EC1A postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC1A postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC1A
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
65.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
51.5%
Gigabit-capable
51.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC1A postcode district (City of London) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 105 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC1A, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 65.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 51.5%.
Around 0% of premises in EC1A fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in EC1A
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC1A 1BB | 100% | 100% |
| EC1A 1HQ | 100% | 100% |
| EC1A 2AL | 0% | 0% |
| EC1A 2AQ | 0% | 0% |
| EC1A 2AT | 0% | 0% |
| EC1A 2AY | 100% | 100% |
| EC1A 2BN | 0% | 0% |
| EC1A 2BP | 0% | 0% |
| EC1A 2DE | 0% | 0% |
| EC1A 2DH | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around City of London
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider City Of London district (10,419 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
100%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EC1A
Police recorded 2,406 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC1A in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 445 | 18.5% |
| Other theft | 396 | 16.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 375 | 15.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 357 | 14.8% |
| Shoplifting | 352 | 14.6% |
| Public order | 107 | 4.4% |
| Robbery | 81 | 3.4% |
| Bicycle theft | 80 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in EC1A
Based on 20 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC1A is £630,000, down 5.3% on the previous year (£665,000).
Flat / maisonette
£540,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC1A
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | £103,000 | Other | West Smithfield | EC1A 9DS |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £15,700,000 | Other | Giltspur Street | EC1A 9DD |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £835,000 | Flat | Little Britain | EC1A 7BT |
| 8 Jan 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Hosier Lane | EC1A 9LS |
| 15 Dec 2025 | £500,000 | Flat | Hosier Lane | EC1A 9LS |
| 5 Dec 2025 | £792,500 | Other | Cloth Fair | EC1A 7JQ |
| 20 Nov 2025 | £1,230,000 | Flat | Bartholomew Close | EC1A 7BF |
| 7 Nov 2025 | £482,500 | Flat | West Smithfield | EC1A 9DY |
| 31 Oct 2025 | £975,000 | Flat | Newbury Street | EC1A 7HU |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £2,075,000 | Flat | Aldersgate Street | EC1A 4JE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? City of London demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider City of London district (8,585 residents, 4,914 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% |
| 15–29 | 39.2% |
| 30–44 | 21.2% |
| 45–64 | 18.8% |
| 65+ | 14.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 36.5% |
| Private rented | 48.4% |
| Social rented | 5.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EC1A
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| Dallington School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 45 | EC1V 0BW |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 222 | EC1V 0EU |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 348 | EC1Y 0AE |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in EC1A
94 rated food businesses operate in EC1A. 69 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 21 West, 56 WS Wine Bar & Shop, 87 Barts, Alfonsina, Apulia.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC1A
From a sample of 141 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 EC1A postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 73% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
57%
Band D
21%
Band E
5%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for City of London
Landlines around EC1A typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.