WC2H 8JL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WC2H 8JL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WC2H 8JL geodata

Easting	530091
Northing	181271
Latitude	51.515392
Longitude	-0.126575

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2H 8JL?

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 8JL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8JL 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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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 8JL

January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near New Compton Street	102m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	104m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	104m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8JL

St Giles High Street	Tottenham Court Road	55m
Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	134m
New Oxford Street	Tottenham Court Road	139m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)	Tottenham Court Road	179m
Tottenham Court Road	Tottenham Court Road	185m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8JL

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station	Tottenham Court Road	290m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	296m
Leicester Square Underground Station	Leicester Square	464m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	488m
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station	Piccadilly Circus	778m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8JL

London Charing Cross Station	0.8km
London Euston Station	1.5km
Farringdon (London) Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband speed in WC2H 8JL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	20.2Mbps
Average download speed	19.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	50.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.27Mbps

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WC2H 8JL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	155,625
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,148
Median (kWh/meter)	8,922

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	14,169
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,181
Median (kWh/meter)	1,284

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sun Rise & Co

204 Shaftesbury Avenue

Beso

190 Shaftesbury Avenue

23m

Punjab Indian Restaurant

80 Neal Street

28m

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Nearest post box to WC2H 8JL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)	18:30	12:00	9m
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)	18:30	12:00	177m
Woburn Place (Russell Sq)	18:30	12:00	219m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8JL

Facility	Distance
Oasis Sports Centre Endell Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	55m
Nuffield Health (Covent Garden) Odhams Walk, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	229m
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed) Tower Street, London Studio	257m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2H 8JL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Royal Ballet School 46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA	Not applicable	320m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA	Primary	338m
Ecole Jeannine Manuel 43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN	Not applicable	396m

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WC2H 8JL ITL and WC2H 8JL 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 8JL:

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 8JL 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 8JL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00004529
LSOA	E01000919	Camden 028D
MSOA	E02000193	Camden 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8JL

WC2H 9DX	Endell Street	19m
WC2H 9DA	Monmouth Street	58m
WC2H 9AJ	Endell Street	69m
WC2H 9PE	Neal Street	71m
WC2H 8JB	Shaftesbury Avenue	76m
WC2H 8LE	St Giles High Street	79m
WC2H 9PA	Neal Street	81m
WC2H 9PJ	Neal Street	84m
WC2H 8DN	New Compton Street	89m
WC2H 8AN	Shaftesbury Avenue	90m

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