WC1H 8 postcode sector in the WC1H district

WC1H 8 is a sector of the WC1H district: every postcode that starts WC1H 8. It has 78 postcodes in use, 2 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the WC1H 8 sector, and which are new since 2020

Map of every postcode in the WC1H 8 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 78 postcodes in the WC1H 8 sector that ONS places, 78 were in use before 2020. Places named: King's Cross. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4200A201A5202A5200 WC1H 8AB: before 2020WC1H 8AG: before 2020WC1H 8AH: before 2020WC1H 8AL: before 2020WC1H 8AP: before 2020WC1H 8AQ: before 2020WC1H 8AS: before 2020WC1H 8AT: before 2020WC1H 8BA: before 2020WC1H 8BB: before 2020WC1H 8BD: before 2020WC1H 8BG: before 2020WC1H 8BH: before 2020WC1H 8BJ: before 2020WC1H 8BL: before 2020WC1H 8BP: before 2020WC1H 8BS: before 2020WC1H 8BU: before 2020WC1H 8BZ: before 2020WC1H 8DB: before 2020WC1H 8DD: before 2020WC1H 8DF: before 2020WC1H 8DG: before 2020WC1H 8DR: before 2020WC1H 8DU: before 2020WC1H 8DY: before 2020WC1H 8EA: before 2020WC1H 8EB: before 2020WC1H 8EE: before 2020WC1H 8EF: before 2020WC1H 8EG: before 2020WC1H 8EJ: before 2020WC1H 8EN: before 2020WC1H 8EP: before 2020WC1H 8ER: before 2020WC1H 8ET: before 2020WC1H 8EU: before 2020WC1H 8EW: before 2020WC1H 8EZ: before 2020WC1H 8HA: before 2020WC1H 8HB: before 2020WC1H 8HG: before 2020WC1H 8HH: before 2020WC1H 8HJ: before 2020WC1H 8HL: before 2020WC1H 8HP: before 2020WC1H 8HS: before 2020WC1H 8HW: before 2020WC1H 8HX: before 2020WC1H 8HZ: before 2020WC1H 8JA: before 2020WC1H 8JD: before 2020WC1H 8JF: before 2020WC1H 8JG: before 2020WC1H 8JH: before 2020WC1H 8JJ: before 2020WC1H 8JL: before 2020WC1H 8JN: before 2020WC1H 8JP: before 2020WC1H 8JS: before 2020WC1H 8JU: before 2020WC1H 8JX: before 2020WC1H 8JZ: before 2020WC1H 8LA: before 2020WC1H 8LB: before 2020WC1H 8LD: before 2020WC1H 8LF: before 2020WC1H 8LG: before 2020WC1H 8LH: before 2020WC1H 8LJ: before 2020WC1H 8LP: before 2020WC1H 8LR: before 2020WC1H 8LS: before 2020WC1H 8NP: before 2020 King's Cross Map of every postcode in the WC1H 8 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 78 postcodes in the WC1H 8 sector that ONS places, 78 were in use before 2020. Places named: King's Cross. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. King's Cross
  • New since 2020: 0
  • In use before 2020: 78

Of the 78 postcodes in the WC1H 8 sector that ONS places, 78 were in use before 2020.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

What do homes sell for in WC1H 8?

Homes in WC1H 8 sold for a typical £475,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 5 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £535,000 from 11 sales. With fewer than 30 sales a year, a change can come from which homes happened to sell, so we do not give one.

£475,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£535,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Flat or maisonette £475,000 5 sales

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start WC1H 8. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

Postcodes in WC1H 8

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WC1H 8ABWC1H 8AGWC1H 8AHWC1H 8ALWC1H 8APWC1H 8AQWC1H 8ASWC1H 8ATWC1H 8BAWC1H 8BBWC1H 8BDWC1H 8BGWC1H 8BHWC1H 8BJWC1H 8BLWC1H 8BPWC1H 8BSWC1H 8BUWC1H 8BWWC1H 8BZWC1H 8DBWC1H 8DDWC1H 8DFWC1H 8DGWC1H 8DNWC1H 8DRWC1H 8DTWC1H 8DUWC1H 8DYWC1H 8EAWC1H 8EBWC1H 8EEWC1H 8EFWC1H 8EGWC1H 8EJWC1H 8ENWC1H 8EPWC1H 8ERWC1H 8ETWC1H 8EUWC1H 8EWWC1H 8EZWC1H 8HAWC1H 8HBWC1H 8HGWC1H 8HHWC1H 8HJWC1H 8HLWC1H 8HPWC1H 8HSWC1H 8HWWC1H 8HXWC1H 8HZWC1H 8JAWC1H 8JDWC1H 8JFWC1H 8JGWC1H 8JHWC1H 8JJWC1H 8JLWC1H 8JNWC1H 8JPWC1H 8JSWC1H 8JUWC1H 8JWWC1H 8JXWC1H 8JZWC1H 8LAWC1H 8LBWC1H 8LDWC1H 8LFWC1H 8LGWC1H 8LHWC1H 8LJWC1H 8LPWC1H 8LRWC1H 8LSWC1H 8NP

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed.

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