WC2H 8AB maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8AB lies on Central St Giles Piazza in London. WC2H 8AB 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 2011.

WC2H 8AB maps

WC2H 8AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC2H 8AB 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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WC2H 8AB geodata

Easting	529978
Northing	181311
Latitude	51.515777
Longitude	-0.128188

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2H 8AB?

Street	Central St Giles Piazza
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC2H
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2H 8AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8AB 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 WC2H 8AB

January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near New Compton Street	104m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	154m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	154m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8AB

Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	33m
St Giles High Street	Tottenham Court Road	65m
Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	71m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)	Tottenham Court Road	101m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	107m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8AB

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	170m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	396m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	489m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	572m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	686m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8AB

London Charing Cross Station	0.9km
London Euston Station	1.4km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2H 8AB

Broadband access in WC2H 8AB (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	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WC2H 8AB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	60.0Mbps
Average download speed	87.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2H 8AB (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%

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WC2H 8AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC2H 8AB by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	204,221
Meter count	56
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,647
Median (kWh/meter)	2,415

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2H 8AB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2H 8AB.
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

60.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2H 8AB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC2H 8AB (meters)

Which Wich

8 Central Saint Giles Piazza

Black Sheep Coffee

4 Earnshaw Street

14m

Zizzi

Unit 10

29m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC2H 8AB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	111m
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	155m
Charing X Road (Goslett Yd)	18:30	12:00	160m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8AB

Facility	Distance
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	159m
Central Ymca Club Great Russell Street, London Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	228m
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed) Tower Street, London Studio	277m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2H 8AB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN	Not applicable	303m
Fashion Retail Academy 15 Gresse Street, London, W1T 1QL	Not applicable	398m
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	431m

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WC2H 8AB ITL and WC2H 8AB 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 WC2H 8AB:

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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WC2H 8AB 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 WC2H 8AB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004522
LSOA	E01000919	Camden 028D
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8AB

WC2H 8AJ	Earnshaw Street	15m
WC2H 8LE	St Giles High Street	47m
WC2H 8LW	St Giles High Street	48m
WC2H 8LP	Denmark Street	88m
WC2H 8AN	Shaftesbury Avenue	110m
WC2H 8DN	New Compton Street	110m
WC2H 8EL	Shaftesbury Avenue	113m
WC2H 8JL	Shaftesbury Avenue	120m
WC2H 8DF	New Compton Street	123m
WC2H 8DL	Flitcroft Street	126m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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