WC1N
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bloomsbury and Holborn, 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 WC1N postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WC1N, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WC1N compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WC1N safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC1N at a rate of 227.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across WC.
In August 2026 alone, 123 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC1N.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (438), violence and sexual offences (294) and anti-social behaviour (210).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC1N was 231.7 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 WC1N, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WC1N has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WC1N
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden 027A | 1,530 | 138.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Camden 027D | 1,623 | 207.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| Camden 029H | 1,405 | 233.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
MPs for WC1N
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras99% of WC1N’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury1.1% of WC1N’s postcodes
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 WC1N3
Council1
Towns in WC1N1
Postcode districts next to WC1N5
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WC postcode area2
WC1N in brief
WC1N is a postcode district covering Bloomsbury and Holborn, in Camden.
About 6,104 people lived in WC1N in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £766,250 in 2025 across 22 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 227.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WC1N was £766,250 in 2025.
WC1N had 5,476 usual residents at the census.
In WC1N, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WC1N, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.