WC2E postcode area guide — Westminster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC2E postcode district in Westminster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC2E
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC2E postcode district (Westminster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 173 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC2E, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.6%.
Around 0% of premises in WC2E 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 WC2E
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC2E 7AA | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7AB | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7AE | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7AH | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7AJ | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7AT | 100% | 100% |
| WC2E 7AU | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7AW | 0% | 0% |
| WC2E 7BD | 100% | 100% |
| WC2E 7BN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Westminster
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Westminster district (163,520 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WC2E
Police recorded 4,576 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC2E in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 974 | 21.3% |
| Theft from the person | 931 | 20.3% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 671 | 14.7% |
| Shoplifting | 608 | 13.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 595 | 13.0% |
| Public order | 242 | 5.3% |
| Robbery | 154 | 3.4% |
| Drugs | 136 | 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 WC2E
Based on 14 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC2E is £1,390,000, up 23.6% on the previous year (£1,125,000).
Flat / maisonette
£1,390,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC2E
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £1,300,000 | Flat | Tavistock Street | WC2E 7NZ |
| 11 Mar 2026 | £599,000 | Flat | Tavistock Street | WC2E 7NZ |
| 9 Feb 2026 | £1,390,000 | Flat | Wellington Street | WC2E 7BN |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £822,500 | Flat | Garrick Street | WC2E 9BH |
| 28 Nov 2025 | £3,635,000 | Flat | Bedford Street | WC2E 9HP |
| 12 Nov 2025 | £4,050,000 | Flat | Henrietta Street | WC2E 8NA |
| 11 Nov 2025 | £880,000 | Flat | Tavistock Street | WC2E 7PS |
| 22 Oct 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat | Henrietta Street | WC2E 8QH |
| 3 Oct 2025 | £1,500,000 | Flat | King Street | WC2E 8HN |
| 23 Sep 2025 | £34,500,000 | Other | Long Acre | WC2E 9LP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Westminster demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Westminster district (204,238 residents, 94,816 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13.1% |
| 15–29 | 35.4% |
| 30–44 | 21.5% |
| 45–64 | 17.8% |
| 65+ | 12.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 27.4% |
| Private rented | 43.6% |
| Social rented | 15.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WC2E
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Ballet School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 227 | WC2E 9DA |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | Not applicable | — | — | WC2R 0RN |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 | W1D 7LF |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
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 WC2E
214 rated food businesses operate in WC2E. 143 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adam Handling Chocolate Shop, Adoh, Aguamiel, All Bar One, Amorino.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC2E
From a sample of 161 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WC2E postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 84% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
22%
Band C
61%
Band D
13%
Band E
3%
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 Westminster
Landlines around WC2E 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.