EC4V postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC4V postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC4V
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
38.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.7%
Gigabit-capable
37.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC4V postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 100 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC4V, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 38.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 37.7%.
Around 0% of premises in EC4V 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 EC4V
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC4V 2AB | 100% | 100% |
| EC4V 2AD | 0% | 0% |
| EC4V 2AF | 0% | 0% |
| EC4V 2AN | 0% | 0% |
| EC4V 2AR | 0% | 0% |
| EC4V 2AU | 0% | 0% |
| EC4V 2BA | 100% | 100% |
| EC4V 2BH | 0% | 0% |
| EC4V 3AD | 100% | 90.9% |
| EC4V 3AL | 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 EC4V
Police recorded 2,428 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC4V in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 471 | 19.4% |
| Other theft | 438 | 18.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 387 | 15.9% |
| Shoplifting | 320 | 13.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 300 | 12.4% |
| Public order | 116 | 4.8% |
| Robbery | 89 | 3.7% |
| Bicycle theft | 84 | 3.5% |
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 EC4V
Based on 10 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC4V is £735,000, up 20.5% on the previous year (£610,000).
Flat / maisonette
£655,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in EC4V
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2026 | £450,000 | Flat | Upper Thames Street | EC4V 3EH |
| 15 Dec 2025 | £878,580 | Flat | Carter Lane | EC4V 5EG |
| 20 Nov 2025 | £735,000 | Flat | Trig Lane | EC4V 3QQ |
| 19 Nov 2025 | £927,000 | Flat | Upper Thames Street | EC4V 3EJ |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £14,501,880 | Other | Carter Lane | EC4V 5AB |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £872,950 | Flat | High Timber Street | EC4V 3PS |
| 23 Oct 2025 | £2,325,000 | Other | Queen Victoria Street | EC4V 4BY |
| 3 Oct 2025 | £655,000 | Flat | High Timber Street | EC4V 3PS |
| 25 Sep 2025 | £478,000 | Flat | Upper Thames Street | EC4V 3EH |
| 21 Aug 2025 | £445,000 | Flat | Upper Thames Street | EC4V 3EH |
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 EC4V
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,040 | EC4V 3AL |
| St Paul's Cathedral School | Not applicable | 4–13 | 280 | EC4M 9AD |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 510 | SE1 9NA |
| City of London School for Girls | Not applicable | 10–18 | 794 | EC2Y 8BB |
| Charterhouse Square School | Not applicable | 3–11 | 301 | EC1M 6EA |
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama | Not applicable | — | — | EC2Y 8DT |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | EC1N 7SD |
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 EC4V
68 rated food businesses operate in EC4V. 52 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alchemy Cafe, BaxterStorey, Kuwait Investment Office, Cafe 101, Salvation Army, Carter Lane Coffee House, Chatora City.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC4V
From a sample of 92 Energy Performance Certificates across 3 EC4V postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 66% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
47%
Band D
23%
Band E
10%
Band F
1%
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 EC4V 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.