EC2Y postcode area guide — City of London

Where is EC2Y?

Broadband & internet speeds in EC2Y

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the EC2Y postcode district (City of London) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 83 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC2Y, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.5%.

Around 0% of premises in EC2Y 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 EC2Y

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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 EC2Y

Police recorded 2,413 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC2Y 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 EC2Y

Based on 48 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC2Y is £820,000, up 0.6% on the previous year (£815,000).

Latest recorded sales in EC2Y

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 EC2Y

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 EC2Y

64 rated food businesses operate in EC2Y. 54 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Barbican Bar And Grill, Barbican Bars, Barbie Green, Bartlett Mitchell, Bartlett Mitchell Ltd.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in EC2Y

From a sample of 370 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 EC2Y postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 74% 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 EC2Y typically use:

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What's it like living in EC2Y?

Postcodes in EC2Y

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.