WC1X postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC1X postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC1X
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
89%
Gigabit-capable
89%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC1X postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 313 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC1X, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89%.
Around 0% of premises in WC1X 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 WC1X
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC1X 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AY | 100% | 100% |
| WC1X 0AZ | 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 WC1X
Police recorded 2,830 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC1X in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 516 | 18.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 505 | 17.8% |
| Other theft | 478 | 16.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 457 | 16.1% |
| Shoplifting | 332 | 11.7% |
| Public order | 134 | 4.7% |
| Robbery | 101 | 3.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 81 | 2.9% |
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 WC1X
Based on 26 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC1X is £793,000, up 9.4% on the previous year (£725,000).
Terraced
£2,775,000
3 sales
Flat / maisonette
£720,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC1X
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | £417,000 | Flat | Acton Street | WC1X 9LX |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £910,000 | Flat | Great Percy Street | WC1X 9QR |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £387,500 | Flat | Swinton Street | WC1X 9NT |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £3,000,000 | Terraced | Wilmington Square | WC1X 0ES |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £793,000 | Flat | Percy Circus | WC1X 9EE |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £727,750 | Flat | Acton Street | WC1X 9LX |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £9,200,000 | Other | Britannia Street | WC1X 9JE |
| 19 Nov 2025 | £475,000 | Flat | Theobalds Road | WC1X 8PN |
| 13 Nov 2025 | £2,500,000 | Other | Calthorpe Street | WC1X 0JX |
| 10 Nov 2025 | £1,210,000 | Other | Kings Cross Road | WC1X 9BJ |
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 WC1X
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital City College | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | WC1X 8RA |
| Thomas Coram Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 105 | WC1N 2NY |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH | Not applicable | 4–18 | 0 | WC1N 3JH |
| Argyle Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 269 | WC1H 9EG |
| The Pears Family School | Not applicable | 5–14 | 0 | N1 9JH |
| The Gower School | Not applicable | 0–11 | 266 | N1 9JF |
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 WC1X
142 rated food businesses operate in WC1X. 71 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Mini Food And Wine, Queen's Head, Travelodge Kings Cross Royal Scot, Action For Children, ANA'S DELI AND CAFE.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC1X
From a sample of 169 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 WC1X postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
21%
Band C
47%
Band D
28%
Band E
4%
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 WC1X 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.