# WC2H

Postcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster.

WC2H is a postcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster. Recorded crime 1,780.2 per 1,000 people. About 2,643 people.

Postcode district. Code WC2H. 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 WC2H postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h#f-gigabit-coverage
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WC2H) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in WC2H 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=WC2H) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 9 homes were sold in WC2H in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WC2H) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WC2H.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WC2H) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WC2H had 2,371 usual residents at the census.

## How WC2H compares

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

| Measure | WC2H | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 2,371 | 4th most populated | 13 postcode districts, WC · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 13 postcode districts, WC · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.4% | joint 3rd lowest | 13 postcode districts, WC · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 5.0% | 3rd highest | 9 postcode districts, WC · Aug 2026 |

## Is WC2H safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WC2H at a rate of 1,780.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 628.2 per 1,000 people across the WC postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 307 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WC2H.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were theft from the person (1,353), other crime (1,247) and violence and sexual offences (602).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WC2H was 2,629.2 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 WC2H, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WC2H has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in WC2H

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Camden 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/camden/neighbourhood/e01000919) | 1,440 | 1,321.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.4% |
| [Westminster 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004734) | 1,691 | 4,315.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.6% |

## Your MP

- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026. 52% of the people here.
- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 47% of the people here.
- [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury): Emily Thornberry (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.2% 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 WC2H

[WC2H 0 (54 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h-0), [WC2H 7 (81 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h-7), [WC2H 8 (62 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h-8), [WC2H 9 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h-9)

## Councils WC2H covers

[Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden), [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

## Towns in WC2H

[Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden), [City of Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/city-of-westminster)

## Postcode districts next to WC2H

[W1D](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1d), [WC1A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1a), [WC1B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1b), [WC2B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2b), [WC2E](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2e), [WC2N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2n)

## Nearest rail stations

[Tottenham Court Road (200 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1301,51.5158), [Tottenham Court Road (250 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1304,51.5164), [Covent Garden (300 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1244,51.5131), [Leicester Square (450 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1284,51.5114)

## 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)

## WC2H in brief

WC2H is a postcode district covering St Giles and Strand, in Camden and Westminster.
About 2,643 people lived in WC2H in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,780.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
WC2H had 2,371 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in WC2H live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WC2H, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WC2H, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WC2H
- 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: 0.23 km²
- People, mid-2024: 2,643*
- Neighbourhoods: 2
- Output areas: 9

* 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

[W1D](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w1d), [WC2B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2b), [WC1B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1b), [WC2N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2n), [WC2E](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2e), [WC1A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1a)

## Latest updates for WC2H

- 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/WC2H

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h#f-population.

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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc2h