Westminster, England

The typical property in WC2B

WC2B covers Drury Lane, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Bow Street and parts of the Covent Garden and St James's edge, a small central London Westminster / Camden / Islington outcode with the West End theatre district and limited residential stock.

Area summary

WC2B is a small outcode spanning Westminster, Camden and Islington and covers Drury Lane (the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is one of the oldest continuously-operating theatres in London, the current building dating to 1812), Bow Street (former magistrates' court site, the original site of the Bow Street Runners), and parts of the Covent Garden and St James's edge. The outcode is dominated by theatre and commercial uses with very limited residential stock.

Covent Garden (Piccadilly) and Holborn (Central, Piccadilly) stations serve the outcode.

What the data shows

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Researched facts

  • The Theatre Royal Drury Lane (current building 1812) is one of the oldest continuously-operating theatres in London, source
  • The Covent Garden conservation area covers parts of WC2B, source
  • The Bow Street Runners (1749) were the precursor to the Metropolitan Police Service, source

Buyer notes

  • Very limited residential stock
  • Three boroughs share the outcode, confirm which governs the specific address
  • Conservation area restricts external alterations

The full WC2B data page

Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.

WC2B property data

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