WC1E postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1E postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1E
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.9%
Gigabit-capable
84.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC1E postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 96 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1E, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.9%.
Around 0% of premises in WC1E 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 WC1E
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1E 6AA | 100% | 50% |
| WC1E 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| WC1E 6AF | 100% | 0% |
| WC1E 6AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC1E 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1E 6AP | 100% | 40% |
| WC1E 6AQ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1E 6AR | 100% | 100% |
| WC1E 6AS | 100% | 50% |
| WC1E 6BN | 0% | 0% |
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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 WC1E
Police recorded 4,442 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1E in August 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 865 | 19.5% |
| Theft from the person | 728 | 16.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 683 | 15.4% |
| Shoplifting | 650 | 14.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 626 | 14.1% |
| Public order | 193 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 172 | 3.9% |
| Burglary | 138 | 3.1% |
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 WC1E
Based on 3 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1E is £715,000, down 15.9% on the previous year (£850,000).
Flat / maisonette
£715,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC1E
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 2026 | £715,000 | Flat | Gower Mews | WC1E 6HR |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £1,075,000 | Flat | Ridgmount Gardens | WC1E 7AZ |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £360,000 | Flat | University Street | WC1E 6JP |
| 2 Sep 2025 | £887,500 | Flat | Ridgmount Gardens | WC1E 7AU |
| 29 Aug 2025 | £820,000 | Flat | Huntley Street | WC1E 6AJ |
| 14 Jul 2025 | £640,000 | Flat | Ridgmount Gardens | WC1E 7AR |
| 14 Apr 2025 | £1,270,000 | Flat | Ridgmount Gardens | WC1E 7AU |
| 28 Mar 2025 | £575,000 | Flat | Ridgmount Gardens | WC1E 7AS |
| 17 Mar 2025 | £850,000 | Flat | University Street | WC1E 6JW |
| 10 Dec 2024 | £1,395,000 | Flat | Chenies Mews | WC1E 6HU |
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 WC1E
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 6BT |
| London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HT |
| University of London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HU |
| Birkbeck College | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HX |
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 WC1E
81 rated food businesses operate in WC1E. 40 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amelie's Wine House, Arosfa Hotel, ATALIAN SERVEST FOOD CO, BAXTER STOREY @ GARDINER & THEOBALD, Burint @RADA.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1E
From a sample of 281 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 WC1E postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
56%
Band D
23%
Band E
10%
Band F
4%
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 WC1E 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.