EC2M postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC2M postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC2M
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
10.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
8.5%
Gigabit-capable
8.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC2M postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 122 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC2M, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 10.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 8.5%.
Around 0% of premises in EC2M 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 EC2M
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC2M 1JB | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1JD | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1JH | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1JJ | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1NB | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1NH | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1PR | 25% | 25% |
| EC2M 1QP | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1QS | 0% | 0% |
| EC2M 1QT | 0% | 0% |
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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 EC2M
Police recorded 2,566 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC2M in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 436 | 17.0% |
| Theft from the person | 433 | 16.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 367 | 14.3% |
| Other theft | 357 | 13.9% |
| Shoplifting | 349 | 13.6% |
| Public order | 125 | 4.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 101 | 3.9% |
| Burglary | 96 | 3.7% |
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 EC2M
Based on 1 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC2M is £1,500,000, down 76.5% on the previous year (£6,380,000).
Latest recorded sales in EC2M
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2025 | £1,500,000 | Other | Moorgate | EC2M 6SA |
| 16 May 2025 | £13,800,000 | Other | Liverpool Street | EC2M 7PD |
| 1 May 2025 | £168,735 | Other | Bishopsgate Plaza | EC2M 4AJ |
| 11 Mar 2025 | £2,084,000 | Flat | New Street | EC2M 4TR |
| 23 Dec 2024 | £26,050,623 | Other | Bishopsgate | EC2M 4LX |
| 20 Nov 2024 | £6,380,000 | Other | Old Broad Street | EC2M 1QP |
| 8 Oct 2024 | £11,800,000 | Other | Bishopsgate | EC2M 4NR |
| 1 Oct 2024 | £28,839,349 | Other | Bishopsgate | EC2M 3TL |
| 26 Sep 2024 | £22,569,890 | Other | Liverpool Street | EC2M 7PN |
| 1 Aug 2024 | £2,000,000 | Other | Finsbury Circus | EC2M 7EA |
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):
| 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 EC2M
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Retail Academy | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | EC2M 6SE |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| The Lyceum | Not applicable | 3–11 | 126 | EC2A 2DU |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 270 | EC1Y 8JA |
| Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,152 | EC2A 4SH |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 348 | EC1Y 0AE |
| Workers' Educational Association | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | EC2A 4XW |
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 EC2M
268 rated food businesses operate in EC2M. 223 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alliance Bernstein, Andaz Hotel, Arbuthnot Latham \& Co Ltd, Assenheims 56, Bagel Factory.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC2M
From a sample of 31 Energy Performance Certificates across 2 EC2M postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 77% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
68%
Band D
13%
Band E
10%
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 EC2M 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.