EC4M postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC4M postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Where is EC4M?
Broadband & internet speeds in EC4M
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
32.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.6%
Gigabit-capable
27.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC4M postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 80 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC4M, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 32.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27.6%.
Around 0% of premises in EC4M 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 EC4M
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC4M 5AB | 0% | 0% |
| EC4M 5SB | 20% | 20% |
| EC4M 5UB | 0% | 0% |
| EC4M 6XD | 0% | 0% |
| EC4M 6XH | 100% | 100% |
| EC4M 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| EC4M 7AE | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| EC4M 7AN | 0% | 0% |
| EC4M 7AQ | 50% | 50% |
| EC4M 7AS | 58.8% | 58.8% |
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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 EC4M
Police recorded 2,431 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC4M in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 463 | 19.0% |
| Other theft | 428 | 17.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 379 | 15.6% |
| Shoplifting | 358 | 14.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 296 | 12.2% |
| Public order | 111 | 4.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 89 | 3.7% |
| Robbery | 88 | 3.6% |
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 EC4M
Based on 2 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC4M is £30,000, down 99.1% on the previous year (£3,350,000).
Latest recorded sales in EC4M
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 | £30,000 | Other | Bow Lane | EC4M 9AY |
| 21 Aug 2025 | £625,000 | Flat | Ludgate Square | EC4M 7AS |
| 11 Jul 2025 | £560,000 | Other | Well Court | EC4M 9DN |
| 28 Mar 2025 | £475,000 | Flat | Well Court | EC4M 9DN |
| 17 Jan 2025 | £4,201,340 | Flat | Farringdon Street | EC4M 7LH |
| 17 Jan 2025 | £7,098,660 | Other | Farringdon Street | EC4M 7LH |
| 20 Sep 2024 | £3,350,000 | Other | Ludgate Hill | EC4M 7AE |
| 9 Sep 2024 | £34,650,000 | Other | Bow Lane | EC4M 9EE |
| 13 Jun 2024 | £24,500,000 | Other | Paternoster Square | EC4M 7DX |
| 30 Apr 2024 | £490,000 | Flat | Ludgate Square | EC4M 7AS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 EC4M
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Cathedral School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 280 | EC4M 9AD |
| City of London School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,040 | EC4V 3AL |
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
| Fashion Retail Academy | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | EC2M 6SE |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 270 | EC1Y 8JA |
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 EC4M
157 rated food businesses operate in EC4M. 120 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acer Restaurant, Alby's Pizza, Amalfi Ristorante, Aviv, B.Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC4M
From a sample of 12 Energy Performance Certificates across 1 EC4M postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 92% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
75%
Band E
8%
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 EC4M 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.