EC1R postcode area guide — Camden
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC1R postcode district in Camden — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC1R
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94%
Gigabit-capable
93.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC1R postcode district (Camden) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 258 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC1R, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.6%.
Around 0% of premises in EC1R 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 EC1R
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC1R 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| EC1R 0AS | 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 EC1R
Police recorded 2,574 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC1R in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 481 | 18.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 431 | 16.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 410 | 15.9% |
| Other theft | 401 | 15.6% |
| Shoplifting | 344 | 13.4% |
| Public order | 115 | 4.5% |
| Bicycle theft | 92 | 3.6% |
| Robbery | 87 | 3.4% |
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 EC1R
Based on 42 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC1R is £925,000, up 13.5% on the previous year (£815,000).
Terraced
£1,625,000
3 sales
Flat / maisonette
£650,000
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC1R
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £520,000 | Flat | Amwell Street | EC1R 1UQ |
| 11 May 2026 | £1,360,000 | Flat | Rosebery Avenue | EC1R 4RR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £530,000 | Flat | Topham Street | EC1R 5HH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Flat | Clerkenwell Road | EC1R 5DH |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £5,100,000 | Other | Farringdon Road | EC1R 3BP |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £590,000 | Flat | Myddelton Passage | EC1R 1XW |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £540,000 | Flat | Rosebery Court | EC1R 5HP |
| 16 Mar 2026 | £595,000 | Flat | Lloyds Row | EC1R 4AD |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £470,000 | Flat | Amwell Street | EC1R 1UT |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £1,875,000 | Flat | Clerkenwell Close | EC1R 0AZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 EC1R
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 502 | EC1R 1YJ |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 190 | WC1N 2NX |
| City University | Not applicable | — | — | EC1V 0HB |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 222 | EC1V 0EU |
| Dallington School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 45 | EC1V 0BW |
| Capital City College | 16 plus | 14–99 | — | WC1X 8RA |
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 EC1R
125 rated food businesses operate in EC1R. 72 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anand News, Anilo's Kitchen, Black Bear Burger, Briki, Caffe Nero.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC1R
From a sample of 83 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 EC1R postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 69% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
13%
Band C
55%
Band D
22%
Band E
6%
Band F
2%
Band G
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 Camden
Landlines around EC1R 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.