EC4R postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC4R postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC4R
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
28.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
28.9%
Gigabit-capable
28.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC4R postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 52 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC4R, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 28.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 28.9%.
Around 0% of premises in EC4R 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 EC4R
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC4R 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| EC4R 0AN | 50% | 50% |
| EC4R 0AT | 0% | 0% |
| EC4R 0AW | 100% | 100% |
| EC4R 0BE | 100% | 100% |
| EC4R 0BL | 0% | 0% |
| EC4R 0BR | 0% | 0% |
| EC4R 0DA | 0% | 0% |
| EC4R 0DJ | 100% | 100% |
| EC4R 0DP | 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 EC4R
Police recorded 2,295 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC4R in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 424 | 18.5% |
| Other theft | 368 | 16.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 363 | 15.8% |
| Shoplifting | 326 | 14.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 257 | 11.2% |
| Public order | 117 | 5.1% |
| Burglary | 100 | 4.4% |
| Robbery | 88 | 3.8% |
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 EC4R
Based on 4 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC4R is £470,000, down 60.8% on the previous year (£1,200,000).
Flat / maisonette
£470,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC4R
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2026 | £3,675,000 | Detached | Cousin Lane | EC4R 3TE |
| 19 Dec 2025 | £470,000 | Flat | Queen Street | EC4R 1BR |
| 1 Dec 2025 | £470,000 | Flat | Queen Street | EC4R 1BR |
| 26 Aug 2025 | £435,000 | Flat | Bush Lane | EC4R 0AW |
| 17 Jun 2025 | £1,325,000 | Other | College Hill | EC4R 2RB |
| 8 Apr 2025 | £1,200,000 | Other | King William Street | EC4R 9AD |
| 27 Mar 2025 | £625,000 | Flat | College Hill | EC4R 2RP |
| 4 Oct 2024 | £13,218,500 | Other | Suffolk Lane | EC4R 0AT |
| 4 Oct 2024 | £50,000 | Other | Suffolk Lane | EC4R 0AT |
| 17 Jan 2024 | £1,308,926 | Other | Queen Street | EC4R 1EB |
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 EC4R
| 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 |
| The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie | Primary | 3–11 | 217 | SE1 1HG |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough | Primary | 3–11 | 175 | SE1 1NJ |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| 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 EC4R
35 rated food businesses operate in EC4R. 29 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Baxterstorey Limited, Baxterstorey, Natixis, BaxterStorey, WeWork, BaxterStorey- Mills And Reeve, Be At One.
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.