EC2A postcode area guide — City of London

Where is EC2A?

Broadband & internet speeds in EC2A

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the EC2A postcode district (City of London) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 301 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC2A, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.2%.

Around 0% of premises in EC2A 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 EC2A

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Mobile signal around City of London

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider City Of London district (10,419 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in EC2A

Police recorded 2,544 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC2A in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 EC2A

Based on 21 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC2A is £700,000, down 23.5% on the previous year (£915,000).

Latest recorded sales in EC2A

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? City of London demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider City of London district (8,585 residents, 4,914 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around EC2A

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 EC2A

205 rated food businesses operate in EC2A. 147 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Eight Core, 23 Paul Street, All Bar One, Atis Ropemaker, Bartlett Mitchell @ HSBC Innovation.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in EC2A

From a sample of 118 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 EC2A postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 67% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 EC2A typically use:

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What's it like living in EC2A?

Postcodes in EC2A

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.