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WC1H Bloomsbury — Family Area Report

Bloomsbury · Camden

Council Tax Band D · 2025/26Camden£1,963/yr
Family densityVery low · Under 16%8.8% of households have dependent children
77
Family Score

Ranked against every London postcode we cover.

WC1H is the London postcode area covering Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden. It scores 77/100 on our family-life index. It's strongest on green space (100/100) and weakest on safety (49/100). The Met recorded 0 incidents in 2026-05, and there are 29 parks within walking distance. The nearest central London hub is King's Cross in 13 min on the morning rush. 8.8% of households here have dependent children — very low.

What borough is WC1H in?

WC1H is in the London Borough of Camden. Its representative postcode sits in the Bloomsbury ward. On our family-life index, WC1H scores 77/100 against every other London postcode we cover.

Safety49
Amenities80
Green space100
Family density0
Commute98

Safety

0 incidents in May 2026

WC1H is toward the busier end of London for recorded crime, scoring 49/100 on safety. The Met logged 0 incidents here in May 2026.

    Counts cover a single calendar month (May 2026) — the latest released by data.police.uk.

    Family life

    Within 1km

    Parks
    29
    GP surgeries
    11
    Libraries
    0
    Supermarkets
    19

    Sources: NHS ODS (GPs) · FSA (supermarkets) · OpenStreetMap (parks, libraries)

    Commute

    6 central London hubs · Morning rush

    Excellent · Under 25 min
    Waterloo
    28 min
    via 1 bus
    King's CrossFastest
    13 min
    via 1 bus
    Liverpool Street
    26 min
    via Metropolitan
    Canary Wharf
    43 min
    via Metropolitan & Elizabeth line
    Paddington
    35 min
    via Circle + 1 bus
    Victoria
    30 min
    via Victoria

    Door-to-door, arriving by 08:15 on a weekday. Source: TfL Journey Planner. Nearest hub: King's Cross in 13 min.

    How this is built.

    Scores are percentiles within our London cohort: your score is relative to other London areas, not absolute. School catchment guidance is powered by School Owl. Crime is from data.police.uk, latest available month.

    Family density is drawn from ONS Census 2021 household composition data at LSOA level. We map each postcode to its representative LSOA and rank it against the 32 London postcodes in our cohort.

    Commute times are pre-calculated via the TfL Journey Planner API for a weekday arrival at 08:15, from the centre of each postcode to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.

      WC1H — frequently asked questions

      The things families ask us most about Bloomsbury, answered from the same data behind the scores above.

      What London borough is WC1H in?
      WC1H is in the London Borough of Camden. Its representative postcode falls in the Bloomsbury ward. WC1H scores 77/100 on our family-life index against every other London postcode we cover.
      Is WC1H a good area for families?
      WC1H (Bloomsbury, Camden) scores 77/100 on our family-life index, making it a strong choice among the London postcodes we cover. Safety 49/100, amenities 80/100, green space 100/100 and commute 98/100.
      What are the schools like in WC1H?
      Camden is dense and small, so cut-off distances are among the shortest in the country — often a few hundred metres. Published admission distances are available on School Owl; proximity does not guarantee admission.
      How safe is WC1H?
      The Metropolitan Police recorded 0 crime incidents in WC1H in May 2026 (the latest month released by data.police.uk). On our cohort-relative scale, WC1H scores 49/100 for safety.
      How long is the commute from WC1H to central London?
      Using the TfL Journey Planner for a weekday 08:15 arrival, the fastest of our six central London hubs from WC1H is King's Cross in about 13 minutes. We benchmark commute times to Waterloo, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Canary Wharf, Paddington and Victoria.
      Do many families live in WC1H?
      8.8% of households in WC1H's representative LSOA have dependent children (ONS Census 2021), which we band as very low (Under 16%) versus the rest of London.

      Areas near WC1H

      The closest postcodes to WC1H we cover are NW1 (Regent's Park, ~1.5km), W1F (West End, ~1.6km), EC1V (Bunhill, ~1.9km) and N1 (St Mary's & St James', ~2.3km). Families weighing WC1H usually shortlist one or two of these — open a full report or compare them side-by-side below.

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