WC1B

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
454
Current units
156
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
298

Postcode sectors in WC1B

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3 sectors

Property

Across this district

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686 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cranfield House, 97 - 107, Flat 28, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4HH 8 June 2026 £470,000
Museum Mansions, 63a, Flat 15, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3BJ 14 January 2026 £1,650,000
112, Premises At, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3NQ 9 January 2026 £217,000,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
2
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 467
  • Other theft 364
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Anti social behaviour 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

WC1B usual residents
1,289
Age-profile population
1,487

Age bands in WC1B

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
6.4%

95 residents

Age 15 to 24
36.1%

537 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

391 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.8%

294 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

170 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 126 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

116 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 113 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Planning applications

Applications mapped to this postcode district by the nearest current postcode point.

Available records
1,646
Records since 17 September 2020
500
Latest available record date
3 September 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/3687/P Date not supplied

    Non-material amendments to planning permission 2022/4361/P, granted subject to a legal agreement on 09/08/2023, for extensions and alterations including an additional storey with a pavilion and terraces on top and rear (south) extensions to all upper floors with terraces. Proposed amendments are at roof level and on rear elevation and include realignment of windows, with some louvres added, amendments to the roof interfaces (at the gables), amended/additional plant on the roof and setting back of the roof balustrade (east elevation)

    21 Bloomsbury Street London Camden WC1B 3HF

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3595/06BGP Date not supplied

    Details of Biodiversity Gain Plan (BGP) pursuant to planning permission ref. 2025/1746/P dated 08/07/20205 (for: Temporary relocation of bag search facility at the south entrance of The British Museum from the existing location to the east lawn of the south forecourt with associated creation of a temporary opening in the dwarf wall to the east lawn for access/egress).

    The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3513/P Date not supplied

    Removal and replacement of existing cladding on external fire stair to the rear, metalwork & mesh and upgraded roof works.

    94-97 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3632/P Date not supplied

    Change of use of part of the ground floor from Class E (office) to a Class C3 residential unit with associated external alterations.

    Offices and Premises at Unit 5 Ground Floor 36 and 37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3376/P Date not supplied

    Change of use of part of the ground floor from Class E (office) to Class C3 (residential) with associated external alterations.

    Offices And Premises At Unit 5 Ground Floor 37 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/3526/L Date not supplied

    Discharge of Conditions 4c (samples of window film material/application) and 5 (Reflected Ceiling Plans of the proposed lighting scheme) of listed building consent 2023/4954/L, dated 12 August 2024.

    21-23 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JJ

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3203/P Date not supplied

    Details pursuant to condition 12 (mechanical ventilation) of planning permission ref 2023/5470/P dated 12/03/2025 for Deep refurbishment of existing building including new facades; erection of replacement roof extension with terrace to rear, reopening of lightwell to front and reconfiguration of entrance area; demolition of two storey outrigger and replacement with three storeys plus plant enclosure; single storey rear infill extension to existing car park with terrace above; erection of full height stair rear core extension.

    50-51 Russell Square London Camden WC1B 4JP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/2654/P Date not supplied

    Installation of 3 x retractable awnings on Great Russell Street and Bloomsbury Street elevations.

    Shop And Premises At Ground Floor 35 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3PP

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/1763/L Date not supplied

    Replacement of existing gas boiler with Air Source Heat Pumps, including condensers in the rear garden. Internal alterations, including removing non original internal walls to ground, 1st and 2nd floor.

    18 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2NS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/0784/P Date not supplied

    Replacement of existing gas boiler with Air Source Heat Pumps, including condensers in the rear garden. Internal alterations, including removing non original internal walls to ground, 1st and 2nd floor.

    18 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2NS

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/2373/P Date not supplied

    Change of use from offices (Class E) to flexible use as offices (Class E) or non-residential use (Class F.1).

    Chenies House 21 Bedford Square London WC1B 3HH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2024/4384/P Date not supplied

    Retention of four air conditioning units at the rear of the ground floor premises together with alteration of the existing flue. Installation of four air conditioning acoustic enclosures.

    76 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR

    London Borough of Camden Registered

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

in this district

  • MUSEUM PRACTICE

    58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA

    ODS code F83061

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £945,000 from 86 recorded sales in WC1B. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Camden is £833,067 in June 2026, down 7.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 467 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.