WC2R 2LS maps, stats, and open data

WC2R 2LS 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 1980.

WC2R 2LS maps

WC2R 2LS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WC2R 2LS 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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WC2R 2LS geodata

Easting	530818
Northing	180869
Latitude	51.511612
Longitude	-0.116253

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WC2R 2LS?

Country	England
Postcode District	WC2R
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WC2R 2LS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WC2R 2LS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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 WC2R 2LS

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Montreal Place	129m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Montreal Place	129m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Montreal Place	129m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WC2R 2LS

Aldwych Somerset House	Temple	54m
Aldwych Somerset House	Temple	62m
Aldwych Royal Cts Of Justice	Temple	192m
Lancaster Place Somerset House	Temple	193m
Aldwych Drury Lane	Temple	194m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WC2R 2LS

Temple Underground Station	Temple	154m
Covent Garden Underground Station	Covent Garden	591m
Embankment Underground Station	Embankment	674m
Holborn Underground Station	Holborn	726m
Chancery Lane Underground Station	Chancery Lane	806m

Nearest railway stations to WC2R 2LS

London Charing Cross Station	0.7km
London Blackfriars Station	0.9km
City Thameslink Station	0.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WC2R 2LS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	25.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	25.0%
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 limitations in WC2R 2LS (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	75.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WC2R 2LS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WC2R 2LS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	101,342
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,890
Median (kWh/meter)	1

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WC2R 2LS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WC2R 2LS.
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

82.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WC2R 2LS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WC2R 2LS (meters)

Toklas Restaurant

1 Surrey Street

81m

Kings College London - Students Union Catering Facilities

The Macadam Building

89m

Soho Coffee Co

215 Strand

89m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WC2R 2LS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Strand (Strand Ln)	18:30	12:00	59m
Aldwych (O/S 95)	18:30		187m
Aldwych (O/S 95)	18:30	12:00	190m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WC2R 2LS

Facility	Distance
Somerset House Strand, London Sports Hall	104m
King's Sport Strand Gym Aldwych, London Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	178m
The Health Club At One Aldwych Aldwych, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	222m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WC2R 2LS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Courtauld Institute of Art Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN	Not applicable	109m
London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE	Not applicable	264m
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School 118 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, LONDON, WC2B 5SU	Primary	296m

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WC2R 2LS ITL and WC2R 2LS 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 WC2R 2LS:

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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WC2R 2LS 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 WC2R 2LS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023930
LSOA	E01004735	Westminster 018B
MSOA	E02000977	Westminster 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WC2R 2LS

WC2R 1JA	Strand	138m
WC2R 1HA	Strand	145m
WC2B 4LL	Aldwych	146m
WC2R 3LL	Milford Lane	229m
WC2R 0HS	Strand	244m
WC2B 6XF	Kingsway	254m
WC2R 3JF	Essex Street	272m
WC2E 7DD	Wellington Street	273m
WC2E 7PB	Tavistock Street	274m
WC2E 7NX	Tavistock Street	278m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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