EC4N postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC4N postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC4N
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
25.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
19.5%
Gigabit-capable
19.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC4N postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 56 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC4N, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 25.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 19.5%.
Around 0% of premises in EC4N 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 EC4N
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC4N 1SA | 100% | 100% |
| EC4N 1SE | 100% | 100% |
| EC4N 1SP | 20% | 20% |
| EC4N 1SR | 0% | 0% |
| EC4N 1SW | 0% | 0% |
| EC4N 1TX | 100% | 100% |
| EC4N 4SA | 100% | 0% |
| EC4N 4SF | 100% | 0% |
| EC4N 4SG | 100% | 0% |
| EC4N 4SJ | 87.5% | 50% |
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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 EC4N
Police recorded 2,409 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC4N in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 444 | 18.4% |
| Other theft | 395 | 16.4% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 380 | 15.8% |
| Shoplifting | 339 | 14.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 275 | 11.4% |
| Public order | 118 | 4.9% |
| Burglary | 95 | 3.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 90 | 3.7% |
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 EC4N
Based on 1 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC4N is £5,525,000, down 75.2% on the previous year (£22,250,000).
Latest recorded sales in EC4N
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £5,525,000 | Other | Queen Victoria Street | EC4N 4SJ |
| 16 Dec 2024 | £22,250,000 | Other | Clements Lane | EC4N 7AE |
| 1 Oct 2024 | £60,000,000 | Other | King William Street | EC4N 7TW |
| 15 Mar 2024 | £72,500 | Other | Bloomberg Arcade | EC4N 8AR |
| 27 Sep 2023 | £6,750,000 | Other | Cannon Street | EC4N 5AU |
| 10 Aug 2023 | £13,800,000 | Other | Cannon Street | EC4N 5AF |
| 11 Jul 2023 | £37,800,000 | Other | King William Street | EC4N 7TW |
| 31 May 2022 | £27,768,685 | Other | Cannon Street | EC4N 5AD |
| 28 Apr 2022 | £30,000,000 | Other | Cannon Street | EC4N 6JJ |
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 EC4N
| 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 |
| Fashion Retail Academy | Not applicable | 16–99 | — | EC2M 6SE |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 270 | EC1Y 8JA |
| The Aldgate School | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | EC3A 5DE |
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 EC4N
89 rated food businesses operate in EC4N. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: All Bar One, All Good Convenience, Assenheims 56, BAO City, Bar 1790.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for City of London
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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.