EC1V postcode area guide — Hackney
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC1V postcode district in Hackney — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC1V
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.5%
Gigabit-capable
94.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC1V postcode district (Hackney) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 476 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC1V, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.5%.
Around 0% of premises in EC1V 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 EC1V
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC1V 0AA | 100% | 75% |
| EC1V 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| EC1V 0AT | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Hackney
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hackney district (130,225 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in EC1V
Police recorded 2,371 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC1V in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 411 | 17.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 397 | 16.7% |
| Shoplifting | 368 | 15.5% |
| Theft from the person | 366 | 15.4% |
| Other theft | 268 | 11.3% |
| Public order | 110 | 4.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 97 | 4.1% |
| Burglary | 97 | 4.1% |
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 EC1V
Based on 86 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC1V is £735,000, down 6.3% on the previous year (£784,000).
Flat / maisonette
£690,000
77 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC1V
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £480,000 | Flat | Ironmonger Row | EC1V 3TJ |
| 7 May 2026 | £718,000 | Flat | Wynyatt Street | EC1V 7JA |
| 7 May 2026 | £780,000 | Flat | City Road | EC1V 1AA |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | City Road | EC1V 1AP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Flat | Dance Square | EC1V 3AN |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Flat | Brewhouse Yard | EC1V 4JX |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Flat | City Road | EC1V 1AD |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £900,000 | Flat | St John Street | EC1V 4JY |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £515,000 | Flat | Brewery Square | EC1V 4JH |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £445,000 | Flat | St John Street | EC1V 4LZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Hackney demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Hackney district (259,149 residents, 106,081 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.2% |
| 15–29 | 36% |
| 30–44 | 22.3% |
| 45–64 | 14.7% |
| 65+ | 7.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 24.6% |
| Private rented | 32.4% |
| Social rented | 19.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around EC1V
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 469 | EC1V 8BB |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 222 | EC1V 0EU |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | EC1V 3SJ |
| Dallington School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 45 | EC1V 0BW |
| The ArtsXchange | Not applicable | 14–19 | 15 | EC1V 1JX |
| City University | Not applicable | — | — | EC1V 0HB |
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 EC1V
240 rated food businesses operate in EC1V. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 13 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1930 Coffee Company, Aldi, Angel Convenience Food & Wine, Asia Villa, Bagci Food Centre.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC1V
From a sample of 579 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 EC1V postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 79% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
34%
Band C
45%
Band D
18%
Band E
3%
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 Hackney
Landlines around EC1V 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.