EC1Y

DISTRICT
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
6,139
Households
2,951
Crimes · Sep '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 27.0 per 1k
2,951
Households
White Brit. · 40%
Ethnicity
No religion · 39%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 27.0 per 1k
Crimes · Sep '26
£582,500
Median property price · EC1Y · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 20 sales
174
Postcodes

Sold prices in EC1Y

England & Wales
Property sales · EC1Y
HM Land Registry · EC1Y
Average price
£601,063
Median price: £582,500
Median -15.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 20 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 1 sale · avg £410,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£811k£521k£231k
Oct '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Sep '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 EC1Y

England & Wales
Crime trends · EC1Y

Approx. — based on 3 LSOAs mostly in EC1Y (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
18
YoY -25%
412815
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
18
YoY -28%
422610
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -31%
1592
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
5
YoY -55%
16103
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
950
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
116
YoY -24%
196155113
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

5 of 5 key categories improving

166
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in EC1Y

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,119
White Brit.39.8%
Other White18.9%
African8.7%
Other ethnic group6.1%
Chinese4.5%
+ 13 other groups · 21.9%

Religion

Total residents: 6,133
No religion39.4%
Christian36.2%
Muslim9.9%
Not answered9.5%
Hindu1.5%
+ 4 other religions · 3.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,139
25–3422.0%
35–4920.1%
50–6416.3%
20–2411.3%
65–746.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.8%

Households

Total households: 2,951
One person: other33.5%
One person: aged 66+11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 9 other households · 29.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for EC1Y

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

School applications

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

School applications go through the council for each address.

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Overview of EC1Y

Coordinates51.5231, -0.0922
Postcodes
174
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
6,139
Households (Census)
2,951
Recorded crime · Sep '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 27.0 per 1k

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