Map of WC1H 8BB postcode

General information
Postcode WC1H 8BB
Post Town London
Nearest station King's Cross (0 km)
Bus stops
King's Cross St. Pancras (E)
King's Cross Stn York Way (N)
Kings Cross Caledonian Road (W)
King's Cross Pentonville Road (S)
Swinton Street (N)
St Pancras International (E)
London travel zone1
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 23 View
Known addresses
59 Birkenhead Street, London
61 Birkenhead Street, London
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.529953
Longitude -0.122229
Easting 530351
Northing 182898
Grid reference TQ303828
UTM reference 30U 699604 5712686
what3words eagle.sober.guides
Plus code 9C3XGVHH+X4
Altitude 23 metres (76 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:11
Sunset (today) 18:08
Distance away
Distance to sea 37.8 KMs (23.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishCamden, unparished areaE43000197
Ward King's Cross E05013666
London Borough Camden E09000007
County Greater London E11000009
Constituency (2024) Holborn and St Pancras E14001290
MPSir Keir StarmerLabour
Police forceMetropolitan Police
Water companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Camden
NUTS/ITL 2 Inner London - West
NUTS/ITL 1 London
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 19
Households (2011) 7
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
4,547 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£45,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)CamdenE63011985
Census output area (2021)E00004658
Census output area (2011)E00004658
Lower layer super output area (2021)Camden 029BE01000939
Lower layer super output area (2011)Camden 024CE01000939
Middle layer super output area (2021)King's Cross & Bloomsbury NorthE02007115
Middle layer super output area (2011)Gray's Inn RoadE02000189
Travel to work areaLondonE30000234
Property sales
Average property price in Central London £699,700
Annual change -14.6%
View all properties sold in the WC postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
59 Birkenhead Street, LondonTerraced (freehold)Dec 2022£2,525,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2012£965,000
61 Birkenhead Street, LondonSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 1999£450,000


View all properties sold in the WC1H 8 sector

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