# WC1H 9PL: area report for a postcode in Camden

WC1H 9PL is a postcode in Camden.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Camden. Open the map at WC1H 9PL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [WC1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1h) › [WC1H 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1h-9)

## Around this postcode

- **371 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Camden 029F: 128 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **Russell Square, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **No property in WC1H 9PL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 029F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **11 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **19 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WC1H 9PL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **Low road and rail noise at WC1H 9PL**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL
- **26.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Argyle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-primary-school-e100008) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Coram Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-coram-centre-e100005) | Nursery | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Capital City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capital-city-college-e130421) | Sixth form and further education | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maria-fidelis-catholic-school-fcj-e100055) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH](https://openindex.co.uk/school/childrens-hospital-school-at-gt-ormond-street-and-uch-e100060) | Special | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/odyssey-house-school-bloomsbury-e149566) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Edith Neville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edith-neville-primary-school-e100013) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-george-the-martyr-church-of-england-primary-school-e100040) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| July 2024 | £317,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £647,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £1,375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £465,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2023 | £515,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £425,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Russell Square (430 m, 5 minutes on foot); King's Cross St. Pancras (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); London Kings Cross (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Euston (600 m, 7 minutes on foot); London Euston (600 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY (220 m); BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC (320 m); KINGS CROSS SURGERY (490 m); SOMERS TOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (490 m); HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: JOHN WALKER CHEMISTS (60 m); HASSCON PHARMACY (280 m); BOOTS (320 m); BABAN PHARMACY (400 m); BOOTS (510 m)
- Dental practices: BOND DENTAL LONDON (BLOOMSBURY) (100 m); CHALTON STREET DENTAL (230 m); MRS CK JONES (240 m); RAVAL DENTAL SURGERY (240 m); CHALTON STREET DENTAL (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Bloomsbury (230 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Bloomsbury Brunswick Centre Local (380 m, Sainsburys); M&S St Pancras Rail Arcade SF (390 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Russell Square Express (400 m, Tesco); M&S St Pancras Main Rail SF (460 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £815,159** (July 2026). Camden’s average house price was £815,159 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 10.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £53,133** (2025). Full-time workers living in Camden earned a median of £53,133 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 4th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 15.3×** (2025). A home in Camden costs 15.3 times local full-time pay. 4th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). Camden has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 96th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Camden 029F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Camden 029F has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). Camden 029F had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Camden 029F, 99.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 1.4%** (August 2026). In Camden 029F, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WC1H (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WC1H was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,807** (2021). WC1H had 6,807 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 562nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in WC1H 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.4%** (January 2026). In WC1H, 99.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Centre: 51.5269, -0.1254

Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1254,51.5269,WC1H9PL

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