EC3R postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC3R postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC3R
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
9.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
9.8%
Gigabit-capable
9.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC3R postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 72 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC3R, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 9.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 9.8%.
Around 0% of premises in EC3R 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 EC3R
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC3R 5AA | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5AB | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5AQ | 3% | 3% |
| EC3R 5AR | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5AS | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5AT | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5AZ | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5BA | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5BJ | 0% | 0% |
| EC3R 5BS | 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 EC3R
Police recorded 2,277 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC3R in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 377 | 16.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 376 | 16.5% |
| Other theft | 346 | 15.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 330 | 14.5% |
| Shoplifting | 279 | 12.3% |
| Public order | 121 | 5.3% |
| Burglary | 109 | 4.8% |
| Bicycle theft | 88 | 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 EC3R
Based on 1 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC3R is £450,000, down 65.4% on the previous year (£1,300,000).
Latest recorded sales in EC3R
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | £450,000 | Flat | Monument Street | EC3R 8BT |
| 11 Jul 2025 | £1,300,000 | Flat | Water Lane | EC3R 6AP |
| 15 May 2025 | £4,300,000 | Other | Great Tower Street | EC3R 5AQ |
| 15 May 2025 | £900,000 | Other | Great Tower Street | EC3R 5AQ |
| 21 Feb 2025 | £4,260,000 | Other | Lovat Lane | EC3R 8DW |
| 7 Feb 2025 | £1,300,000 | Other | Lovat Lane | EC3R 8DT |
| 3 Feb 2025 | £680,000 | Flat | Monument Street | EC3R 8BT |
| 30 Jan 2025 | £9,584,824 | Other | Botolph Lane | EC3R 8DE |
| 24 Jan 2025 | £700,000 | Flat | Monument Street | EC3R 8BT |
| 28 Nov 2024 | £1,450,000 | Flat | Water Lane | EC3R 6AL |
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 EC3R
| 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 |
| St Paul's Cathedral School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 280 | EC4M 9AD |
| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 177 | E1 8DJ |
| Snowsfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 180 | SE1 3TD |
| City of London School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,040 | EC4V 3AL |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough | Primary | 3–11 | 175 | SE1 1NJ |
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 EC3R
74 rated food businesses operate in EC3R. 68 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Al Dente Monument, All Bar One, Balls Brothers - Minster Court, Bartlett Mitchell Ltd (Ecclesiastical Ins Group), Basils Sandwiches.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC3R
From a sample of 68 Energy Performance Certificates across 2 EC3R postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 65% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
53%
Band D
24%
Band E
9%
Band F
3%
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 EC3R 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.