High deprivation
IMD England
Among the highest · 55.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for WC2B 5NN
Postcode
WC2B 5NN
Coordinates
51.5163, -0.1223
Grid reference
TQ303813
Easting
530,385
Northing
181,376
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGV8H+G3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Camden
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Camden
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12105
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12105 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WC2B 5NN
England & WalesCrime trends · near WC2B 5NN
Counts are for Holborn & Covent Garden electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
87
YoY +21%
1007856
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
92
YoY -7%
16212384
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY —
45243
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
29
YoY +38%
44267
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
25130
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
112
YoY +84%
1368228
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.31.5%
Other White20.8%
Chinese9.7%
Bangladeshi9.1%
African5.1%
+ 8 other groups · 23.8%
Religion
No religion38.2%
Christian33.5%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered8.4%
Buddhist2.2%
+ 2 other religions · 4.5%
Age groups
20–2419.3%
50–6418.9%
25–3416.5%
35–4915.4%
16–199.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.2%
Households
Other42.8%
Any member 66+9.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 23.0%
Administrative Information
Camden
Local Authority
Council AreaHolborn and St Pancras E14001290
Constituency
E14001290Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Holborn & Covent Garden
Constituency code
E14001290
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Camden, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Camden
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorth Central London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Camden
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - 93C
Cancer Alliance
North Central London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Camden 028C E01000918
E01000918MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Camden 028 E02000193
E02000193LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Camden 028C E01000918
E01000918MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Camden 028 E02000193
E02000193Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2000
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> PresentJune 2000 — Introduced
Postcode WC2B 5NN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12105
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01000918 and MSOA E02000193 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WC2B 5NN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WC2B 5NN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
77%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 15–24FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.5
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
100%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
36.5
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.4
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
81%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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