# WC1N 1HB: area report for a postcode in Camden

WC1N 1HB 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 WC1N 1HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [WC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1n) › [WC1N 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1n-1)

## Around this postcode

- **240 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Camden 026E: 860 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **Russell Square, 200 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **No property in WC1N 1HB 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=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 026E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **11 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WC1N 1HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **Loud road and rail noise at WC1N 1HB**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **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=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB
- **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=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/odyssey-house-school-bloomsbury-e149566) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Thomas Coram Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-coram-centre-e100005) | Nursery | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [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 | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Argyle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-primary-school-e100008) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Capital City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capital-city-college-e130421) | Sixth form and further education | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jeannine Manuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jeannine-manuel-school-e142408) | Independent | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [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 | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Guildhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildhouse-school-e137333) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £357,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £430,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| November 2024 | £700,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2023 | £675,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £299,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £332,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Russell Square (200 m, 3 minutes on foot); Euston Square (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); Goodge Street (660 m, 8 minutes on foot); Euston (660 m, 8 minutes on foot); London Euston (670 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC (220 m); THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY (310 m); GOWER STREET PRACTICE (490 m); RIDGMOUNT PRACTICE (510 m); HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (190 m); JOHN WALKER CHEMISTS (340 m); ZEN PHARMACY (390 m); HASSCON PHARMACY (550 m); HOLBORN PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: CHALTON STREET DENTAL (100 m); BOND DENTAL LONDON (BLOOMSBURY) (230 m); MRS CK JONES (440 m); RAVAL DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); CHALTON STREET DENTAL (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Russell Square Express (170 m, Tesco); Waitrose Bloomsbury (200 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Bloomsbury Brunswick Centre Local (250 m, Sainsburys); M&S Euston Rail SF (620 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Bloomsbury Southampton Row Local (630 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 026E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Camden 026E has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,404th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £672,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Camden 026E was £672,500 in 2025. Joint 1,803rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,433** (2021). Camden 026E had 2,433 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,299th 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Camden 026E, 97.3% 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.

## WC1N (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £766,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WC1N was £766,250 in 2025. 53rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 5,476** (2021). WC1N had 5,476 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 487th 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in WC1N 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In WC1N, 95.3% 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: 51.5241, -0.1267

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=-0.1267,51.5241,WC1N1HB

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