EC3V postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC3V postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC3V
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
36.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
29.3%
Gigabit-capable
29.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC3V postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 70 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC3V, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 36.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 29.3%.
Around 0% of premises in EC3V 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 EC3V
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC3V 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| EC3V 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| EC3V 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| EC3V 0AS | 0% | 0% |
| EC3V 0AT | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| EC3V 0AU | 50% | 50% |
| EC3V 0BG | 0% | 0% |
| EC3V 0BL | 100% | 100% |
| EC3V 0BP | 100% | 100% |
| EC3V 0BT | 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 EC3V
Police recorded 2,495 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC3V in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 443 | 17.8% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 411 | 16.5% |
| Other theft | 390 | 15.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 344 | 13.8% |
| Shoplifting | 290 | 11.6% |
| Public order | 124 | 5.0% |
| Burglary | 106 | 4.2% |
| Bicycle theft | 98 | 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).
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 EC3V
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Retail Academy | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | EC2M 6SE |
| St Paul's Cathedral School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 280 | EC4M 9AD |
| The Aldgate School | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | EC3A 5DE |
| David Game College | Not applicable | 13–22 | 247 | EC3N 2ET |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| City of London School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,040 | EC4V 3AL |
| The Lyceum | Not applicable | 3–11 | 126 | EC2A 2DU |
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 EC3V
113 rated food businesses operate in EC3V. 91 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acai Berry The Amazon Boost, Amathus, Argentinian Grill, Aux Merveilleux De Fred, Baba Ganoush.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC3V
From a sample of 10 Energy Performance Certificates across 1 EC3V postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 10% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
10%
Band D
50%
Band E
30%
Band F
10%
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 EC3V 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.