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WC1E

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury, in Camden.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WC1E postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In WC1E, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
1,602
251st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
83.2%
56th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How WC1E compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

WC1EMiddle
Population13 postcode districts, WC · 2021
Population: every postcode district in WC13 areas from 228 to 8,566. The middle area is 951. WC1E is 1,602.
1,6026th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage13 postcode districts, WC · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in WC13 areas from 78.9% to 99.4%. The middle area is 95.3%. WC1E is 96.4%.
96.4%5th highest
Claimant rate9 postcode districts, WC · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in WC9 areas from 1.2% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.9%. WC1E is 1.3%.
1.3%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6413 postcode districts, WC · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in WC13 areas from 72.0% to 88.5%. The middle area is 80.9%. WC1E is 83.2%.
83.2%5th highest

Is WC1E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC1E at a rate of 416.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across WC.

In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC1E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (284), theft from the person (155) and anti-social behaviour (108).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC1E was 468.0 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.

Deprivation in WC1E, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WC1E has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in WC1E

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Camden 026A1,424906.0 per 1,000697.5%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in WC1E2

Council1

Towns in WC1E1

Postcode districts next to WC1E3

Nearest rail stations4

More in the WC postcode area2

WC1E in brief

WC1E is a postcode district covering Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury, in Camden.

About 1,859 people lived in WC1E in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 416.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

WC1E had 1,602 usual residents at the census.

In WC1E, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In WC1E, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

83.2% of residents in WC1E were aged 15 to 64 at the census.