WC2B postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC2B postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC2B
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
77.6%
Gigabit-capable
77.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC2B postcode district (Camden) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 190 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC2B, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 77.6%.
Around 0% of premises in WC2B 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 WC2B
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC2B 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AQ | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AS | 100% | 100% |
| WC2B 4AT | 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 WC2B
Police recorded 4,597 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC2B in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 983 | 21.4% |
| Theft from the person | 966 | 21.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 697 | 15.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 605 | 13.2% |
| Shoplifting | 553 | 12.0% |
| Public order | 213 | 4.6% |
| Robbery | 160 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 138 | 3.0% |
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 WC2B
Based on 9 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC2B is £1,500,000, up 93.5% on the previous year (£775,000).
Flat / maisonette
£805,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC2B
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £381,000 | Other | Great Queen Street | WC2B 5BH |
| 10 Dec 2025 | £805,000 | Flat | Broad Court | WC2B 5QN |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £1,550,000 | Flat | Wild Street | WC2B 4RL |
| 27 Nov 2025 | £33,955,200 | Other | Kingsway | WC2B 6EX |
| 31 Oct 2025 | £13,301,523 | Other | Macklin Street | WC2B 5NF |
| 3 Oct 2025 | £2,900,000 | Flat | Kean Street | WC2B 4AY |
| 19 Sep 2025 | £700,000 | Flat | Drury Lane | WC2B 5TA |
| 8 Sep 2025 | £1,500,000 | Other | Catherine Street | WC2B 5JS |
| 29 Jul 2025 | £620,000 | Flat | Broad Court | WC2B 5PY |
| 20 Jun 2025 | £20,000 | Other | Drury Lane | WC2B 5QG |
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 WC2B
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
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 WC2B
140 rated food businesses operate in WC2B. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 42 Holborn, Aldwych Theatre, Assenheims, Barrafina, Bartlett Mitchell ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC2B
From a sample of 42 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 WC2B postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
50%
Band D
38%
Band E
7%
Band G
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 WC2B 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.