WC2R 0BA postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster

WC2R 0BA is a postcode in City of Westminster, in the St James's ward of Westminster. It is in the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WC2R 0BA can get it Across Westminster: 90% Typical price £1,500,000 Homes sold in the WC2R district, last 12 months. ▲ 57.9% on the year before Nearest station London Charing Cross 500 m in a straight line

Where WC2R 0BA is, and what is near it

Map of WC2R 0BA and what is near it Map of WC2R 0BA: its centre point, with the 54 other postcodes in the WC2R 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WC2R 0AA: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0AG: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0AL: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0AP: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0BL: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0BN: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0BP: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0BU: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0DA: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0DE: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0DT: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0DU: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0DW: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0ET: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0EW: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0EX: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0EY: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0EZ: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0HS: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0JE: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0JF: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0JJ: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0JR: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0JT: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0JU: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0LP: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0LQ: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0LS: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0LT: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0NB: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0NE: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0NP: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0NR: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0PD: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0PS: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0PZ: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0QE: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0QN: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0QS: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0QU: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0RG: also in WC2R 0WC2R 0RN: also in WC2R 0 St James's WC2R 0BA Map of WC2R 0BA and what is near it Map of WC2R 0BA: its centre point, with the 54 other postcodes in the WC2R 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. St James's WC2R 0BA
  • WC2R 0BA
  • Other postcodes in WC2R 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5109, longitude -0.1194)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WC2R 0BA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WC2R 0BA?

Every home and business at WC2R 0BA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WC2R 0BA 100% Westminster 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WC2R 0BA 100% Westminster 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WC2R 0BA?

BinDayBuddy does not read City of Westminster's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

City of Westminster's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WC2R 0BA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WC2R 0BA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Westminster

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WC2R 0BA: 17,291 properties in Westminster are at high risk (9.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Westminster

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WC2R 0BA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WC2R 0BA?

Homes in the WC2R district sold for a typical £1,500,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5 sales, up 57.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£1,500,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£950,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 57.9% on the 12 months before
  • Flat or maisonette £1,500,000 5 sales

The WC2R 0 postcode sector had one sale in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole WC2R district.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WC2R 0BA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WC2R 0BA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WC2R 0BA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WC2R 0BA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WC2R 0BA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 2,270 homes in the neighbourhood around WC2R 0BA. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WC2R 0BA

Band D in Westminster for 2026‑27: £1,050. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £816 (band B) to £2,099 (band H); band F, the most common, is £1,516.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£700
Band Babout 80 (4%)£816
Band Cabout 250 (11%)£933
Band Dabout 360 (16%)£1,050
Band Eabout 290 (13%)£1,283
Band Fabout 490 (22%)£1,516
Band Gabout 480 (21%)£1,749
Band Habout 320 (14%)£2,099

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 18% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Westminster before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WC2R 0BA is in (ONS area E01004735), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WC2R 0BA?

The nearest open schools to WC2R 0BA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WC2R 0BA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WC2R 0BA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WC2R 0BA is London Charing Cross Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • London Charing Cross Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Tottenham Court Road Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Temple Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 350 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lancaster Place, 70 m away.

More stations near WC2R 0BA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WC2R 0BA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WC2R 0BA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WC2R 0BA?

6 within 1 km 93 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WC2R 0BA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WC2R 0BA?

The nearest to the centre of WC2R 0BA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WC2R 0BA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WC2R 0BA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WC2R 0BA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WC2R 0BA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WC2R 0BA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WC2R 0BA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WC2R 0BA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WC2R 0BA in a conservation area?

The centre of WC2R 0BA is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WC2R 0BA?

Police.uk records 4,156 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WC2R 0BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft862 reports
Theft from the person745 reports
Shoplifting618 reports
Violence and sexual offences607 reports
Anti-social behaviour500 reports
Public order182 reports

Also: robbery 150, drugs 143, burglary 122, bicycle theft 100, vehicle crime 72, other crime 25, possession of weapons 19, criminal damage and arson 11.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WC2R 0BA

Ward
St James's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
City of Westminster
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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