# WC2H 8EH: area report for a postcode in Camden

WC2H 8EH 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 WC2H 8EH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) › [WC2H](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h) › [WC2H 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h-8)

## Around this postcode

- **707 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Camden 028D: 1,321 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **Tottenham Court Road, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **No property in WC2H 8EH 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=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Camden 028D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **£815,159 average price**: For the whole of Camden, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **12 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **28 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WC2H 8EH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **Loud road and rail noise at WC2H 8EH**: Road 79 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **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=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH
- **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=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guildhouse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildhouse-school-e137333) | Independent | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jeannine Manuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jeannine-manuel-school-e142408) | Independent | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Josephs Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e100041) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/school/odyssey-house-school-bloomsbury-e149566) | Special | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Royal Ballet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-ballet-school-e102947) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes 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 | 480 m (6 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £888,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £637,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2023 | £640,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2023 | £1,075,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2023 | £520,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £967,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £770,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £1,799,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tottenham Court Road (290 m, 4 minutes on foot); Tottenham Court Road (300 m, 4 minutes on foot); Holborn (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Covent Garden (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); Leicester Square (630 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MUSEUM PRACTICE (150 m); COVENT GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE (250 m); GOWER STREET PRACTICE (440 m); SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND CARE (480 m); SOHO SQUARE GENERAL PRACTICE (480 m)
- Pharmacies: KERRS CHEMIST (170 m); ESSENTIALS PHARMACY (290 m); BOOTS (380 m); BOOTS (390 m); BOOTS (430 m)
- Dental practices: THE COVENT GARDEN DENTAL SPA (80 m); FOREST AND RAY DENTAL (160 m); CENTRE POINT DENTAL (310 m); COVENT GARDEN DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); SOHO ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dominion London Express (290 m, Tesco); Tesco Covent Garden Endell Street Express (310 m, Tesco); M&S Tottenham Court Road (360 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Holborn Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Tottenham Court Road (400 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 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Camden 028D has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,734th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,440** (2021). Camden 028D had 1,440 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,063rd least 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: 88.4%** (January 2026). In Camden 028D, 88.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.0%** (August 2026). In Camden 028D, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WC2H (Postcode district)

- **Population: 2,371** (2021). WC2H had 2,371 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 298th 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 WC2H 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: 87.4%** (January 2026). In WC2H, 87.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.0%** (August 2026). In WC2H, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)
- Centre: 51.5169, -0.1262

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=-0.1262,51.5169,WC2H8EH

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