WC1B 3BT Camden
Live postcode, introduced January 2025. Ward: Bloomsbury. Region: London.
Streets
- Morwell Street, London: 9 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Camden in 2026-27: Band D £2,208 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,472 | £1,717 | £1,962 | £2,208 | £2,698 | £3,189 | £3,679 | £4,415 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (34% of about 1,310 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements, Commercial, Business, and Service (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) (in CAZ).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- NUMBERS 28-38 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- 15-18, PERCY STREET, grade II
- 19, PERCY STREET, grade II
- 38, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- GARDEN HOUSE IN PRIVATE GARDEN IN MIDDLE OF SQUARE, grade II
- NUMBER 39 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 6-10 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- RAILINGS AND GATES TO PRIVATE GARDEN IN MIDDLE OF SQUARE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 247 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7HH; 3 Bayley Street, London, WC1B 3HA; 1 Morwell Street, London, WC1B 3AR; 2-3 Morwell Street, London, WC1B 3AR; and 4 Morwell Street, London, W1T 7QT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- 1-5 Hanway Place and 6-17 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 1BF & others: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- 26-32 Oxford Street, not permissioned (180 m)
- 26-32 Oxford Street, not permissioned (180 m)
- 112-116 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1HH, permissioned (220 m)
- 112-116 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1HH: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 112-116 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1HH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 112-116 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1HH, permissioned (220 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 27 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tottenham Court Road 68 million journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| London Euston 40 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bond Street 43 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tottenham Court Road Underground Station | 210 m |
| Goodge Street Underground Station | 340 m | |
| Russell Square Underground Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 55 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stephen Street Goodge Street | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Savoy Pier Embankment | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 64 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 20 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gower Street Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 43 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 73 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Centre Point Dental | 340 m |
| Hospital | Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Savile Row Police Station | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Russell Square Gardens 2.5 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 28-38 and Attached Railings, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m. 1,029 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 26 of them Grade I and 93 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 28-38 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Bedford Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| Numbers 40-54 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m east |
| Numbers 12-27 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north |
| Flying Horse Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| Russell Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Inner Temple Hall Buttery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Duck Island | Island | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| St James's Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 32.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 11.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 18.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Camden: see them on the Camden page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Morwell Street.