Holborn & Covent Garden · Camden · England
Updated September 2026
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Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
The Royal Ballet School
Other independent school
Jeannine Manuel School
Other independent school
St Josephs Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
Within 1 mile of this postcode
Census 2021
5 female, 4 male
49 residents
133 residents
202 residents
136 residents
44 residents
This postcode contained 1.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WC2H 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
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
Installation of new shopfront in association with use of entire building for retail and internal alterations/upgrades to all floors
59 St Giles High Street London Camden WC2H 8LH
Installation of new shopfront in association with use of entire building for retail (See also 2025/3210/L for the same development together with internal alterations/upgrades to Listed building)
59 St Giles High Street London Camden WC2H 8LH
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
Installation of plaque at first floor level to Mercer Street elevation.
Cambridge Theatre Earlham Street London WC2H 9HU
The replacement of light fittings on ground and first floor levels.
German Historical Institute 17 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2NJ
External alterations to ground floor front elevation, comprising installation of two retractable awnings, two drinks shelves and replacement double doors.
27 Museum Street London WC1A 1LH
Alterations to the east and west courtyards and the footpaths including creation of dropped kerbs and changes to pavement levels and steps and installation of bench seats to retaining walls.
University Of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU
Installation of rainwater pipe and hopper onto sloping roof
Flat 14 Seven Dials Court 3 Shorts Gardens London WC2H 9AT
Infill of existing voids and erection of projecting extensions at second and third floors on Macklin Street frontage, to provide additional office (Class E) accomodation.
New London House 172 Drury Lane London WC2B 5QR
Erection of a rooftop pavilion at eighth floor level and extension of the existing core to provide access to the new eighth floor together with external alterations at ground level to the Alfred Place elevation and a new terrace to the rear at first floor level.
Whittington House 19-30 Alfred Place London WC1E 7EA
Replacement of internal staircase.
Vernon House 23 Sicilian Avenue London Camden WC1A 2QS
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
133
within 5 km
47 SHORTS GARDENS, LONDON, WC2H 9AA
ODS code E87045
213 m
4TH FLOOR, SOHO CENTRE FOR HEALTH, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ
ODS code E87772
256 m
1ST FLOOR, 30 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3QS
ODS code E87069
256 m
1ST FLOOR, 1 FRITH STREET, LONDON, W1D 3HZ
ODS code E87714
256 m
58 GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3BA
ODS code F83061
426 m
20 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6DP
ODS code F83005
617 m
8 RIDGMOUNT STREET, LONDON, WC1E 7AA
ODS code F83043
678 m
3RD FLOOR, BUSH HOUSE, SOUTH EAST WING, 300 STRAND, LONDON, WC2B 4PJ
ODS code E87768
773 m
TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ
ODS code F83672
901 m
64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA
ODS code F83058
1.1 km
39 BRUNSWICK CENTRE, LONDON, WC1N 1AF
ODS code F83048
1.1 km
31 FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON, W1T 6EU
ODS code E87066
1.2 km
1 HANDEL STREET, LONDON, WC1N 1PD
ODS code F83044
1.3 km
77 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TS
ODS code F83042
1.3 km
3-5 WEIGHHOUSE STREET, LONDON, W1K 5LS
ODS code E87648
1.5 km
THE MARGARETE CENTRE, 108 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2LS
ODS code Y02674
1.7 km
77-83 CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY
ODS code F83635
1.7 km
CHALTON STREET, LONDON, NW1 1HY
ODS code F83683
1.7 km
FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP
ODS code F83624
1.8 km
FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP
ODS code F83678
1.8 km
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Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
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English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Camden 028D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
3 of 10
Overall England rank
9,765 of 33,755
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.
Published establishments
391 open schools are in scope, including 167 primary and 49 secondary schools. The Royal Ballet School is the nearest published school at 367 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Published police records
59,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4,917.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 17,096 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.