WC2E 8HN maps, stats, and open data

WC2E 8HN lies on King Street in London. WC2E 8HN is located in the St James's electoral ward, within the London borough of Westminster and the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WC2E 8HN maps

WC2E 8HN map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC2E 8HN 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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WC2E 8HN geodata

Easting	530251
Northing	180845
Latitude	51.511527
Longitude	-0.124428

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2E 8HN?

Street	King Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC2E
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2E 8HN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2E 8HN 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	St James's
Constituency	Cities Of London And Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC2E 8HN

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	150m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	150m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	150m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2E 8HN

Southampton St Covent Garden	Covent Garden	214m
Covent Garden	Covent Garden	216m
Bedford Street	Charing Cross	223m
Leicester Square (Charing Cross Road)	Leicester Square	271m
Covent Garden Russell Street	Covent Garden	274m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2E 8HN

Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	174m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	278m
Charing Cross Underground Station	Charing Cross	499m
Embankment Underground Station	Embankment	512m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	671m

Nearest railway stations to WC2E 8HN

London Charing Cross Station	0.4km
London Waterloo Station	1.2km
London Waterloo East Station	1.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WC2E 8HN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC2E 8HN (2019 data)

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Median download speed	19.7Mbps
Average download speed	19.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	24.38Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.26Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2E 8HN (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	100.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WC2E 8HN gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC2E 8HN by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	195,818
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,159
Median (kWh/meter)	5,731

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,080
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,967
Median (kWh/meter)	2,584

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2E 8HN, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2E 8HN.
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

82.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2E 8HN:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC2E 8HN (meters)

La Goccia @Petersham Nurseries

27 King Street

33m

Clos Maggiore

Ground And Basement

33m

Maxwell's Bar & Grill

34 King Street

33m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC2E 8HN

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bedford Street (New Row)	18:30	12:00	69m
So'ton Street (Tavistock St)	18:30	12:00	154m
Upper St Martins Lane	18:30		186m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2E 8HN

Facility	Distance
Sanctuary Spa (Ladies Only) (Closed) Floral Street, London Swimming Pool	77m
Jubilee Hall (Covent Garden) Jubilee Market, The Piazza, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Sports Hall	118m
Fitness First (The Strand - Covent Garden) Bedford Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	166m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2E 8HN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	207m
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2B 5SU	Primary	430m
City Lit Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 4BA	16 plus	480m

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WC2E 8HN ITL and WC2E 8HN 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 WC2E 8HN:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI32	Westminster
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000033	Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WC2E 8HN 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 WC2E 8HN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023932
LSOA	E01004735	Westminster 018B
MSOA	E02000977	Westminster 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2E 8HN

WC2E 9ED	Bedford Street	35m
WC2E 8JD	King Street	37m
WC2E 8JG	King Street	43m
WC2E 8JS	King Street	49m
WC2E 8NA	Henrietta Street	56m
WC2E 8ND	Henrietta Street	60m
WC2E 8JY	King Street	60m
WC2E 9DS	Floral Street	74m
WC2E 9HR	Floral Street	74m
WC2E 9EB	Rose Street	79m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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