EC3N postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC3N postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC3N
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
14.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
13.3%
Gigabit-capable
13.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC3N postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 75 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC3N, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 14.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 13.3%.
Around 0% of premises in EC3N 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 EC3N
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC3N 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| EC3N 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| EC3N 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| EC3N 1AH | 50% | 25% |
| EC3N 1AL | 53.3% | 0% |
| EC3N 1AP | 0% | 0% |
| EC3N 1BD | 0% | 0% |
| EC3N 1BJ | 53.3% | 46.7% |
| EC3N 1BL | 100% | 100% |
| EC3N 1DB | 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 EC3N
Police recorded 2,298 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC3N in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 428 | 18.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 374 | 16.3% |
| Other theft | 335 | 14.6% |
| Theft from the person | 329 | 14.3% |
| Shoplifting | 226 | 9.8% |
| Public order | 130 | 5.7% |
| Burglary | 104 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 89 | 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 EC3N
Based on 10 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC3N is £665,000, down 37.6% on the previous year (£1,065,000).
Flat / maisonette
£520,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC3N
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2026 | £27,247,456 | Other | Seething Lane | EC3N 4AX |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £665,000 | Flat | Pepys Street | EC3N 2NU |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £520,000 | Flat | Pepys Street | EC3N 2NU |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £490,000 | Flat | Pepys Street | EC3N 2NU |
| 26 Jan 2026 | £482,500 | Flat | Pepys Street | EC3N 2NU |
| 30 Oct 2025 | £1,065,000 | Other | Northumberland Alley | EC3N 2EJ |
| 25 Sep 2025 | £575,000 | Flat | Pepys Street | EC3N 2NU |
| 5 Sep 2025 | £12,025,000 | Other | Lloyds Avenue | EC3N 3AE |
| 6 Aug 2025 | £770,000 | Flat (new build) | Minories | EC3N 1BL |
| 28 Jul 2025 | £675,000 | Other | Minories | EC3N 1DE |
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 EC3N
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Game College | Not applicable | 13–22 | 247 | EC3N 2ET |
| The Aldgate School | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | EC3A 5DE |
| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 177 | E1 8DJ |
| Royal Mencap Society | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | E1 6LP |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 152 | E1 7RQ |
| The Complete Works | Not applicable | 5–25 | 126 | E1 7SA |
| OMG Education | Not applicable | 11–18 | 26 | E1 6BG |
| Harry Gosling Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 407 | E1 1NT |
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 EC3N
88 rated food businesses operate in EC3N. 64 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & A Best Food, Aldgate Tap, Axeperience, Black Sheep Coffee, Boots UK Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC3N
From a sample of 124 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 EC3N postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 68% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
56%
Band D
23%
Band E
9%
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 EC3N 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.