EC4A postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC4A postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC4A
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
27.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.8%
Gigabit-capable
27.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the EC4A postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 96 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC4A, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 27.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in EC4A 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 EC4A
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC4A 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1AB | 50% | 50% |
| EC4A 1AN | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1AZ | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1BD | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1BE | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1BF | 100% | 100% |
| EC4A 1BG | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1BL | 0% | 0% |
| EC4A 1BR | 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 EC4A
Police recorded 3,021 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC4A in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 598 | 19.8% |
| Theft from the person | 585 | 19.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 491 | 16.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 411 | 13.6% |
| Shoplifting | 352 | 11.7% |
| Public order | 148 | 4.9% |
| Robbery | 104 | 3.4% |
| Bicycle theft | 80 | 2.6% |
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 EC4A
Based on 8 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC4A is £565,000, down 13.1% on the previous year (£650,000).
Flat / maisonette
£565,000
7 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC4A
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2026 | £605,000 | Flat | Fetter Lane | EC4A 1BF |
| 9 Jan 2026 | £725,000 | Flat | Fetter Lane | EC4A 1BF |
| 14 Nov 2025 | £537,500 | Flat | Pemberton Row | EC4A 3BA |
| 25 Sep 2025 | £615,000 | Flat | Wine Office Court | EC4A 3BY |
| 23 Sep 2025 | £425,000 | Flat | Furnival Street | EC4A 1JQ |
| 9 Sep 2025 | £3,560,000 | Other | Breams Buildings | EC4A 1DT |
| 22 Aug 2025 | £500,000 | Flat | Fetter Lane | EC4A 1BX |
| 15 Aug 2025 | £565,000 | Flat | Breams Buildings | EC4A 1DT |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £495,000 | Flat | Red Lion Court | EC4A 3EB |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £770,000 | Flat | Fetter Lane | EC4A 1BY |
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 EC4A
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| University of the Arts London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1V 7EY |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | Not applicable | — | — | WC2R 0RN |
| Christopher Hatton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 228 | EC1R 4PQ |
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 EC4A
94 rated food businesses operate in EC4A. 69 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Americano, BaxterStorey - Deloitte 1NSS, BaxterStorey - Deloitte 2NSS, BaxterStorey - Deloitte 66SL, Baxterstorey Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC4A
From a sample of 62 Energy Performance Certificates across 4 EC4A postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
42%
Band D
39%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
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 EC4A 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.