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WC1A

Postcode district · Bloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Holborn, Covent Garden · Camden, Islington · England

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What is already known about WC1A

Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes: 150 in WC1A
Localities: Bloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Holborn, Covent Garden
Local authority: Camden, Islington
Country: England
Centre postcode: WC1A 1AB

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Districts next to WC1A

Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of WC1A, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on WC1A 1AB — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Holborn and Covent Garden policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing WC1A 1AB. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Holborn and Covent Garden neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected

476records in
July 2026

Other theft109

Violence & sexual offences80

Anti-social behaviour79

Shoplifting63

Theft from the person58

Public order23

One month of records for the Holborn and Covent Garden policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 300 records of 476

Category	Recorded near	Latest outcome
Anti-social behaviour	On or near B401	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chancery Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Cosmo Place	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Denmark Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Doughty Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Drury Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Drury Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Earnshaw Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Elm Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Endell Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Gate Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leather Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Leather Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Millman Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Newton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Nightclub	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Onslow Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ormond Close	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ormond Close	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parker Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Portpool Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Portpool Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Portpool Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Portpool Lane	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Procter Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Procter Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Procter Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shelton Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles High Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles High Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles High Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles High Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles High Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles Passage	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near St Giles Passage	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Stukeley Street	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Supermarket	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Vine Hill	No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviour	On or near Vine Hill	No outcome published yet
Bicycle theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Dorrington Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Greville Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Hospital	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Leather Lane	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Neal Street	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Ormond Close	Under investigation
Bicycle theft	On or near Ormond Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Rugby Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near Stacey Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theft	On or near White Bear Yd	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Catton Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Chancery Lane	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Monmouth Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Newton Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Burglary	On or near Newton Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Ormond Close	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Portpool Lane	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Sandland Street	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Sandland Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Burglary	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near Upper St Martin's Lane	Under investigation
Burglary	On or near West Central Street	Under investigation
Criminal damage & arson	On or near A401	Under investigation
Criminal damage & arson	On or near Doughty Street	Awaiting court outcome
Criminal damage & arson	On or near New Compton Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Dombey Street	Under investigation
Drugs	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
Other crime	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Other crime	On or near Holborn	Awaiting court outcome
Other theft	On or near B401	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Betterton Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Brooke's Market	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Chancery Lane	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Chancery Lane	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Awaiting court outcome
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Cosmo Place	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Denmark Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Denmark Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Dorrington Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Drury Lane	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Dryden Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Dryden Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Earnshaw Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Greville Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Greville Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Greville Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Harpur Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Hatton Garden	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Hatton Garden	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near John's Mews	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Laystall Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Laystall Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Lincoln's Inn Fields	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Monmouth Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near New North Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Newman's Row	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nightclub	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Nottingham Court	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Nottingham Court	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Old Gloucester Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Other theft	On or near Old Gloucester Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Old Gloucester Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Orde Hall Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parker Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Parker Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Pooles Buildings	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Procter Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Procter Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Procter Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Procter Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Procter Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Roger Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Sandland Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Smart's Place	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near St Giles High Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near St Giles High Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Stacey Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near West Central Street	Under investigation
Other theft	On or near White Bear Yd	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Wild Court	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theft	On or near Wild Court	Under investigation
Possession of weapons	On or near Stacey Street	Under investigation
Possession of weapons	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Bucknall Street	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Denmark Street	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Denmark Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Emerald Street	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Emerald Street	Awaiting court outcome
Public order	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Unable to prosecute suspect
Public order	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Guilford Place	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Guilford Place	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Lincoln's Inn Fields	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Lincoln's Inn Fields	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Newman's Row	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Queen Square	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Public order	On or near Red Lion Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Public order	On or near Smart's Place	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Under investigation
Public order	On or near Vine Hill	Local resolution
Robbery	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Unable to prosecute suspect
Robbery	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Lincoln's Inn Fields	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Shaftesbury Avenue	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Smart's Place	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near St Giles High Street	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Supermarket	Under investigation
Robbery	On or near Supermarket	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Robbery	On or near Theatre/concert Hall	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Action to be taken by another organisation
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Bleeding Heart Yard	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Chancery Lane	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Chancery Lane	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Chancery Lane	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Chancery Lane	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Conference/exhibition Centre	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Awaiting court outcome
Shoplifting	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Awaiting court outcome
Shoplifting	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Further/higher Educational Building	Under investigation
Shoplifting	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Gate Street	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Holborn	Unable to prosecute suspect
Shoplifting	On or near Holborn	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Holborn	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Holborn	Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Shoplifting	On or near Holborn	Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Listing the first 300 of 476.

