WC2R postcode area guide — Islington
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WC2R postcode district in Islington — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WC2R
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
49.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
49.4%
Gigabit-capable
49.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WC2R postcode district (Islington) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 102 postcodes Ofcom measures in WC2R, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 49.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.4%.
Around 0% of premises in WC2R 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 WC2R
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WC2R 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WC2R 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WC2R 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WC2R 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| WC2R 0AP | 0% | 0% |
| WC2R 0BA | 0% | 0% |
| WC2R 0BH | 0% | 0% |
| WC2R 0BL | 0% | 0% |
| WC2R 0BN | 0% | 0% |
| WC2R 0BP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Islington
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Islington district (120,046 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WC2R
Police recorded 4,352 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WC2R in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 930 | 21.4% |
| Theft from the person | 876 | 20.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 664 | 15.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 566 | 13.0% |
| Shoplifting | 534 | 12.3% |
| Public order | 237 | 5.4% |
| Robbery | 150 | 3.4% |
| Drugs | 131 | 3.0% |
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 WC2R
Based on 8 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WC2R is £1,180,000, down 24.4% on the previous year (£1,560,000).
Flat / maisonette
£908,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in WC2R
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £575,000 | Flat | Strand | WC2R 1HA |
| 10 Dec 2025 | £1,180,000 | Flat | Strand | WC2R 1AB |
| 13 Oct 2025 | £1,600,000 | Flat | Savoy Court | WC2R 0EY |
| 30 Sep 2025 | £793,020,000 | Other | Temple Place | WC2R 2PR |
| 22 Aug 2025 | £900,000 | Flat | Strand | WC2R 1AP |
| 6 Aug 2025 | £5,970,000 | Other | Exchange Court | WC2R 0JU |
| 6 Aug 2025 | £908,000 | Flat | Strand | WC2R 1HA |
| 24 Jul 2025 | £2,100,000 | Flat | Strand | WC2R 1BE |
| 13 May 2025 | £1,850,000 | Flat | Strand | WC2R 1AB |
| 20 Mar 2025 | £1,055,000 | Flat | Exchange Court | WC2R 0PP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Islington demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Islington district (216,589 residents, 96,496 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 38.5% |
| 30–44 | 21.4% |
| 45–64 | 15.5% |
| 65+ | 9.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 26.7% |
| Private rented | 31.5% |
| Social rented | 15.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WC2R
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtauld Institute of Art | Not applicable | — | — | WC2R 0RN |
| St Clement Danes CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WC2B 5SU |
| The Royal Ballet School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 227 | WC2E 9DA |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Not applicable | — | — | WC2A 2AE |
| City Lit | 16 plus | 16–99 | — | WC2B 4BA |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | WC2B 5NA |
| University of the Arts London | Not applicable | — | — | WC1V 7EY |
| Guildhouse School | Not applicable | 15–24 | 143 | WC1A 2RA |
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 WC2R
127 rated food businesses operate in WC2R. 89 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 180 Pizza, Adelphi Theatre, Aram, Baxter Storey Limited, Blue Apple Catering.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Islington
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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.