WC2H 8AN maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8AN lies on Shaftesbury Avenue in London. WC2H 8AN 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.

WC2H 8AN maps

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

WC2H 8AN 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 8AN geodata

Easting	530024
Northing	181211
Latitude	51.514868
Longitude	-0.127562

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC2H 8AN?

Street	Shaftesbury Avenue
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	WC2H
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2H 8AN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8AN 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 8AN

January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near New Compton Street	16m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	187m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	187m
➜ Shaftesbury Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8AN

St Giles High Street	Tottenham Court Road	78m
Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	99m
Cambridge Circus	Soho	151m
Denmark Street (Charing Cross Road)	Soho	166m
Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	179m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8AN

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	263m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	294m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	392m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	577m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	689m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8AN

London Charing Cross Station	0.8km
London Euston Station	1.5km
London Waterloo Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2H 8AN

Broadband access in WC2H 8AN (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	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 WC2H 8AN (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	43.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2H 8AN (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 WC2H 8AN

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Source: Ofcom
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WC2H 8AN gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	22,987
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,873
Median (kWh/meter)	3,275

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pure

151 Shaftesbury Avenue

26m

Wildwood Kitchen

184 Shaftesbury Avenue

37m

Thai Square

166-170 Shaftesbury Avenue

40m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	85m
Charing X Road (Goslett Yd)	18:30	12:00	191m
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	236m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8AN

Facility	Distance
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	145m
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed) Tower Street, London Studio	180m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	254m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2H 8AN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	337m
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN	Not applicable	414m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	421m

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WC2H 8AN ITL and WC2H 8AN 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 8AN:

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 8AN 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 8AN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004523
LSOA	E01000919	Camden 028D
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8AN

WC2H 8DN	New Compton Street	1m
WC2H 8JB	Shaftesbury Avenue	38m
WC2H 8DF	New Compton Street	48m
WC2H 9HB	Monmouth Street	56m
WC2H 9DA	Monmouth Street	59m
WC2H 8LE	St Giles High Street	68m
WC2H 9DP	Neals Yard	78m
WC2H 9DD	Monmouth Street	83m
WC2H 9PJ	Neal Street	86m
WC2H 9DX	Endell Street	89m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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