WC1R postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1R postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1R
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87%
Gigabit-capable
87%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC1R postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 82 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1R, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87%.
Around 0% of premises in WC1R 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 WC1R
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1R 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AQ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AT | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AX | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AY | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4AZ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4BB | 100% | 100% |
| WC1R 4BD | 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 WC1R
Police recorded 4,075 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1R in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 847 | 20.8% |
| Theft from the person | 818 | 20.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 665 | 16.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 556 | 13.6% |
| Shoplifting | 426 | 10.5% |
| Public order | 199 | 4.9% |
| Robbery | 146 | 3.6% |
| Drugs | 134 | 3.3% |
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 WC1R
Based on 4 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1R is £1,000,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£1,040,000).
Flat / maisonette
£1,000,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC1R
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £4,925,000 | Other | Red Lion Square | WC1R 4SG |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat | Warwick Court | WC1R 5DJ |
| 9 Oct 2025 | £850,000 | Flat | Sandland Street | WC1R 4PZ |
| 30 Sep 2025 | £1,010,500 | Flat | Red Lion Street | WC1R 4PF |
| 16 May 2025 | £1,350,000 | Flat | Princeton Street | WC1R 4AY |
| 28 Mar 2025 | £850,000 | Flat | Bedford Row | WC1R 4LL |
| 31 Jan 2025 | £24,500,000 | Other | Red Lion Square | WC1R 4SG |
| 21 Jan 2025 | £498,250 | Flat | Red Lion Street | WC1R 4PF |
| 17 Jan 2025 | £565,000 | Flat | Red Lion Street | WC1R 4NA |
| 6 Dec 2024 | £1,660,000 | Flat | Warwick Court | WC1R 5DJ |
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 WC1R
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| University of the Arts London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1V 7EY |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
| Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH | Not applicable | 4–18 | 0 | WC1N 3JH |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| 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 WC1R
31 rated food businesses operate in WC1R. 10 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amigos, CITY JUNIOR SCHOOL, Conway Hall Ethical Society, MAUI POKE - RED LION STREET, News Express.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1R
From a sample of 45 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 WC1R postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
7%
Band C
53%
Band D
38%
Band E
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 WC1R 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.