EC3A postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC3A postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC3A
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
11.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
11.1%
Gigabit-capable
11.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC3A postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 56 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC3A, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 11.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 11.1%.
Around 0% of premises in EC3A 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 EC3A
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC3A 1AT | 0% | 0% |
| EC3A 2AD | 0% | 0% |
| EC3A 2BG | 0% | 0% |
| EC3A 2BJ | 20% | 20% |
| EC3A 3BP | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| EC3A 3DE | 0% | 0% |
| EC3A 3DH | 50% | 50% |
| EC3A 4AA | 0% | 0% |
| EC3A 4AF | 0% | 0% |
| EC3A 5AF | 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 EC3A
Police recorded 2,502 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC3A in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 458 | 18.3% |
| Theft from the person | 395 | 15.8% |
| Other theft | 376 | 15.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 368 | 14.7% |
| Shoplifting | 261 | 10.4% |
| Public order | 138 | 5.5% |
| Burglary | 100 | 4.0% |
| Bicycle theft | 97 | 3.9% |
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 EC3A
Based on 1 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC3A is £2,950,000, up 63.4% on the previous year (£1,805,000).
Latest recorded sales in EC3A
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | £2,950,000 | Flat | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 27 Jun 2025 | £5,500,000 | Other | Houndsditch | EC3A 7DB |
| 2 Jun 2025 | £1,805,000 | Flat (new build) | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 23 May 2025 | £2,800,000 | Flat | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 8 Apr 2025 | £2,024,750 | Flat (new build) | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 28 Mar 2025 | £1,363,000 | Flat (new build) | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 13 Mar 2025 | £1,320,000 | Flat (new build) | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 11 Mar 2025 | £1,630,000 | Flat | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 11 Dec 2024 | £1,918,200 | Flat (new build) | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
| 5 Aug 2024 | £2,020,000 | Flat (new build) | Houndsditch | EC3A 7AB |
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 EC3A
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aldgate School | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | EC3A 5DE |
| David Game College | Not applicable | 13–22 | 247 | EC3N 2ET |
| Fashion Retail Academy | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | EC2M 6SE |
| OMG Education | Not applicable | 11–18 | 26 | E1 6BG |
| Royal Mencap Society | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | E1 6LP |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 152 | E1 7RQ |
| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 177 | E1 8DJ |
| The Complete Works | Not applicable | 5–25 | 126 | E1 7SA |
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 EC3A
70 rated food businesses operate in EC3A. 63 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Bar One, Anokha, Bartlett Mitchell, Bartlett Mitchell Ltd C/O Sompo International, Bartlett Mitchell Ltd, Brooks Macdonald, 8th Floor.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC3A
From a sample of 5 Energy Performance Certificates across 1 EC3A postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
60%
Band D
40%
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 EC3A 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.