# WC

Postcode area named after West Central London, with 14 districts.

The WC postcode area, named after West Central London, has 14 postcode districts. Median sale price £821,250 in 2025. Recorded crime 628.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode area. Code WC. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £821,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WC was £821,250 in 2025. Most expensive of 104. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 30,835** (2021). WC had 30,835 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3rd least populated of 120. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 49%** (2022). About 49% of people in WC live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.0%** (January 2026). In WC, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WC) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 49% of people in WC live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WC) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 212 homes were sold in WC in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WC) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WC.
- [Population by postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WC) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WC had 30,835 usual residents at the census.

## How WC compares

Each postcode area against every other postcode area the measure covers.

| Measure | WC | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £821,250 | most expensive | 104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025 |
| Population | 30,835 | 3rd least populated | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 49% | 52nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 120 postcode areas, UK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.0% | joint 12th highest | 120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026 |

## Is WC safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC at a rate of 628.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,707 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (6,622), theft from the person (4,477) and anti-social behaviour (3,308).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC was 735.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Postcode districts in WC

| Area | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WC1A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1a) | 951 | – | 317.7 per 1,000 |
| [WC1B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1b) | 937 | £825,500 | 984.5 per 1,000 |
| [WC1E](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1e) | 1,602 | – | 416.4 per 1,000 |
| [WC1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1h) | 6,807 | £350,000 | 295.3 per 1,000 |
| [WC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1n) | 5,476 | £766,250 | 227.4 per 1,000 |
| [WC1R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1r) | 527 | – | 952.9 per 1,000 |
| [WC1V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1v) | – | – | – |
| [WC1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x) | 8,566 | £1,009,500 | 260.7 per 1,000 |
| [WC2A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2a) | 440 | – | 2,402.4 per 1,000 |
| [WC2B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2b) | 1,726 | £1,137,500 | 892.3 per 1,000 |
| [WC2E](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2e) | 732 | £1,350,000 | 1,940.7 per 1,000 |
| [WC2H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h) | 2,371 | – | 1,780.2 per 1,000 |
| [WC2N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2n) | 472 | – | 6,136.1 per 1,000 |
| [WC2R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2r) | 228 | £1,180,000 | 1,647.7 per 1,000 |

## WC in brief

The WC postcode area, named after West Central London, has 14 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WC was £821,250 in 2025.
WC had 30,835 usual residents at the census.
About 49% of people in WC live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WC, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode area
- Code: WC
- Area: 3.27 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,972*
- Postcode districts: 14

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the region and nation this postcode area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EC](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec), [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w), [N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n), [NW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw), [SW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw)

## Latest updates for WC

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc