF

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	201m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	201m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	201m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2B 5QF

Drury Lane (High Holborn)	Holborn	81m
New Oxford Street High Holborn	Holborn	167m
Museum Street	Holborn	208m
Museum Street (Bloomsbury Way)	Holborn	219m
High Holborn	Holborn	231m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2B 5QF

Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	290m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	299m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	495m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	594m
Temple Underground Station	Temple	821m

Nearest railway stations to WC2B 5QF

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 5QF

Broadband access in WC2B 5QF (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	35.7%

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

Broadband speed in WC2B 5QF (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	24.1Mbps
Average download speed	68.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.24Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2B 5QF (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 5QF

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WC2B 5QF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	215,490
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,676
Median (kWh/meter)	10,383

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	43,716
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,914
Median (kWh/meter)	2,710

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Opulence Spatisserie

182 Drury Lane

Kangnam Pocha

176 Drury Lane

11m

Drury News

15 Drury Lane

29m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	40m
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	233m
High Holborn (Southampton Pl)	18:30	12:00	250m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2B 5QF

Facility	Distance
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	60m
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	175m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	202m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2B 5QF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	118m
City Lit Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA	16 plus	243m
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	269m

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WC2B 5QF ITL and WC2B 5QF 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 5QF:

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 5QF 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 5QF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004528
LSOA	E01000918	Camden 028C
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2B 5QF

WC2B 5LQ	Stukeley Street	23m
WC2B 5NE	Macklin Street	26m
WC2B 5NH	Macklin Street	39m
WC2B 5LF	Stukeley Street	45m
WC2B 5ND	Macklin Street	50m
WC2B 5PD	Drury Lane	50m
WC2B 5QD	Drury Lane	60m
WC2B 5NF	Macklin Street	60m
WC2H 9BH	Betterton Street	66m
WC2B 5RH	Drury Lane	68m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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