WC2B 5LA - Information

Overview

The WC2B 5LA postcode is in Westminster, Westminster postcode town, within London, England region.

For comprehensive crime statistics in the WC2B 5LA area, explore the WC2B 5LA Crime Rates page.
To explore detailed house prices and statistics in the WC2B 5LA area, visit the WC2B 5LA House Prices

Location And Map Details
  • Co-ordinates: [ -0.11976000209274223, 51.51218944479072 ]
  • What 3 Words: total.drain.fault
  • Plus Code:
NameType
Postcode AreaWC2B
WardSt James's
Middle layer Super Output AreaStrand, St James & Mayfair
Lower Tier Local AuthorityWestminster
Upper Tier Local AuthorityWestminster
RegionLondon
CountryEngland
Travel To Work AreaLondon
Police ForceMetropolitan Police
NHS Care BoardNHS North West London Integrated Care Board
Electoral wardSt James's
Westminster Parliamentary ConstituencyCities of London and Westminster
Multiple Deprivation Index5794

According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Multicultural student neighbourhood / Inner city cosmopolitan / London Cosmopolitan, while the work-zone classification is Big city life.

Nearby Places

The nearest places is Strand(0.09 mi)

  • Strand, (0.09 mi)
  • The Strand, (0.09 mi)
  • Covent Garden, (0.13 mi)
  • St Giles, (0.31 mi)
  • Lincoln's Inn, (0.36 mi)
Nearby Bus stop

The nearest Bus stop is Covent Garden Underground Station(0.21 mi)

  • Covent Garden Underground Station, (0.21 mi)
  • Covent Garden Underground Station, (0.21 mi)
  • Covent Garden Underground Station, (0.21 mi)
  • Savoy Pier, (0.23 mi)
  • Temple Underground Station, (0.23 mi)
  • Temple Underground Station, (0.24 mi)
  • Savoy Pier, (0.25 mi)
  • Temple Underground Station, (0.25 mi)
Nearby Railway Station

The nearest Railway Station is London Charing Cross(0.32 mi)

  • London Charing Cross, (0.32 mi)
  • London Blackfriars, (0.71 mi)
  • City Thameslink, (0.72 mi)
Nearby Airport

The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(14.54 mi)

  • Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail, (14.54 mi)
  • Heathrow Terminal 4 Bus, (14.57 mi)
  • Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 Rail, (14.79 mi)
  • Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 Bus, (14.79 mi)
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
St Clement Danes CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding4-11WC2B 5SU (0.10 mi)Details
The Royal Ballet SchoolSecondary, None11-19WC2E 9DA (0.16 mi)Details
City Lit0, Outstanding16-99WC2B 4BA (0.18 mi)Details
St Josephs Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11WC2B 5NA (0.29 mi)Details
Guildhouse SchoolSecondary, None15-24WC1A 2RA (0.43 mi)Details
City Junior SchoolPrimary, NaN7-11WC1R 5EY (0.55 mi)Details
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)0, Good16-99WC1N 3AQ (0.61 mi)Details
Ecole Jeannine ManuelAll Through, None3-18WC1B 3DN (0.61 mi)Details
Soho Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good4-11W1D 7LF (0.63 mi)Details
London Nautical SchoolSecondary, Requires improvement11-18SE1 9NA (0.63 mi)Details
Odyssey House School - BloomsburyAll Through, NaN7-19WC1B 4JP (0.64 mi)Details
St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11EC1N 7SD (0.66 mi)Details
St George the Martyr Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding3-11WC1N 2NX (0.69 mi)Details
Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding3-11EC1R 4PQ (0.79 mi)Details
DLD CollegeSecondary, None13-21SE1 7FX (0.84 mi)Details
Oasis Academy JohannaPrimary, Good3-11SE1 7RH (0.87 mi)Details
City of London SchoolAll Through, None10-18EC4V 3AL (0.88 mi)Details
All Souls CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11W1W 7JJ (0.97 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

The nearest GP to this postcode is KINGS COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE(0.09 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

NameTelephonePostcode
kings college health centreActive3rd floor, bush house, south east wing, 300 strand, london02078482613WC2B 4PJ
st philips medical centreActivest philips mc, tower 3, 2nd floor, clements inn, london02076115131WC2A 2AZ
covent garden medical centreActivecovent garden medical ctr, eric knapp, 47 shorts gardens, london02073797209WC2H 9AA
museum practiceActivethe museum practice, 58 great russell street, london02074052739WC1B 3BA
soho square general practiceActivesoho square general pract, ist floor,1 frith street, london02034056570W1D 3HZ
soho centre for health and careActivesoho ctr for hlth & care, 1st floor, 30 soho square, london02075346570W1D 3QS
great chapel street medical centreActive4th fl soho ctr for hlth, 1 frith street, london02074379360W1D 3HZ
holborn medical centreActivethe holborn medical ctr., 64-66 lamb's conduit st., holborn, london02030770044WC1N 3NA
gower street practiceActivegower street practice, 20 gower street, london02076367628WC1E 6DP
ridgmount practiceActiveridgmount practice, 8 ridgmount street, london02073876306WC1E 7AA
Nearby Amenities

WC2B 5LA Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of WC2B5LA is 195 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age

The average age of people living in the nearby area is 40 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (1338), Between 15 to 24 (1261), and Between 35 to 44 (974).

Ethinicity

According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: Other White with a total of 91 people, followed by White: English with a total of 47.

Education

Regarding education, 126 adults have Level 4, while 13 have Other.

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (636), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (328).

Occupation
The most common occupations in the nearby area are
  • Professional occupations (43)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (40), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (26)
Religion

In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (72), followed by Christian (66).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (74) followed by Full-time students (46), and Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (34).

Economic Status

Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (601), and 349 adults mentioned they are Student.

Country of Birth

As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (916) and Middle East and Asia (405).