WC1N

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
569
Current units
272
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
297

Postcode sectors in WC1N

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3 sectors

Property

Across this district

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1,842 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Foundling Court, Flat 181, Brunswick Centre, London, WC1N 1QE 30 June 2026 £500,000
O'donnell Court, Flat 179, Brunswick Centre, London, WC1N 1AQ 18 June 2026 £765,000
Bernard Mansions, Flat 6, Bernard Street, London, WC1N 1LB 10 June 2026 £625,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
3
Primary
1
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 285
  • Other theft 180
  • Theft from the person 157
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Public order 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

WC1N usual residents
5,844
Age-profile population
5,913

Age bands in WC1N

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
11.6%

688 residents

Age 15 to 24
23.3%

1,377 residents

Age 25 to 44
32%

1,890 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

1,193 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

765 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 261 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%

249 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 246 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
2,330
Records since 17 September 2020
605
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. 2025/3157/L Date not supplied

    Details to discharge Conditions 5a (details of facing materials) and 5b (fire escape stair railings) of listed building consent 2023/4902/L dated 30/7/24 for 'Extension of basement, conversion of front part of building at second and third floor levels from commercial/office space to create 2 x studio dwellings; second floor rear extension, and internal and external alterations.'.

    25 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AF

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3186/L Date not supplied

    External alterations comprising alterations to steps within front lightwell. Internal alterations comprising minor changes to floorplan and openings (part retrospective).

    14 John Street London WC1N 2EB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 2025/3139/P Date not supplied

    Alterations to steps within the front lightwell.

    14 John Street London WC1N 2EB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/3322/P Date not supplied

    Creation of a roof terrace at main roof level with installation of perimeter glass balustrade and composite privacy screen to rear

    171 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8UE

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/3710/P Date not supplied

    Details of condition 23 (Tree Protection) for planning application 2024/2732/P dated 06/08/2025 for 'Refurbishment and extension of the existing building to provide additional commercial, business and service use (Class E) including nine storey front extension, replacement of roof extension and introduction of a rooftop terrace, new entrance, external alterations, new hard and soft landscaping, provision of cycle parking and bin store, provision of separate cafe unit (Class E), and other associated works.'

    124 Theobald's Road London WC1X 8RX

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/2558/P Date not supplied

    Variation of condition 4 (temporary period) of planning permission ref 2020/3657/P dated 21/12/20 (most recently amended under application 2023/2244/P dated 30/10/2023) namely to remove the reference to the three year time period to Temporary subdivision and change of use of No.62 Doughty Street from C3 use to mixed B1 commercial floorspace with ancillary residential accommodation and a single self-contained residential unit at lower ground floor level

    62 Doughty Street London Camden WC1N 2JZ

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/3343/L Date not supplied

    Proposed internal alterations and service upgrades

    37 Flat 1 Lamb's Conduit Street London Camden WC1N 3NG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/1061/P Date not supplied

    Replacement of the glazing within the existing roof lantern in the existing single family dwelling.

    11 John's Mews London WC1N 2PA

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  9. 2025/3723/T Date not supplied

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Prunus (T1) - Fell to ground level.

    43 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  10. 2025/1754/P Date not supplied

    Variation to condition 3 (Retail floorspace) of planning permission PSX0104561 granted 1/09/2003 (for Refurbishment of the Brunswick Centre; the forward extension of the existing retail units fronting the pedestrian concourse; the creation of a new supermarket (class a1) across northern end of the pedestrian concourse; creation of new retail units (class a1) within redundant access stairs to the residential terrace; erection of new structure above Brunswick Square for potential alternative use as retail (classes a1, a2 and a3), business (class b1) or as non-residential institutions (class d1); redesign of the cinema entrance; redesign of existing steps and ramps at the Brunswick Square, Handel street and Bernard street entrances, removal of two existing car park entrances at pedestrian concourse level, installation of retail display windows within Bernard street elevation, redesign of the existing southern car park stairway; replacement of waterproofing layers to the pedestrian concourse and the residential terrace; concrete repair works and introduction of new hard and soft landscaping surfaces and works) namely to allow an increase in the maximum provision of Class E(b) and (c) use at selected retail units.

    Brunswick Centre Estate Brunswick Centre London WC1N 1AE

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  11. 2025/1652/P Date not supplied

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 2022/2255/P dated 17/04/2023 (as amended by 2023/3223/P, dated 09/11/2023) for the redevelopment of the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Frontage Building. Amendments include minor alterations at roof level; changes to rear elevation cladding; changes to rooflights; provision of bollards at ground floor entrance; enhancements to level 2 external terrace; provision of new lightwell elevation and fenestration on level 1; provision of new access gate via Powis Place.

    Frontage Building Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital Great Ormond Street London WC1N 3JH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  12. 2025/2042/L Date not supplied

    Change of use from office to residential use to create two single-family dwellings and associated alterations including creation of lightwells to the rear, replacement of first floor windows with doors and access stairs to landscaped gardens at the rear following removal of the roof of the single storey rear ground floor extension and erection of new and extended boundary walls.. Internal alterations including removal and replacement of internal partition walls, doors and bathrooms.

    53-54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS

    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

3

in this district

  • BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTRE UHPC

    39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF

    ODS code F83048

  • HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA

    ODS code F83058

  • THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    1 HANDEL STREET, LONDON, WC1N 1PD

    ODS code F83044

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 £750,000 from 208 recorded sales in WC1N. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 285 events.

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