WC2B
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster.
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 WC2B postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WC2B, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WC2B compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WC2B safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC2B at a rate of 892.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across WC.
In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC2B.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (664), anti-social behaviour (322) and theft from the person (281).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC2B was 1,097.4 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 WC2B, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WC2B has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WC2B
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster 018B | 2,027 | 1,312.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.7% |
MPs for WC2B
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras50% of WC2B’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster47% of WC2B’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury2.3% of WC2B’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 WC2B3
Councils WC2B covers2
Towns in WC2B1
Postcode districts next to WC2B7
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WC postcode area2
WC2B in brief
WC2B is a postcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster.
About 1,931 people lived in WC2B in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,137,500 in 2025 across 14 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 892.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WC2B was £1,137,500 in 2025.
WC2B had 1,726 usual residents at the census.
In WC2B, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WC2B, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.