WC2H postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC2H postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC2H
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
72.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.9%
Gigabit-capable
66.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WC2H postcode district (Camden) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 338 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC2H, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 72.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.9%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WC2H 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 WC2H
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC2H 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| WC2H 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| WC2H 0AP | 63.6% | 9.1% |
| WC2H 0AR | 0% | 0% |
| WC2H 0AT | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| WC2H 0AU | 0% | 0% |
| WC2H 0AW | 0% | 0% |
| WC2H 0BA | 0% | 0% |
| WC2H 0BB | 100% | 11.1% |
| WC2H 0BD | 100% | 0% |
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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 WC2H
Police recorded 4,619 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC2H in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 977 | 21.2% |
| Theft from the person | 961 | 20.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 667 | 14.4% |
| Shoplifting | 597 | 12.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 588 | 12.7% |
| Public order | 239 | 5.2% |
| Robbery | 162 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 146 | 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 WC2H
Based on 12 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC2H is £925,000, up 32.3% on the previous year (£699,000).
Flat / maisonette
£750,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC2H
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | £999,999 | Flat | Charing Cross Road | WC2H 0JE |
| 25 Feb 2026 | £725,000 | Flat | Neal Street | WC2H 9PE |
| 12 Dec 2025 | £465,000 | Flat | Charing Cross Road | WC2H 0JE |
| 3 Dec 2025 | £750,000 | Flat | Odhams Walk | WC2H 9SB |
| 7 Nov 2025 | £2,700,000 | Flat | Charing Cross Road | WC2H 0DT |
| 6 Nov 2025 | £925,000 | Flat | Newport Court | WC2H 7PS |
| 30 Sep 2025 | £6,250,000 | Flat | Charing Cross Road | WC2H 0DT |
| 26 Sep 2025 | £565,000 | Flat | Earlham Street | WC2H 9RZ |
| 18 Sep 2025 | £520,000 | Flat | Earlham Street | WC2H 9RZ |
| 11 Aug 2025 | £1,000,000 | Other | New Compton Street | WC2H 8DS |
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 WC2H
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Ballet School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 227 | WC2E 9DA |
| Soho Parish CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 90 | W1D 7LF |
| Jeannine Manuel School | Not applicable | 2–18 | 687 | WC1B 3DN |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
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 WC2H
614 rated food businesses operate in WC2H. 251 hold the top rating of 5, 66 are rated 4, and 28 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Leicester Square Rooftop Bar and Restaurant, 404 Club Not Found, All Bar One, ALL MART, AMALFI LOUNGE.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WC2H
From a sample of 26 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 WC2H postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
50%
Band D
35%
Band E
8%
Band F
4%
Band G
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 WC2H 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.