WC2R

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
406
Current units
105
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
301

Postcode sectors in WC2R

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5 sectors
584 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marconi House, 335, Apartment 304, Strand, London, WC2R 1HA 14 May 2026 £575,000
Savoy House, 190, Apartment 103, Strand, London, WC2R 1AB 10 December 2025 £1,180,000
Savoy Apartments, 6, Flat 8, Savoy Court, London, WC2R 0EY 13 October 2025 £1,600,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Census 2021

Population and age profile

WC2R usual residents
354
Age-profile population
226

Age bands in WC2R

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
7.5%

17 residents

Age 15 to 24
39.8%

90 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

51 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

54 residents

Age 65 and over
6.2%

14 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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 92 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%

58 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 58 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,850,000 from 60 recorded sales in WC2R. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of Westminster is £854,198 in June 2026, down 25.4% year on year.

Schools

1 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.