EC4Y postcode area guide — City of London
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the EC4Y postcode district in City of London — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in EC4Y
Limited coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
26.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
25.6%
Gigabit-capable
25.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the EC4Y postcode district (City of London) is Limited — fixed broadband speeds are below the UK average here. Across the 113 postcodes Ofcom measures in EC4Y, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 26.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 25.6%.
Around 0% of premises in EC4Y 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 EC4Y
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| EC4Y 0AA | 90% | 90% |
| EC4Y 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| EC4Y 0AF | 0% | 0% |
| EC4Y 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| EC4Y 0AN | 0% | 0% |
| EC4Y 0AY | 0% | 0% |
| EC4Y 0BH | 100% | 100% |
| EC4Y 0BS | 0% | 0% |
| EC4Y 0DD | 100% | 100% |
| EC4Y 0DF | 100% | 100% |
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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 EC4Y
Police recorded 3,348 incidents within about a mile of the centre of EC4Y in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 701 | 20.9% |
| Theft from the person | 690 | 20.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 529 | 15.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 451 | 13.5% |
| Shoplifting | 331 | 9.9% |
| Public order | 168 | 5.0% |
| Robbery | 124 | 3.7% |
| Drugs | 95 | 2.8% |
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 EC4Y
Based on 3 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in EC4Y is £823,000, down 51.6% on the previous year (£1,700,000).
Latest recorded sales in EC4Y
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2026 | £823,000 | Flat | Tudor Street | EC4Y 0DD |
| 16 Jan 2026 | £870,000 | Flat | Tudor Street | EC4Y 0DD |
| 2 Dec 2025 | £645,000 | Other | Fleet Street | EC4Y 1JU |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £22,850,000 | Other | Salisbury Square | EC4Y 8JD |
| 16 Jan 2025 | £1,700,000 | Flat | Fleet Street | EC4Y 1AA |
| 28 Jun 2024 | £5,000 | Other | Tudor Street | EC4Y 0AY |
| 24 May 2024 | £975,000 | Flat | Tudor Street | EC4Y 0DD |
| 3 May 2024 | £845,000 | Flat | Tudor Street | EC4Y 0DD |
| 3 Apr 2024 | £84,600 | Other | Lombard Lane | EC4Y 8AD |
| 28 Mar 2024 | £5,100,000 | Other | Whitefriars Street | EC4Y 8JJ |
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 EC4Y
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| Courtauld Institute of Art | Not applicable | — | — | WC2R 0RN |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| University of the Arts London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1V 7EY |
| City Junior School | Not applicable | 7–11 | 288 | WC1R 5EY |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| London Nautical, City of London Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 510 | SE1 9NA |
| City of London School | Not applicable | 10–18 | 1,040 | EC4V 3AL |
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 EC4Y
43 rated food businesses operate in EC4Y. 32 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Amison Kiosk, Apex Temple Court Hotel, Aramark, JP Morgan, Baxterstorey At Hachette UK, C Hoare & Co.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in EC4Y
From a sample of 102 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 EC4Y postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
19%
Band C
42%
Band D
34%
Band E
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 EC4Y 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.