WC1H postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1H postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1H
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.4%
Gigabit-capable
91.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WC1H postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 258 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1H, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WC1H 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 WC1H
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1H 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| WC1H 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| WC1H 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WC1H 0AG | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| WC1H 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| WC1H 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1H 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WC1H 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| WC1H 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1H 0AR | 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 WC1H
Police recorded 3,424 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1H in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 669 | 19.5% |
| Other theft | 631 | 18.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 542 | 15.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 521 | 15.2% |
| Shoplifting | 426 | 12.4% |
| Public order | 148 | 4.3% |
| Robbery | 123 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 116 | 3.4% |
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 WC1H
Based on 47 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1H is £420,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£425,000).
Flat / maisonette
£420,000
46 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC1H
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | £525,000 | Flat | Flaxman Terrace | WC1H 9AS |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £470,000 | Flat | Hastings Street | WC1H 9DP |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £520,000 | Flat | Burton Street | WC1H 9AQ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £290,000 | Flat | Woburn Place | WC1H 0NJ |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £695,000 | Flat | Tavistock Place | WC1H 9RD |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £357,000 | Flat | Regent Square | WC1H 8HX |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Flat | Woburn Place | WC1H 0NG |
| 28 Jan 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Woburn Place | WC1H 0NL |
| 19 Jan 2026 | £475,000 | Flat | Regent Square | WC1H 8HX |
| 13 Jan 2026 | £283,000 | Flat | Woburn Place | WC1H 0NG |
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 WC1H
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 269 | WC1H 9EG |
| School of Oriental and African Studies | Not applicable | — | — | WC1H 0XG |
| Thomas Coram Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 105 | WC1N 2NY |
| University College London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 6BT |
| Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ | Secondary | 11–18 | 738 | NW1 1LY |
| Capital City College | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | WC1X 8RA |
| Birkbeck College | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HX |
| University of London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1E 7HU |
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 WC1H
114 rated food businesses operate in WC1H. 69 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 10th Floor at The Standard Hotel, Age UK Camden, Alhambra Hotel, Argyle Primary School, Baxterstorey LTD.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1H
From a sample of 152 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 WC1H postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 59% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
58%
Band D
36%
Band E
5%
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 WC1H 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.