EC1M postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC1M postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC1M
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.6%
Gigabit-capable
85.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC1M postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 170 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC1M, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.6%.
Around 0% of premises in EC1M 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 EC1M
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC1M 3HA | 20% | 20% |
| EC1M 3HE | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| EC1M 3JB | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3JF | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3JP | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3JQ | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3JU | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3JY | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3LL | 100% | 100% |
| EC1M 3LN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Camden
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Camden district (122,219 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EC1M
Police recorded 2,354 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC1M in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 422 | 17.9% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 406 | 17.2% |
| Other theft | 362 | 15.4% |
| Shoplifting | 338 | 14.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 315 | 13.4% |
| Public order | 114 | 4.8% |
| Bicycle theft | 83 | 3.5% |
| Robbery | 78 | 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 EC1M
Based on 27 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC1M is £520,000, down 37.3% on the previous year (£830,000).
Flat / maisonette
£502,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC1M
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £825,000 | Flat | Clerkenwell Road | EC1M 5PY |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £600,000 | Flat | Clerkenwell Road | EC1M 5PW |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £660,000 | Flat | Clerkenwell Road | EC1M 5PN |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £700,000 | Other | Charterhouse Square | EC1M 6EY |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £800,000 | Flat | St John Street | EC1M 4EH |
| 12 Jan 2026 | £525,000 | Flat | Turnmill Street | EC1M 5RR |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £410,000 | Flat | Turnmill Street | EC1M 5SY |
| 10 Dec 2025 | £960,000 | Flat | Britton Street | EC1M 5UQ |
| 28 Nov 2025 | £485,000 | Flat | Farringdon Road | EC1M 3JB |
| 26 Nov 2025 | £225,000 | Flat | Charterhouse Square | EC1M 6EY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Camden demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Camden district (210,133 residents, 92,758 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.3% |
| 15–29 | 35.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.1% |
| 45–64 | 16.3% |
| 65+ | 11.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 29.7% |
| Private rented | 35.9% |
| Social rented | 11% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EC1M
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| Dallington School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 45 | EC1V 0BW |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 222 | EC1V 0EU |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 348 | EC1Y 0AE |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
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 EC1M
103 rated food businesses operate in EC1M. 71 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bhavini's News, Buy & Bite, Charles Artisan Bread, Costa Coffee, EUREST, COMPASS GROUP UK@Sainsburys.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC1M
From a sample of 58 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 EC1M postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 83% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
71%
Band D
16%
Band E
2%
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 Camden
Landlines around EC1M 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.