WC2H 8LW maps, stats, and open data

WC2H 8LW lies on St Giles High Street in London. WC2H 8LW 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 August 2017.

WC2H 8LW maps

WC2H 8LW map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
WC2H 8LW map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WC2H 8LW geodata

Easting529930
Northing181316
Latitude51.515835
Longitude-0.128852

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2H 8LW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8LW 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 8LW

January 2024Theft from the personOn or near New Compton Street131m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall198m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall198m
➜ St Giles High Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8LW

Tottenham Court RoadTottenham Court Road42m
Tottenham Court RoadTottenham Court Road47m
New Oxford StreetTottenham Court Road103m
Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street)Tottenham Court Road108m
Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street (New Oxford Street)Tottenham Court Road110m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8LW

Tottenham Court Road Underground StationTottenham Court Road125m
Covent Garden Underground StationCovent Garden434m
Leicester Square Underground StationLeicester Square496m
Holborn Underground StationHolborn615m
Goodge Street Underground StationGoodge Street652m

Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8LW

London Charing Cross Station0.9km
London Euston Station1.4km
Farringdon (London) Station1.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2H 8LW

Broadband access in WC2H 8LW (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 speed in WC2H 8LW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed77.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed1.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed2.41Mbps

Broadband limitations in WC2H 8LW (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WC2H 8LW

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WC2H 8LW gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)356,142
Meter count35
Mean (kWh/meter)10,175
Median (kWh/meter)11,635
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2H 8LW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2H 8LW.
  • 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 8LW:

Food Standards Agency

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

Vapiano Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
12 St Giles Square
28m
VIVI
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
11 St Giles Square
28m
Black Sheep Coffee
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
4 Earnshaw Street
34m

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Nearest post box to WC2H 8LW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Charing X Road (Goslett Yd)18:3012:00122m
Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St)18:3012:00158m
Gt Russell Street (Adeline Pl)18:3012:00172m

Nearest sports facilities to WC2H 8LW

FacilityDistance
Central Ymca Club
Great Russell Street, London
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
193m
Oasis Sports Centre
Endell Street, London
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
207m
Another_space (Covent Garden) (Closed)
Tower Street, London
Studio
289m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2H 8LW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ecole Jeannine Manuel
43-45 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3DN
Not applicable282m
Fashion Retail Academy
15 Gresse Street, London, W1T 1QL
Not applicable353m
The Royal Ballet School
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DA
Not applicable473m

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WC2H 8LW ITL and WC2H 8LW 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 8LW:

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

WC2H 8LW 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 8LW:

CodeName
OAE00004522
LSOAE01000919Camden 028D
MSOAE02000193Camden 028

Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8LW

WC2H 8AJEarnshaw Street34m
WC2H 8ABCentral St Giles Piazza48m
WC2H 8LPDenmark Street64m
WC2H 0LACharing Cross Road89m
WC2H 8LESt Giles High Street90m
WC2H 8DLFlitcroft Street112m
WC1A 1HPBainbridge Street120m
W1T 7RJTottenham Court Road121m
WC1A 1HBNew Oxford Street129m
WC2H 0JRCharing Cross Road133m