EC1Y postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC1Y postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC1Y
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.5%
Gigabit-capable
86.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the EC1Y postcode district (City of London) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 175 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC1Y, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.5%.
Around 0.3% of premises in EC1Y 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 EC1Y
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC1Y 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| EC1Y 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| EC1Y 0QT | 100% | 100% |
| EC1Y 0RA | 100% | 100% |
| EC1Y 0RB | 100% | 100% |
| EC1Y 0RD | 77.1% | 0% |
| EC1Y 0RE | 93.8% | 0% |
| EC1Y 0RH | 90.6% | 0% |
| EC1Y 0RJ | 100% | 100% |
| EC1Y 0RL | 100% | 100% |
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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 EC1Y
Police recorded 2,462 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC1Y in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 403 | 16.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 401 | 16.3% |
| Theft from the person | 392 | 15.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 345 | 14.0% |
| Other theft | 317 | 12.9% |
| Public order | 120 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 101 | 4.1% |
| Bicycle theft | 99 | 4.0% |
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 EC1Y
Based on 21 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC1Y is £620,000, down 4.6% on the previous year (£650,000).
Flat / maisonette
£620,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC1Y
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | £3,200,000 | Other | City Road | EC1Y 1AU |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £670,000 | Flat | Lambs Passage | EC1Y 8AB |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £390,000 | Flat | Golden Lane Estate | EC1Y 0RQ |
| 23 Jan 2026 | £3,200,000 | Other | City Road | EC1Y 1AU |
| 12 Dec 2025 | £515,000 | Flat | Lambs Passage | EC1Y 8AB |
| 11 Dec 2025 | £600,000 | Flat | Golden Lane Estate | EC1Y 0RB |
| 26 Nov 2025 | £714,000 | Flat | City Road | EC1Y 2AN |
| 17 Nov 2025 | £675,000 | Flat | Golden Lane Estate | EC1Y 0RJ |
| 21 Oct 2025 | £753,500 | Flat | City Road | EC1Y 2AN |
| 20 Oct 2025 | £365,000 | Flat | City Road | EC1Y 2AA |
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? 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 EC1Y
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 348 | EC1Y 0AE |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 270 | EC1Y 8JA |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 208 | EC1V 3SJ |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| 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 |
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 EC1Y
63 rated food businesses operate in EC1Y. 53 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A J News, Artillery Arms Public House, Babosh, Barbican Newsagents, BaxterStorey - DL/28.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC1Y
From a sample of 61 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 EC1Y postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
30%
Band D
57%
Band E
10%
Band F
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 City of London
Landlines around EC1Y 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.