WC2H 8EL maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8EL lies on Shaftesbury Avenue in London. WC2H 8EL 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 8EL maps

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

WC2H 8EL 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 8EL geodata

Easting	530080
Northing	181360
Latitude	51.516194
Longitude	-0.126701

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2H 8EL?

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 8EL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8EL 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 8EL

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	41m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	41m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	41m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8EL

New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	50m
St Giles High Street	Tottenham Court Road	83m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)	Tottenham Court Road	113m
Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street (New Oxford Street)	Tottenham Court Road	129m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	136m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8EL

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	259m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	379m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	459m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	548m
Goodge Street Underground Station	Goodge Street	723m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8EL

London Charing Cross Station	0.9km
London Euston Station	1.4km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WC2H 8EL (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 limitations in WC2H 8EL (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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WC2H 8EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	78,561
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,729
Median (kWh/meter)	10,338

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	21,176
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,647
Median (kWh/meter)	2,703

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bloomsbury Baptist Church

235 Shaftesbury Avenue

26m

Burson-Marstellar

Offices And Premises At 6th Floor South

42m

Shaftesbury Theatre

210 Shaftesbury Avenue

43m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	87m
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	88m
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	216m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8EL

Facility	Distance
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	81m
Central Ymca Club Great Russell Street, London Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	284m
Pure Gym (London Covent Garden) (Closed) Macklin Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	295m

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Nearest schools to WC2H 8EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN	Not applicable	321m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	335m
Guildhouse School 43-45 Bloomsbury Square & 2 Southampton Place, London, WC1A 2RA	Not applicable	360m

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WC2H 8EL ITL and WC2H 8EL 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 8EL:

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 8EL 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 8EL:

	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 8EL

WC2H 8DY	Grape Street	59m
WC2H 8DX	Grape Street	75m
WC1A 1JH	West Central Street	86m
WC2H 8JL	Shaftesbury Avenue	90m
WC2H 8LE	St Giles High Street	107m
WC2H 9DX	Endell Street	107m
WC1V 7AA	High Holborn	110m
WC2H 8AB	Central St Giles Piazza	113m
WC2H 8AJ	Earnshaw Street	124m
WC1A 1NH	Coptic Street	130m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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