Use this guide to understand WC2A 1LA 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. This page includes 1 Land Registry sold-price records matched to the exact postcode.
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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 1LA |
| Postcode without spaces | WC2A1LA |
| Status | Active postcode |
| User type | Large user postcode |
| Introduced | January 2009 |
| Directory version | 2026-06 |
| Latitude | 51.5154800 |
| Longitude | -0.1114560 |
| British National Grid | 531,138 E, 181,308 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.
Land Registry Price Paid Data transactions matched to this exact full postcode.
| Sale date | Address | Property type | Tenure | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2022 | 22, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON | Other | Freehold | £45,183,087 |
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 2 November 1994
64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Private Limited Company
Incorporated 1 November 1994
74990 - Non-trading company
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
City of London 001G includes WC2A 1LA 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 1LA is in City of London, England.
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Yes. The sold-price records shown on this page are Land Registry transactions matched to the full WC2A 1LA postcode.
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