WC1B postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1B postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1B
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
94.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC1B postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 137 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1B, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.1%.
Around 0% of premises in WC1B fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WC1B
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1B 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AN | 0% | 0% |
| WC1B 3AS | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AT | 100% | 100% |
| WC1B 3AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Camden
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Camden district (122,219 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WC1B
Police recorded 4,530 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1B in August 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 883 | 19.5% |
| Theft from the person | 766 | 16.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 682 | 15.1% |
| Shoplifting | 679 | 15.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 610 | 13.5% |
| Public order | 200 | 4.4% |
| Drugs | 167 | 3.7% |
| Robbery | 146 | 3.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WC1B
Based on 4 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1B is £750,000, down 2.7% on the previous year (£771,000).
Latest recorded sales in WC1B
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2026 | £217,000,000 | Other | Great Russell Street | WC1B 3NQ |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £2,350,000 | Other | Bedford Avenue | WC1B 3AD |
| 17 Dec 2025 | £679,000 | Flat | Russell Square | WC1B 5ER |
| 14 Nov 2025 | £750,000 | Flat | Great Russell Street | WC1B 3BN |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £1,250,000 | Flat | Bedford Avenue | WC1B 3AE |
| 6 Oct 2025 | £625,000 | Flat | Bloomsbury Street | WC1B 3QA |
| 15 Sep 2025 | £771,000 | Flat | Southampton Row | WC1B 5AE |
| 15 Sep 2025 | £902,332 | Flat | Southampton Row | WC1B 4HH |
| 15 Aug 2025 | £10,210,000 | Other | Great Russell Street | WC1B 3PP |
| 8 Aug 2025 | £1,400,000 | Flat | Bedford Avenue | WC1B 3AG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Camden demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Camden district (210,133 residents, 92,758 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.3% |
| 15–29 | 35.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.1% |
| 45–64 | 16.3% |
| 65+ | 11.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 29.7% |
| Private rented | 35.9% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WC1B
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannine Manuel School | Not applicable | 2–18 | 687 | WC1B 3DN |
| Odyssey House School - Bloomsbury | Not applicable | 7–19 | 19 | WC1B 4JP |
| University of London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HU |
| Birkbeck College | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HX |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HT |
| School of Oriental and African Studies | Not applicable | — | — | WC1H 0XG |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WC1B
98 rated food businesses operate in WC1B. 54 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Star Lanes, Americano, Bancone-Russell Square, Bayt Sajj Holborn LTD, Bedford Hotel - Botanica restaurant and bar.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1B
From a sample of 90 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 WC1B postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
36%
Band D
36%
Band E
21%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Camden
Landlines around WC1B typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.