WC2H 8EB maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8EB 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 8EB maps

WC2H 8EB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WC2H 8EB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WC2H 8EB geodata

Easting530126
Northing181391
Latitude51.516464
Longitude-0.126001

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Where is WC2H 8EB?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC2H
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WC2H 8EB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8EB as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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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Politics

WardHolborn & Covent Garden
ConstituencyHolborn And St Pancras

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WC2H 8EB

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall21m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall21m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall21m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8EB

New Oxford StreetTottenham Court Road44m
St Giles High StreetTottenham Court Road135m
Museum StreetHolborn144m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)Tottenham Court Road148m
Drury Lane (High Holborn)Holborn152m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8EB

Tottenham Court Road Underground StationTottenham Court Road304m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden391m
Holborn Underground StationHolborn405m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square589m
Goodge Street Underground StationGoodge Street739m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8EB

London Charing Cross Station0.9km
London Euston Station1.4km
Farringdon (London) Station1.5km

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Broadband

Broadband speed in WC2H 8EB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed79.4Mbps
Average download speed64.0Mbps
Maximum download speed79.99Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed15.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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WC2H 8EB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)136,527
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)19,504
Median (kWh/meter)15,483
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2H 8EB, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2H 8EB.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

BEIRUT GARDEN
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
218-220 Shaftesbury Avenue
0m
The Coffee Tree
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
222 Shaftesbury Avenue
5m
PRIME GELATO
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
216 Shaftesbury Avenue
9m

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Nearest post box to WC2H 8EB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)18:3012:0088m
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)18:3012:00126m
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)18:3012:00175m

Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8EB

FacilityDistance
Oasis Sports Centre
Endell Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
90m
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed)
Macklin Street, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
257m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden)
Odhams Walk, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
306m

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Nearest schools to WC2H 8EB

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA
Primary290m
Guildhouse School
43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA
Not applicable305m
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN
Not applicable336m

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WC2H 8EB ITL and WC2H 8EB 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 8EB:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLILondon
ITL 2 CodeName
TLI3Inner London - West
ITL 3 CodeName
TLI31Camden and City of London
LAU 1 CodeName
E09000007Camden

WC2H 8EB 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 8EB:

CodeName
OAE00004522
LSOAE01000919Camden 028D
MSOAE02000193Camden 028

Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8EB

WC2H 8DYGrape Street11m
WC2H 8DXGrape Street23m
WC1A 1JHWest Central Street33m
WC2H 8ELShaftesbury Avenue55m
WC1A 1BHNew Oxford Street81m
WC1A 1EPNew Oxford Street87m
WC1A 1NTCoptic Street92m
WC1V 7AAHigh Holborn95m
WC1A 1NHCoptic Street99m
WC1A 1JNMuseum Street109m