EC1N postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC1N postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC1N
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.3%
Gigabit-capable
90.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC1N postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 148 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC1N, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.3%.
Around 0% of premises in EC1N 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 EC1N
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC1N 2HB | 0% | 0% |
| EC1N 2HH | 100% | 100% |
| EC1N 2HP | 0% | 0% |
| EC1N 2HR | 100% | 100% |
| EC1N 2HS | 0% | 0% |
| EC1N 2HT | 0% | 0% |
| EC1N 2JD | 0% | 0% |
| EC1N 2JT | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| EC1N 2LE | 100% | 100% |
| EC1N 2LL | 50% | 50% |
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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 EC1N
Police recorded 2,861 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC1N in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 519 | 18.1% |
| Other theft | 505 | 17.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 451 | 15.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 411 | 14.4% |
| Shoplifting | 408 | 14.3% |
| Public order | 138 | 4.8% |
| Robbery | 96 | 3.4% |
| Bicycle theft | 94 | 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 EC1N
Based on 10 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC1N is £580,000, down 6.1% on the previous year (£618,000).
Flat / maisonette
£585,180
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC1N
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £698,500 | Flat | Bourne Estate | EC1N 7SN |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £700,000 | Flat | Saffron Hill | EC1N 8FH |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £580,000 | Flat | Hatton Wall | EC1N 8JJ |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £495,000 | Flat | St Cross Street | EC1N 8UN |
| 9 Dec 2025 | £345,000 | Flat | Saffron Hill | EC1N 8AG |
| 29 Oct 2025 | £1,400,000 | Flat | Hatton Garden | EC1N 8HP |
| 10 Oct 2025 | £220,000 | Other | Hatton Place | EC1N 8RU |
| 19 Sep 2025 | £1,410,000 | Flat | Baldwins Gardens | EC1N 7AE |
| 5 Sep 2025 | £539,160 | Flat | Hatton Garden | EC1N 8ER |
| 15 Aug 2025 | £585,180 | Flat | Baldwins Gardens | EC1N 7AE |
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 EC1N
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| University of the Arts London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1V 7EY |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
| Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH | Not applicable | 4–18 | 0 | WC1N 3JH |
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
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 EC1N
193 rated food businesses operate in EC1N. 62 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ANGLO AMERICAN, Assenheims 56, Attendant Cafe, Banging Beigels, Bartlett Mitchell, Octopus Investments.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC1N
From a sample of 54 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 EC1N postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
46%
Band D
35%
Band E
7%
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 EC1N 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.