WC2H 8LE maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8LE lies on St Giles High Street in London. WC2H 8LE 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 April 1985.

WC2H 8LE maps

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

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WC2H 8LE geodata

Easting530012
Northing181278
Latitude51.515473
Longitude-0.127710

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2H 8LE?

StreetSt Giles High Street
Town/CityLondon
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWC2H
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WC2H 8LE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8LE 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 8LE

January 2024Theft from the personOn or near New Compton Street67m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall143m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall143m
➜ St Giles High Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8LE

St Giles High StreetTottenham Court Road29m
Tottenham Court RoadTottenham Court Road54m
Tottenham Court RoadTottenham Court Road118m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)Tottenham Court Road138m
New Oxford StreetTottenham Court Road149m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8LE

Tottenham Court Road Underground StationTottenham Court Road215m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden349m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square458m
Holborn Underground StationHolborn554m
Goodge Street Underground StationGoodge Street733m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8LE

London Charing Cross Station0.9km
London Euston Station1.5km
Farringdon (London) Station1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WC2H 8LE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2H 8LE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

The Convenience Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
63 St Giles High Street
2m
The Angel Public House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
61 St Giles High Street
4m
BYRON
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
1a St Giles High Street
38m

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Nearest post box to WC2H 8LE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)18:3012:0070m
Bloomsbury St (New Oxford St)18:3012:00173m
Charing X Road (Goslett Yd)18:3012:00181m

Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8LE

FacilityDistance
Oasis Sports Centre
Endell Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
127m
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed)
Tower Street, London
Studio
245m
Central Ymca Club
Great Russell Street, London
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
275m

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Nearest schools to WC2H 8LE

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN
Not applicable348m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable384m
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5NA
Primary413m

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Source: Edubase
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WC2H 8LE ITL and WC2H 8LE 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 8LE:

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

WC2H 8LE 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 8LE:

CodeName
OAE00004522
LSOAE01000919Camden 028D
MSOAE02000193Camden 028

Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8LE

WC2H 8ABCentral St Giles Piazza47m
WC2H 8AJEarnshaw Street62m
WC2H 8DNNew Compton Street67m
WC2H 8ANShaftesbury Avenue68m
WC2H 8JLShaftesbury Avenue79m
WC2H 8LWSt Giles High Street90m
WC2H 8JBShaftesbury Avenue91m
WC2H 9DXEndell Street92m
WC2H 8DFNew Compton Street95m
WC2H 9DAMonmouth Street96m