Use this guide to understand WC2A 1HR in City of London. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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Create a Custom MapCore details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
| Postcode | WC2A 1HR |
| Postcode without spaces | WC2A1HR |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Small user postcode |
| Introduced | June 2002 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5169300 |
| Longitude | -0.1117420 |
| British National Grid | 531,114 E, 181,468 N |
| Country | England |
| Region | London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Output Area (2021) | E00000028 |
| LSOA (2021) | E01032740 |
| MSOA (2021) | E02000001 |
| Electoral ward | E05009305 |
| Westminster constituency | E14001172 |
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
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Deprivation is published for the postcode's containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, a neighbourhood geography covering more than one postcode.
Open schools and active GP practices in the WC2A postcode district, ordered by straight-line distance where coordinates are available.
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TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ
Higher education institutions
Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
Companies House records whose registered-office address uses this exact postcode.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 22 June 2026
69202 - Bookkeeping activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 22 June 2026
56302 - Public houses and bars
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 19 June 2026
68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 19 June 2026
46520 - Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 19 June 2026
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 June 2026
90020 - Support activities to performing arts
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 June 2026
68201 - Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 June 2026
10710 - Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 18 June 2026
62012 - Business and domestic software development
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 17 June 2026
88910 - Child day-care activities
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 9 June 2026
85590 - Other education n.e.c.
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 2 June 2026
87300 - Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
City of London 001G includes WC2A 1HR and other nearby postcodes.
| Crime type | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Other theft | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 22 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
WC2A 1HR is in City of London, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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