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
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025
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WC2H 8LW geodata
| Easting | 529930 |
| Northing | 181316 |
| Latitude | 51.515835 |
| Longitude | -0.128852 |
Where is WC2H 8LW?
| Street | St Giles High Street |
| Town/City | London |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WC2H |
WC2H 8LW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WC2H 8LW 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 |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WC2H 8LW
| Tottenham Court Road | Tottenham Court Road | 42m |
| Tottenham Court Road | Tottenham Court Road | 47m |
| New Oxford Street | Tottenham Court Road | 103m |
| Tottenham Court Road (New Oxford Street) | Tottenham Court Road | 108m |
| Tottenham Court Road Station New Oxford Street (New Oxford Street) | Tottenham Court Road | 110m |
Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2H 8LW
| Tottenham Court Road Underground Station | Tottenham Court Road | 125m |
| Covent Garden Underground Station | Covent Garden | 434m |
| Leicester Square Underground Station | Leicester Square | 496m |
| Holborn Underground Station | Holborn | 615m |
| Goodge Street Underground Station | Goodge Street | 652m |
Nearest railway stations to WC2H 8LW
| London Charing Cross Station | 0.9km |
| London Euston Station | 1.4km |
| Farringdon (London) Station | 1.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WC2H 8LW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WC2H 8LW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 50.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 77.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 2.41Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WC2H 8LW (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 | 0.0% |
WC2H 8LW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WC2H 8LW by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 356,142 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 35 |
| 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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
60.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2H 8LW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC2H 8LW (metres)
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Nearest post box to WC2H 8LW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Charing X Road (Goslett Yd) | 18:30 | 12:00 | 122m |
| Shaftesbury Avenue (Neal St) | 18:30 | 12:00 | 158m |
| Gt Russell Street (Adeline Pl) | 18:30 | 12:00 | 172m |
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 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 |
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:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00004522 | |
| LSOA | E01000919 | Camden 028D |
| MSOA | E02000193 | Camden 028 |
Nearest postcodes to WC2H 8LW
| WC2H 8AJ | Earnshaw Street | 34m |
| WC2H 8AB | Central St Giles Piazza | 48m |
| WC2H 8LP | Denmark Street | 64m |
| WC2H 0LA | Charing Cross Road | 89m |
| WC2H 8LE | St Giles High Street | 90m |
| WC2H 8DL | Flitcroft Street | 112m |
| WC1A 1HP | Bainbridge Street | 120m |
| W1T 7RJ | Tottenham Court Road | 121m |
| WC1A 1HB | New Oxford Street | 129m |
| WC2H 0JR | Charing Cross Road | 133m |
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