WC2E
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Strand, in 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 WC2E postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WC2E, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WC2E compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WC2E safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC2E at a rate of 1,940.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across WC.
In August 2026 alone, 110 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC2E.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (476), shoplifting (388) and theft from the person (308).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC2E was 2,516.3 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.
Your MP
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster
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 WC2E3
Council1
Postcode districts next to WC2E3
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WC postcode area2
WC2E in brief
WC2E is a postcode district covering Strand, in Westminster.
About 827 people lived in WC2E in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,350,000 in 2025 across 19 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,940.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WC2E was £1,350,000 in 2025.
WC2E had 732 usual residents at the census.
In WC2E, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
72.0% of residents in WC2E were aged 15 to 64 at the census.