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Intersecting designations

Connected

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Nearby planning applications

Live feed

1,974applications on record
within 400 m

8 September 2026Application Received
Installation of new fascia boards to shopfronts and a retractable awning above the main entrance.
30 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1AP · 2026/3842/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
8 September 2026Application Received
Display of 3 x externally illuminated fascia signs to New Oxford Street elevation, 1 x externally illuminated fascia sign to Museum Street elevation, 2 x externally illuminated projecting signs, and advertisement letterings on awning.
30 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1AP · 2026/3858/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
4 September 2026Application Received
New fascia signage with internal illumination, new projecting signage with external illumination, 4 window vinyls, and 2 internally illuminated light boxes internally againt the shopfront.
Prospect House 100 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1HB · 2026/3812/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
28 August 2026Application Received
Installation of 1x wrap round fascia sign, 2x roundels, 4x sets of builds up letters, 1x fret cut panel, 52.5mts of strip light and 1x set of vinyl text
262 Tottenham Court Road · W1T 7RG · 2026/3711/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
24 August 2026Application Received
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign, 2no. internally illuminated fascia logo signs, 2no. non-illuminated fascia text signs, 1no. internally illuminated roundel sign.
112 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1HH · 2026/3628/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗
24 August 2026Application Received
Display of 2 x externally illuminated (trough-lit) fascia signs (items 1 & 3), 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign (item 2) and 1 x externally illuminated projecting sign (item 4).
63 New Oxford Street · WC1A 1DG · 2026/3640/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near WC1A 1AB, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

29everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

198 mThe Convenience Store71-75, New Oxford StreetMap ↗
603 mM&S FoodShaftesbury Avenue, St. James'sMap ↗
632 mLoon Fung Supermarket42-44, Gerrard StreetMap ↗
636 m唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket9, Gerrard StreetMap ↗
658 m泗和 SeeWoo18-20, Lisle StreetMap ↗
711 m陽城海鮮舫 Young Cheng Fresh Seafood ShopDansey Place, ChinatownMap ↗
853 mTian Tian MarketBrunswick Cente, Brunswick CentreMap ↗
858 mSoho Express28, Poland StreetMap ↗

Health

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

129 mChinese Medicine CentreNew Oxford Street, Seven DialsMap ↗
167 mCovent Garden Medical Centre47, Short's GardensMap ↗
169 mBloomsbury Dental Practice7, Bury PlaceMap ↗
185 mEndell Street Dental Care55, Endell StreetMap ↗
206 mEssentials169, Drury LaneMap ↗
225 mNewWoman Health71-75, Shelton StreetMap ↗
236 mThe Gentle Dentist61, Shelton StreetMap ↗
359 mCentre Point Dental Practice132, Charing Cross RoadMap ↗

Exercise

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

209 mSoho GymMacklin Street, Seven DialsMap ↗
657 mKing's Sport Strand Gym57, AldwychMap ↗
817 mThe Gym Group120, Oxford StreetMap ↗
852 mThe GymCoram Street, St PancrasMap ↗
1.1 kmTeamUCL Gym15, Gordon StreetMap ↗

Civic and everyday

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

87 mHigh Holborn Post Office181, High HolbornMap ↗
182 mDragon HallStukeley Street, Seven DialsMap ↗
196 mNew Oxford Street Post Office71-75, New Oxford StreetMap ↗
217 mMail Boxes Etc. Holborn19, Bury PlaceMap ↗
319 mCovent Garden Community Centre42, Earlham StreetMap ↗
394 mPalestine HouseHigh Holborn, Seven DialsMap ↗
593 mThe Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide29, Russell SquareMap ↗
675 mHungarian Cultural Centre London10, Maiden LaneMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of WC1A 1AB, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

15open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

308 mBloomsbury Square GardensBloomsbury, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
521 mRed Lion Square GardensHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
766 mLeicester SquareEast Marylebone, Covent GardenMap ↗
822 mWoburn SquareBloomsbury, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
919 mVictoria Embankment GardensWestminster, Covent GardenMap ↗
930 mCoram's FieldsKing's Cross, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
943 mGordon SquareSt Pancras, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
957 mPearson SquareEast Marylebone, MayfairMap ↗

Playgrounds

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

447 mCovent Garden PlaygroundDrury Lane, St Clement DanesMap ↗
496 mThe Alf Barnett PlaygroundGage Street, BloomsburyMap ↗
1.1 kmBourne Estate PlaygroundPortpool Lane, Bourne EstateMap ↗

Nature and water

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

1.3 kmNatura Nostra ForestSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗

Outdoor sport

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

577 mLincoln's Inn Fields Netball and Tennis CourtsHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
1.1 kmChristopher Hatton School RoofLaystall Street, Hatton GardenMap ↗
1.2 kmWarren Sports PitchFitzroy Court, FitzroviaMap ↗

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