# WC1X

Postcode district covering Finsbury, Holborn and Pentonville, in Camden and Islington.

WC1X is a postcode district covering Finsbury, Holborn and Pentonville, in Camden and Islington. Median sale price £1,009,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WC1X. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WC](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc)

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 WC1X postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £1,009,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WC1X was £1,009,500 in 2025. 21st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,566** (2021). WC1X had 8,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 644th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in WC1X 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/wc1x#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.6%** (January 2026). In WC1X, 96.6% 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/wc1x#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=WC1X) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 67% of people in WC1X live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=WC1X) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 42 homes were sold in WC1X in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=WC1X) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WC1X.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=WC1X) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WC1X had 8,566 usual residents at the census.

## How WC1X compares

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

| Measure | WC1X | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £1,009,500 | 4th most expensive | 7 postcode districts, WC · 2025 |
| Population | 8,566 | most populated | 13 postcode districts, WC · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 67% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, WC · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.6% | 4th highest | 13 postcode districts, WC · Jan 2026 |

## Is WC1X safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC1X at a rate of 260.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across the WC postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 214 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC1X.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (647), anti-social behaviour (504) and violence and sexual offences (455).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC1X was 284.8 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 WC1X, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WC1X has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in WC1X

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Camden 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000938) | 1,365 | 338.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| [Camden 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01035712) | 2,457 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Islington 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002728) | 1,317 | 155.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.0% |
| [Islington 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002729) | 1,497 | 78.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Islington 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002726) | 1,709 | 275.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |

## Your MP

- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026. 65% of the people here.
- [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury): Emily Thornberry (Labour), MP since July 2024. 35% of the people here.

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

## Postcode sectors in WC1X

[WC1X 0 (100 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x-0), [WC1X 8 (97 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x-8), [WC1X 9 (130 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x-9)

## Councils WC1X covers

[Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden), [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)

## Towns in WC1X

[Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden), [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)

## Postcode districts next to WC1X

[EC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1n), [EC1P](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1p), [EC1R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r), [EC4A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec4a), [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1), [N1C](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1c), [NW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw1), [WC1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1h), [WC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1n), [WC2A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2a)

## Nearest rail stations

[London Kings Cross (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1229,51.5309), [King's Cross St. Pancras (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1232,51.5307), [Angel (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1059,51.5326), [Russell Square (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1243,51.5231)

## More in the WC postcode area

[All WC postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WC1X in brief

WC1X is a postcode district covering Finsbury, Holborn and Pentonville, in Camden and Islington.
About 9,562 people lived in WC1X in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,009,500 in 2025 across 42 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 260.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WC1X was £1,009,500 in 2025.
WC1X had 8,566 usual residents at the census.
About 67% of people in WC1X live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WC1X, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WC1X
- Postcode area: [WC](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc)
- Constituency: [Holborn and St Pancras †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras)
- Council: [Camden †](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Area: 0.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,562*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 29

* 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 constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EC1R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r), [WC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1n), [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1), [WC1H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1h), [EC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1n), [WC2A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2a)

## Latest updates for WC1X

- 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.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WC1X

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x#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 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x