Farringdon Within · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51852, -0.09916

EC1A 7BG— Farringdon Within, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC1A 7BG, Farringdon Within, City of London

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Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 82/100

Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
70
Safety
4
Schools
100
Transport
82
Environment
62
Investment
84

The bottom line

EC1A 7BG offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — a strong choice for Commuters and Investors.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

EC1A 7BG

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
LowYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC1A 7BG

🛡️Crime & SafetyCrime rate, trends & breakdown by type🎓SchoolsOfsted ratings, exam scores & distances🏠Rental MarketAverage rents, demand & void risk

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How EC1A 7BG has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

City of London Primary Academy, Islington

Outstanding · Inspected Nov 2019 · 7 min walk

KS2: 106.9

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Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Mar 2025 · 15 min walk

P8: +0.56A8: 55.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 16 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 21 min walk

4 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Very high crime

500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 254.9%

0% vs borough

Note: this postcode is in the Central Activities Zone — London's business and visitor core. Crime is counted per resident, but the daytime and visitor population here is many times the resident count, so these figures reflect footfall, not residential risk.

Crime by type

Other44%
Theft18%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Burglary7%
Drug offences5%
Anti-social behaviour5%
Robbery4%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

5.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 1.1km

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area146.7 m²

EPC breakdown

B
3%

Based on 3 properties · Confidence: low

LHA rates — Central London

Shared room£830/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1794/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3060/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield853 kWh/kWp/yr
Rebuild cost estimate£366,750
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era2018
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.20 W/m²K
Roof(other premises above)
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £1,456
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Price Trajectory

2018–2020 · CAGR

+-12.2%

Total change

-23%

Market Activity

Price Velocity & Acceleration

Current Velocity

-23.0%

per year

Acceleration

+0.00

change in velocity

Market State

Downturn

Velocity (%)Acceleration

Price Distribution

P25: £700k+ · P75: £700k+ · 3 sales

Property Type Mix

Total: 3 sales

Flat/maisonette100%

By decade

2010s

2020s

Market Cycle

BullCooling bullRisingSteadyRecoveryCorrectionBear

Market Eras

EraPeriodStart priceEnd priceChangeAvg sales/yr
Brexit uncertainty2018–2018£2.28m£2.28m+0%1
Pandemic surge2020–2020£1.76m£1.76m+0%2

Buyer vs Seller Score

Composite market conditions index 0–100

100out of 100SellerBuyer

Market condition

Strong Buyer's Market

Favours buyers

Higher score = better conditions for buyers

Score breakdown

Price Velocity100

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan line
2.6 min walk
Barbican

Nearby stations

BarbicanNational Rail
2 min walk
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
5 min walk
FarringdonElizabeth line
6 min walk
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
6 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

78

Walkability score

546

Footpaths (500m)

41

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge17 min ↓
Victoria25 min ↓
Waterloo25 min ↓
Canary Wharf28 min ↓
City ★9 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

5

Car parks (800m)

5

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park215m
Santander docks (800m)41
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
619m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 22.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³
Better than 87% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB9% green spaceTree canopy: 58%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.7 km

Energy

Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yr

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): None recorded

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield852.5 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES

SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE, 4-5 BURRELL ST, SE1 0UN

17 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

17

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 127 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.7 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

170

Parks (1km)

174

Restaurants (800m)

79

Cafes (800m)

22

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

17

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGeranium · 224 m
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

23

Late-night venues

A
883 licensed premises in borough538 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

4

Libraries (1km)

7

Cinemas (2km)

271m

Post office

Nearby shops

Newsagents65 m
Snak Express208 m
Tesco Express249 m
The Whisky Shop405 m

Nearby cafes

Cafe Barts74 m
Smithfield Cafe90 m
Jumpin' Beans Coffee91 m
Redemption Roasters94 m

Nearby restaurants

Stem + Glory36 m
Restaurant St. Barts40 m
Half Cup58 m
Amico Bio79 m

Nearby pubs

Cellar Gascon76 m
Rising Sun82 m
The Hand & Shears93 m
The Butcher's Hook and Cleaver95 m

Nearby gyms

Virgin Active139 m
PureGym158 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing297 m
Golden Lane Pool485 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug449 m
Chauhan S Chemist487 m
Portmans Pharmacy621 m
Boots645 m

Nearby health

The Neaman Practice85 m
St Barts Sexual Health Clinic86 m
Dentistry10092 m
St Bartholomew's Hospital127 m
Food hygiene (5-star)75% of 528

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
0
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
0
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
18

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

84

Investment score

Strong

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£2,159London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score67/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal18

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+19.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

71.6

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,528m
Crossrail 2 route1,592m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 25,966 nationally

1,392

Est. population

1,957/km²

69%

Employed

81%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

0.5%

Claimant rate

Inner cityLow densityYoung professionals

21

Community stability

Age profile

52%
19%
16%
Under 185%
18–3452%
35–4919%
50–6417%
65+8%

Tenure

14%
14%
68%
Own outright14%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent68%
Social rent4%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

33%
37%
20%
White British33%
White Other37%
Asian20%
Black1%
Mixed5%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional66%
Routine / semi-routine4%
No car household83%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications4%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent68%
Social rent4%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
230
Live planning apps (800m)
31
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
12
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
38
Planning apps (3 years)
5
Local approval rate
63%
Borough approval rate
78%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£0/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
1
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
12
Largest scheme
231 homes · Site Bounded By 34-38, 39-41, 45-47 & 57B Little Britain & 20, 25, 47, 48-50, 51-53, 59, 60, 61, 61A & 62 Bartholomew Close, London EC1, Bartholomew Close, EC1
Pipeline pressure
LOW

Named schemes (500m)

Site Bounded By 34-38, 39-41, 45-47 & 57B Little Britain & 20, 25, 47, 48-50, 51-53, 59, 60, 61, 61A & 62 Bartholomew Close, London EC1, Bartholomew Close, EC1231 homes
completed
Tennis Courts, Goswell Road, and Tennis Courts, Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7EX174 homes
completed
4-12, 4-12, HOSIER LANE, EC1122 homes
completed
160 & 171-176, 160 & 171-176, ALDERSGATE STREET, EC1A 4HB81 homes
completed
2, 2, Fann Street, London, EC2Y 8BR74 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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Key facts for EC1A 7BG

Full postcodeEC1A 7BG
Postcode districtEC1A
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardFarringdon Within
Latitude51.518521
Longitude-0.099161
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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