# WC2B 5QH: area report for a postcode in Westminster

WC2B 5QH is a postcode in Westminster.

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 Westminster. Open the map at WC2B 5QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) › [WC2B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2b) › [WC2B 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2b-5)

## Around this postcode

- **727 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Westminster 018B: 1,313 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **Covent Garden, 140 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **No property in WC2B 5QH 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=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Westminster 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **£876,788 average price**: For the whole of Westminster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **10 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **No gigabit broadband at WC2B 5QH**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WC2B 5QH**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH
- **28.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Royal Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-ballet-school-e102947) | Independent | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [City Lit](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-lit-e130401) | Sixth form and further education | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Clement Danes CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clement-danes-cofe-primary-school-e101127) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Josephs Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e100041) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Guildhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildhouse-school-e137333) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jeannine Manuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jeannine-manuel-school-e142408) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/odyssey-house-school-bloomsbury-e149566) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Soho Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/soho-parish-cofe-primary-school-e101131) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £367,933 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £620,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| May 2024 | £1,178,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| June 2024 | £1,300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £920,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £615,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2025 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Covent Garden (150 m, 2 minutes on foot); Holborn (450 m, 6 minutes on foot); Leicester Square (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Tottenham Court Road (570 m, 7 minutes on foot); Tottenham Court Road (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m); KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE (370 m); ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE (500 m); MUSEUM PRACTICE (550 m); SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (650 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (150 m); ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (190 m); BOOTS (380 m); BOOTS (420 m); BOOTS (460 m)
- Dental practices: COVENT GARDEN DENTAL PRACTICE (130 m); THE COVENT GARDEN DENTAL SPA (350 m); SARDINIA HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); SARDINIA HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); COVENT GARDEN DENTAL CLINIC (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Covent Garden Endell Street Express (150 m, Tesco); M&S Southampton St Covent Garden (320 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Kingsway (350 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Covent Garden Express (350 m, Tesco); Tesco Strand Express (370 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £876,788** (July 2026). Westminster’s average house price was £876,788 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 20.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,610** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westminster earned a median of £52,610 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 5th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 16.7×** (2025). A home in Westminster costs 16.7 times local full-time pay. 2nd 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: 23.9** (2025). Westminster has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Westminster 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.9** (2025). Westminster 018B has a deprivation score of 21.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,188th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Westminster 018B was £1,250,000 in 2025. Joint 223rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,027** (2021). Westminster 018B had 2,027 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,887th 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Westminster 018B, 86.7% 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.

## WC2B (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,137,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WC2B was £1,137,500 in 2025. 16th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,726** (2021). WC2B had 1,726 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 259th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WC2B 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: 93.8%** (January 2026). In WC2B, 93.8% 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: [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)
- Centre: 51.5137, -0.1226

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

## Your MP

- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

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=-0.1226,51.5137,WC2B5QH

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