EC2V postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC2V postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is EC2V?
Broadband & internet speeds in EC2V
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
22.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
22.7%
Gigabit-capable
22.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC2V postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 84 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC2V, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 22.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 22.7%.
Around 0% of premises in EC2V 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 EC2V
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC2V 5AA | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5AE | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5AF | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5AG | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5AR | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5AY | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5BQ | 40% | 40% |
| EC2V 5BR | 0% | 0% |
| EC2V 5BT | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| EC2V 5DD | 25% | 25% |
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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 EC2V
Police recorded 2,442 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC2V in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 493 | 20.2% |
| Other theft | 408 | 16.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 389 | 15.9% |
| Shoplifting | 315 | 12.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 263 | 10.8% |
| Public order | 119 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 93 | 3.8% |
| Robbery | 89 | 3.6% |
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).
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 EC2V
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Cathedral School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 280 | EC4M 9AD |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| Fashion Retail Academy | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | EC2M 6SE |
| City of London School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,040 | EC4V 3AL |
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 270 | EC1Y 8JA |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 348 | EC1Y 0AE |
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 EC2V
102 rated food businesses operate in EC2V. 86 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 88 Beans, Alcove, Alfredos Sandwich Bar, Argentinian Grill, Market Place St Pauls, Atalian Servest Food Company (Post Office).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for City of London
Landlines around EC2V 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.