WC2H 9UA Camden
Live postcode, introduced December 2000. Ward: Holborn & Covent Garden. Region: London.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 E (27% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Seven Dials (Covent Garden) (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basements.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 233 Shaftesbury Avenue, grade II
- 51-59, ENDELL STREET, grade II
- 55, NEAL STREET, grade II
- 61, NEAL STREET, grade II
- 63-69, ENDELL STREET, grade II
- 64, NEAL STREET, grade II
- 78, 78A AND 78B, NEAL STREET, grade II
- 80, NEAL STREET, grade II
- 81, ENDELL STREET, grade II
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT JUNCTION WITH SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, grade II
- LATCHFORDS TIMBER YARD INCLUDING ATTACHED TIMBER SHEDS, grade II
- SHAFTESBURY THEATRE, grade II
- ST MUNGO'S HOUSING, grade II
- SWISS PROTESTANT CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 167-177 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8JB, permissioned (110 m)
- 167-177 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8JB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 9-13 Grape Street London WC2H 8ED: up to 6 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 9-13 Grape Street London WC2H 8ED, permissioned (120 m)
- Selkirk House, 166 High Holborn, 1 Museum Street, 10-12 Museum Street, 35-41 New Oxford Street and 16A-18 West Central Street, London WC1A 1JR: up to 50 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Castlewood House and Medius House 77-91 and 63-69 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1DG: up to 18 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Land Bound by New Oxford Street, Museum Street and West Central Street, permissioned (180 m)
- First Chicago House 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA, permissioned (240 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tottenham Court Road 68 million journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| London Charing Cross 20 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bond Street 43 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Covent Garden Underground Station | 290 m |
| Tottenham Court Road Underground Station | 310 m | |
| Holborn Underground Station | 470 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 68 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Giles High Street Tottenham Court Road | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Savoy Pier Embankment | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 53 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 23.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Covent Garden Medical Centre | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 35 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Essentials Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 54 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Covent Garden Dental Spa | 110 m |
| Hospital | The Italian Hospital | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Charing Cross Police Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 118-132 New Oxford Street Halifax | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Embankment Gardens 3.8 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 920 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 13 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Giles in the Fields, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m west. 1,149 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 50 of them Grade I and 129 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Giles in the Fields | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m west |
| Brownlow House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m east |
| James Smith and Sons, Hazelwood House | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m north |
| No 6 Denmark Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m west |
| Bloomsbury Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Bedford Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Inner Temple Hall Buttery | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Barnard's Inn Hall (Mercers' School) | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Pelican Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Duck Island | Island | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| St James's Park Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Paddington Green | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 33.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 11.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 18.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.