Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
2,646
Households
1,351
Crimes · Sep '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
High · 14.0 per 1k
1,351
Households
White Brit. · 37%
Ethnicity
No religion · 45%
Religion
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
High · 14.0 per 1k
Crimes · Sep '26
£600,000
Median property price · EC1A · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 19 sales
165
Postcodes

Sold prices in EC1A

England & Wales
Property sales · EC1A
HM Land Registry · EC1A
Average price
£874,395
Median price: £600,000
Median -4.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 19 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 3 sales · avg £1,206,667
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.6m£1m£425k
Oct '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in EC1A

England & Wales
Crime trends · EC1A

Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in EC1A, so counts are weighted by each LSOA's share of live postcodes (police.uk, Census 2021)

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Oct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
753
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
3
YoY —
321
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
321
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
26
YoY -10%
342923
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

1 of 1 key categories improving

37
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in EC1A

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,660
White Brit.37.4%
Other White26.0%
Chinese9.6%
Other ethnic group5.1%
Indian4.2%
+ 13 other groups · 17.7%

Religion

Total residents: 2,653
No religion45.4%
Christian34.2%
Not answered9.0%
Muslim4.9%
Hindu2.7%
+ 4 other religions · 3.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,646
25–3429.9%
35–4919.2%
20–2416.6%
50–6414.1%
65–745.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 15.0%

Households

Total households: 1,351
One person: other46.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.3%
One person: aged 66+5.8%
+ 9 other households · 15.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for EC1A

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 6.48 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

School applications

This postcode district spans two councils: the City of London and Islington.

School applications go through the council for each address.

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Overview of EC1A

Coordinates51.5205, -0.1042
Postcodes
165
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
2,646
Households (Census)
1,351
Recorded crime · Sep '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
High · 14.0 per 1k

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