WC2H postcode area · Westminster
The WC2H postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Westminster. Area Scores range from 14 to 47 across them. Every full WC2H postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The strongest of the WC2H district's neighbourhoods is Strand, St James & Mayfair (47 out of 100, #3,624 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest White City (15). 1 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £375,000 in White City to £1,402,000 in Strand, St James & Mayfair — a 3.7× gap within the WC2H district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Camden, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster | 3,624 | 47 | £1,402,000 |
| Fitzrovia West & SohoWestminster | 3,919 | 43 | £890,000 |
| ClerkenwellIslington | 3,940 | 42 | £630,000 |
| Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury SouthCamden | 4,214 | 38 | £582,500 |
| White CityHammersmith and Fulham | 5,852 | 15 | £375,000 |
People living in WC2H Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 32% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 32% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 36% · No religion 33% · Muslim 15%
Born outside the UK: 53%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around WC2H.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.