WC1N postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1N postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1N
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.4%
Gigabit-capable
95.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WC1N postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 265 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1N, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WC1N 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 WC1N
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1N 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| WC1N 1AE | 32.1% | 10.7% |
| WC1N 1AF | 56.3% | 6.3% |
| WC1N 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC1N 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| WC1N 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| WC1N 1AP | 97.4% | 97.4% |
| WC1N 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1N 1AS | 100% | 0% |
| WC1N 1AW | 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 WC1N
Police recorded 4,059 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1N in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 808 | 19.9% |
| Theft from the person | 801 | 19.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 664 | 16.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 570 | 14.0% |
| Shoplifting | 456 | 11.2% |
| Public order | 189 | 4.7% |
| Robbery | 152 | 3.7% |
| Drugs | 145 | 3.6% |
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 WC1N
Based on 29 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1N is £675,000, down 11.2% on the previous year (£760,000).
Flat / maisonette
£650,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC1N
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | £485,000 | Flat | Marchmont Street | WC1N 1AG |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Other | Doughty Street | WC1N 2AA |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Boswell Street | WC1N 3BT |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Guilford Street | WC1N 1ES |
| 13 Feb 2026 | £640,000 | Flat | Brunswick Centre | WC1N 1QG |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £430,000 | Flat | Herbrand Street | WC1N 1HQ |
| 29 Jan 2026 | £530,000 | Flat | Handel Street | WC1N 1PE |
| 21 Jan 2026 | £860,000 | Flat | Marchmont Street | WC1N 1AL |
| 14 Jan 2026 | £850,000 | Flat | Handel Street | WC1N 1PB |
| 22 Dec 2025 | £650,000 | Flat | Guilford Street | WC1N 1DP |
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 WC1N
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
| Thomas Coram Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 105 | WC1N 2NY |
| Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH | Not applicable | 4–18 | 0 | WC1N 3JH |
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 WC1N
163 rated food businesses operate in WC1N. 73 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alara Trading LTD, Albion Wine Shippers, AMORINO, Baxterstorey, Baxterstorey.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1N
From a sample of 336 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 WC1N postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 70% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
64%
Band D
24%
Band E
5%
Band F
0%
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 WC1N 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.