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Area guidesWC2H
WC2H
Postcode district · Clerkenwell, Holborn, Covent Garden, St James's · Camden, Islington, Westminster · England
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What is already known about WC2H
Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.
- Live postcodes
- 347 in WC2H
- Localities
- Clerkenwell, Holborn, Covent Garden, St James's
- Local authority
- Camden, Islington, Westminster
- Country
- England
- Centre postcode
- WC2H 9NU
Postcode-point mapWC2H
Open map The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.
Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Districts next to WC2H
Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of WC2H, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.
- SE1Waterloo & South Bank25 postcodes in the sample
- SW1PSt James's25 postcodes in the sample
- W1KWest End24 postcodes in the sample
- W1WWest End22 postcodes in the sample
- WC1HBloomsbury22 postcodes in the sample
- EC1RClerkenwell · Holborn & Covent Garden21 postcodes in the sample
- W1JWest End16 postcodes in the sample
- EC4VFarringdon Within · Castle Baynard15 postcodes in the sample
- SW1ASt James's9 postcodes in the sample
- EC4YCastle Baynard8 postcodes in the sample
- NW1Bloomsbury · West End4 postcodes in the sample
- WC1XClerkenwell · Holborn & Covent Garden4 postcodes in the sample
- EC4MFarringdon Within · Castle Baynard2 postcodes in the sample
- W1TWest End2 postcodes in the sample
- W1UWest End1 postcode in the sample
Official records around this point
Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on WC2H 9NU — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. 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.
Planning Data · England
Intersecting designations
Article 4 direction
BasementsA4Ba3 · from 3 October 2016
Conservation area
Seven Dials (Covent Garden)CA35 · from 1 November 1971
Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.
About Planning Data ↗Planning London Datahub · 400 m
Nearby planning applications
4,066applications on record
within 400 m
within 400 m
- 8 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Replacement shopfront.
54 Charing Cross Road · WC2H 0BB · 26/05869/FULL · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 7 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of an internally illuminated fascia sign measuring 1.742m X 0.549m (SITE Orange Yard)
Street Record Manette Street · 26/03216/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 7 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of non illuminated other sign measuring 1.5m X 0.9m
21 Charing Cross Road · WC2H 0ET · 25/01563/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 4 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Replacement of shopfront with painted timber framing and stall riser, and associated alterations to the frontage.
10 Gerrard Street · W1D 5PW · 26/05804/FULL · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 4 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of non-illuminated temporary hoarding measuring 5.7m x 2.3m
10 Gerrard Street · W1D 5PW · 26/05802/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 3 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign comprising 3D acrylic lettering and logo mounted, measuring 4.9mm x 0.54mm.
10 Gerrard Street · W1D 5PW · 26/05803/ADV · WestminsterCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
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.
About the Planning London Datahub ↗Daily essentials
Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near WC2H 9NU, 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.
28everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point
Food shopping
8Supermarkets and convenience stores.
- 243 mThe Convenience Store63, St Giles High StreetMap ↗
- 260 mLoon Fung Supermarket42-44, Gerrard StreetMap ↗
- 264 mM&S FoodShaftesbury Avenue, St. James'sMap ↗
- 273 m唐人街兴隆门行 Xing Long Men Supermarket9, Gerrard StreetMap ↗
- 282 m泗和 SeeWoo18-20, Lisle StreetMap ↗
- 358 m陽城海鮮舫 Young Cheng Fresh Seafood ShopDansey Place, ChinatownMap ↗
- 494 mJapan Centre35b, Panton StreetMap ↗
- 645 mJumboThe Arches, WestminsterMap ↗
Health
8Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.
- 221 mEndell Street Dental Care55, Endell StreetMap ↗
- 268 mCovent Garden Medical Centre47, Short's GardensMap ↗
- 280 mCentre Point Dental Practice132, Charing Cross RoadMap ↗
- 311 mNewWoman Health71-75, Shelton StreetMap ↗
- 321 mCharing Cross Dental Surgery18A, Charing Cross RoadMap ↗
- 356 mDrury Lane Dental Care59, Drury LaneMap ↗
- 357 mGreat Chapel Street Medical Centre1, Frith StreetMap ↗
- 383 mEssentials169, Drury LaneMap ↗
Exercise
4Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.
Civic and everyday
8Libraries, post offices and community buildings.
- 108 mCovent Garden Community Centre42, Earlham StreetMap ↗
- 345 mCharing Cross Library6, Charing Cross RoadMap ↗
- 371 mNew Oxford Street Post Office71-75, New Oxford StreetMap ↗
- 420 mHigh Holborn Post Office181, High HolbornMap ↗
- 424 mMail Boxes Etc.43, Bedford StreetMap ↗
- 429 mHungarian Cultural Centre London10, Maiden LaneMap ↗
- 441 mWestminster Music LibraryLong's Court, St. James'sMap ↗
- 445 mWestminster Reference LibrarySt Martin's Street, St. James'sMap ↗
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 WC2H 9NU, 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.
17open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point
Parks and commons
8Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.
- 375 mLeicester SquareEast Marylebone, Covent GardenMap ↗
- 400 mSoho Square GardensSoho, City of WestminsterMap ↗
- 699 mBloomsbury Square GardensBloomsbury, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
- 854 mAlfred Place GardensBloomsbury, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
- 873 mSt James's Square GardensWestminster, MayfairMap ↗
- 877 mRed Lion Square GardensHolborn, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
- 898 mWhitehall GardenWestminster, Covent GardenMap ↗
- 996 mQueen Square GardensBloomsbury, London Borough of CamdenMap ↗
Playgrounds
4Children’s play areas mapped as such.
Nature and water
2Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.
Outdoor sport
3Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.
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.
Look this place up in detail
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