WC2H 8HD maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8HD lies on Shaftesbury Avenue in London. WC2H 8HD 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 1993.

WC2H 8HD maps

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

WC2H 8HD 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 8HD geodata

Easting	529943
Northing	181028
Latitude	51.513242
Longitude	-0.128796

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WC2H 8HD?

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 8HD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8HD 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 WC2H 8HD

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	176m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	176m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	176m
➜ Shaftesbury Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8HD

Cambridge Circus (Charing Cross Road)	Soho	34m
Cambridge Circus	Soho	49m
Cambridge Circus (Charing Cross Road)	Soho	81m
Gerrard Place Chinatown	Soho	127m
Denmark Street (Charing Cross Road)	Soho	140m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8HD

Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	208m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	303m
Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	371m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	497m
Charing Cross Underground Station	Charing Cross	657m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8HD

London Charing Cross Station	0.6km
London Waterloo Station	1.6km
London Euston Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed	17.7Mbps
Average download speed	17.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	20.29Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2H 8HD (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 8HD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	77,734
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,478
Median (kWh/meter)	4,711

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	30,240
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,326
Median (kWh/meter)	2,508

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

76.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2H 8HD:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Shake Shack

1 Cambridge Circus

11m

Brewdog

142 Shaftesbury Avenue

18m

Louie

13-15 West Street

24m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shaftesbury Avenue	18:30	12:00	153m
Upper St Martins Lane	18:30	12:00	178m
Upper St Martins Lane	18:30		192m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8HD

Facility	Distance
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed) Tower Street, London Studio	48m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	329m
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	336m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2H 8HD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	372m
Soho Parish CofE Primary School 23 Great Windmill Street, London, W1D 7LF	Primary	423m
Fashion Retail Academy 15 Gresse Street, London, W1T 1QL	Not applicable	554m

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WC2H 8HD ITL and WC2H 8HD 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 8HD:

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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WC2H 8HD 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 8HD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023959
LSOA	E01004734	Westminster 018A
MSOA	E02000977	Westminster 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8HD

WC2H 9RY	Earlham Street	35m
WC2H 9RZ	Earlham Street	35m
WC2H 9NE	West Street	36m
WC2H 9NJ	Litchfield Street	45m
WC2H 9NP	Tower Street	48m
WC2H 8JA	Shaftesbury Avenue	63m
WC2H 0JE	Charing Cross Road	65m
WC2H 0DP	Charing Cross Road	68m
WC2H 0BN	Sandringham Flats	68m
WC2H 8AD	Shaftesbury Avenue	78m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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