Farringdon Within · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51767, -0.09878

EC1A 7BL— Farringdon Within, City of London

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

Workplace / area profile

This postcode has no recorded homes — it reads as a workplace or commercial address. Residential measures like liveability, schools-for-families and mortgage context are not shown.

 

Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 67/100Transport 81/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
82
Safety
67
Schools
88
Transport
81
Environment
62
Investment
81

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Location

EC1A 7BL

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+73.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC1A 7BL

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

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How EC1A 7BL has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

88

Education score

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

Primary

City of London Primary Academy, Islington

Outstanding · Inspected Nov 2019 · 8 min walk

KS2: 106.9

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · Inspected Jun 2023 · 18 min walk

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 · 22 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

112.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 260.9%

-78% 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

Other50%
Theft13%
Violence & sexual offences12%
Drug offences7%
Vehicle crime6%
Anti-social behaviour5%
Burglary4%
Robbery2%

Stop & search

2.7

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

2

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 1.0km

Crime is +73% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

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

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

Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £1,232
Price growth potentialHigh

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral line
3.3 min walk
Barbican

Nearby stations

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

76

Walkability score

608

Footpaths (500m)

40

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)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park169m
Santander docks (800m)40
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
691m

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
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB8% green spaceTree canopy: 55%
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

16 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

18

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 91 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.6 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

167

Parks (1km)

192

Restaurants (800m)

80

Cafes (800m)

21

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

16

Sports (1km)

7

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGeranium · 280 m
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

22

Late-night venues

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

4

Libraries (1km)

6

Cinemas (2km)

355m

Post office

Nearby shops

Newsagents126 m
Snak Express287 m
Tesco Express298 m
The Whisky Shop309 m

Nearby cafes

Cafe Barts60 m
Giddy Up Coffee102 m
Jumpin' Beans Coffee186 m
Smithfield Cafe187 m

Nearby restaurants

Half Cup51 m
Restaurant St. Barts73 m
Stem + Glory118 m
Pret A Manger134 m

Nearby pubs

Lamb and Trotter72 m
Cellar Gascon143 m
The Butcher's Hook and Cleaver171 m
Rising Sun178 m

Nearby gyms

PureGym61 m
Virgin Active94 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing366 m
WIT450 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug351 m
Chauhan S Chemist576 m
Portmans Pharmacy664 m
Boots670 m

Nearby health

Moorfields @ Barts69 m
St Bartholomew's Hospital91 m
St Barts Sexual Health Clinic95 m
The Neaman Practice150 m
Food hygiene (5-star)75% of 550

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

81

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

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+19.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

71.7

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 route2,435m
Crossrail 2 route1,690m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 26,525 nationally

1,475

Est. population

11,780/km²

64%

Employed

83%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

0.4%

Claimant rate

Inner cityHigh densityYoung professionals

41

Community stability

Age profile

26%
23%
17%
25%
Under 1810%
18–3426%
35–4923%
50–6417%
65+25%

Tenure

40%
17%
39%
Own outright40%
Own (mortgage)17%
Private rent39%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

56%
24%
White British56%
White Other24%
Asian11%
Black1%
Mixed4%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional73%
Routine / semi-routine4%
No car household66%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications2%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent39%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
227
Live planning apps (800m)
21
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
7
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
36
Planning apps (3 years)
4
Local approval rate
64%
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
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
GREYHOUND INN YARD, 13-21, GREYHOUND INN YARD, 13-21, WEST SMITHFIELD, HOSIER LANE (22-29), EC167 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 7BL

Full postcodeEC1A 7BL
Postcode districtEC1A
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardFarringdon Within
Latitude51.517669
Longitude-0.098779
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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