WC1V postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1V postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1V
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
89.9%
Gigabit-capable
89.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC1V postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 84 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1V, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.9%.
Around 0% of premises in WC1V 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 WC1V
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1V 6AA | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6AT | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6AX | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6AY | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6AZ | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6BA | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6BN | 100% | 100% |
| WC1V 6BS | 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 WC1V
Police recorded 4,178 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1V in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 879 | 21.0% |
| Theft from the person | 854 | 20.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 654 | 15.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 569 | 13.6% |
| Shoplifting | 462 | 11.1% |
| Public order | 205 | 4.9% |
| Robbery | 142 | 3.4% |
| Drugs | 132 | 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 WC1V
Based on 2 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1V is £715,000, down 26.5% on the previous year (£972,500).
Latest recorded sales in WC1V
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £763,000 | Flat | High Holborn | WC1V 6DR |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £715,000 | Flat | High Holborn | WC1V 6DR |
| 28 May 2025 | £130,000 | Other | High Holborn | WC1V 6PS |
| 28 Mar 2025 | £9,100,000 | Other | High Holborn | WC1V 7JS |
| 20 Mar 2025 | £500,000 | Flat | High Holborn | WC1V 6DR |
| 29 Nov 2024 | £10,000,000 | Other | High Holborn | WC1V 6AX |
| 16 Oct 2024 | £972,500 | Flat | High Holborn | WC1V 6DR |
| 16 Aug 2024 | £7,600,000 | Other | High Holborn | WC1V 7BF |
| 1 Jul 2024 | £20,000,000 | Other | High Holborn | WC1V 7AA |
| 25 Jan 2024 | £640,000 | Flat | Great Turnstile | WC1V 7HH |
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 WC1V
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Arts London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1V 7EY |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH | Not applicable | 4–18 | 0 | WC1N 3JH |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
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 WC1V
92 rated food businesses operate in WC1V. 56 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amazon Fresh, BaxterStorey @ Mitsubishi, BLACK SHEEP COFFEE, Caffe Nero, Caffe Nero.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1V
From a sample of 16 Energy Performance Certificates across 2 WC1V postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 94% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
13%
Band C
81%
Band D
6%
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 WC1V 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.