Clerkenwell · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.52384, -0.10942

EC1R 3DE— Clerkenwell, Islington

Location and area intelligence for EC1R 3DE, Clerkenwell, Islington

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 10% LondonSchools 100%Safety 34/100Transport 68/100
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Area score
73
Safety
34
Schools
100
Transport
68
Environment
66
Investment
87

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Location

EC1R 3DE

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income+0.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+382.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC1R 3DE

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

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How EC1R 3DE has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

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

Primary

Christopher Hatton Primary School

Outstanding · Inspected Feb 2022 · 3 min walk

KS2: 109.3

—

Secondary

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Jan 2025 · 13 min walk

P8: +0.26A8: 54.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 22 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 10 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

313.1 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 377.8%

+137% 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

Other34%
Theft21%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Anti-social behaviour12%
Robbery7%
Burglary5%
Drug offences4%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

3.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

9

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Islington Fire Station · 1.9km

Crime is +382% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

LHA rates — Inner North London

Shared room£708/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 yield852 kWh/kWp/yr

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

Council tax band Band EAnnual charge £2,067
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
Better than 78% of London
Farringdon StationElizabeth line line
5.7 min walk
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

FarringdonElizabeth line
6 min walk
FarringdonNational Rail
6 min walk
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
6 min walk
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
8 min walk
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
11 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

74

Walkability score

386

Footpaths (500m)

41

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge29 min ↓
Victoria39 min ↑
Waterloo30 min ↓
Canary Wharf33 min ↓
City ★26 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

20

Car parks (800m)

6

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park68m
Santander docks (800m)41
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
339m

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: 19.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³
Better than 91% of London
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB11% green spaceTree canopy: 67%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.4 km

Energy

Solar: 852 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 yield851.7 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

25 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

8

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 390 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

98

Parks (1km)

120

Restaurants (800m)

70

Cafes (800m)

23

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

6

Gyms (1km)

6

Sports (1km)

9

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 375 m

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

23

Late-night venues

A
1,472 licensed premises in borough754 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

3

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

158m

Post office

Nearby shops

The Gazzanos Italian Deli75 m
The Quality Chop House Shop103 m
Rosebury News126 m
Clerkenwell News276 m

Nearby cafes

FWD:Coffee118 m
The Grubberie130 m
1st Class Cafe135 m
Caffè Nero167 m

Nearby restaurants

GReat Grill House77 m
Machan Kitchen - Sri Lankan Restaurant85 m
Quality Wines98 m
Kalbi102 m

Nearby pubs

The Eagle40 m
The Coach91 m
The Marian Anderson102 m
Betsey Trotwood108 m

Nearby gyms

PureGym213 m
Ozone Health and Fitness Club388 m
Gymbox555 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing609 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots657 m

Nearby health

Dr John Segarajasinghe122 m
Clerkenwell Medical Practice125 m
Leather Lane Dental Practice358 m
Medical Health Limited387 m
Food hygiene (5-star)48% of 485

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)
251

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

87

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,025London avg: £1,950/mo
Gentrification score59/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition251

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+16.8%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

68.1

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score38/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,184m
Crossrail 2 route846m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 23,903 nationally

1,923

Est. population

5,620/km²

62%

Employed

65%

Degree educated

£42,100

Median income

2.7%

Claimant rate

Inner cityMedium densityYoung professionals

30

Community stability

Age profile

16%
41%
20%
15%
Under 1816%
18–3441%
35–4920%
50–6415%
65+7%

Tenure

14%
15%
48%
23%
Own outright14%
Own (mortgage)15%
Private rent48%
Social rent23%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

39%
31%
14%
White British39%
White Other31%
Asian14%
Black6%
Mixed6%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional53%
Routine / semi-routine7%
No car household75%
Unemployed5%
No qualifications7%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent48%
Social rent23%

vs. London

Income vs London+0.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
315
Live planning apps (800m)
79
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
20
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
51
Planning apps (3 years)
30
Local approval rate
71%
Borough approval rate
68%
Historic landfill (400m)
1
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£400/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
445
Largest scheme
345 homes · Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Street Record, Royal Mail Phoenix Place, Phoenix Place, Gough Street, Calthorpe Street, London345 homes
completed
GRAYS INN BUILDINGS & RESIDENCES: BOUNDED BY, GRAYS INN BUILDINGS & RESIDENCES: BOUNDED BY, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LAYSTALL STREET, GRAYS INN ROAD, CLERKENWELL ROAD & MOUNT PLEASANT, EC1104 homes
completed
Bourne Estate (south), Bourne Estate (south), Portpool Lane, EC1N75 homes
completed
Mount Pleasant Sorting Office, Farringdon Road, EC1A 1BB64 homes
completed
Ziggurat Building, 60, Saffron Hill, ONSLOW STREET (5-11), London, EC1N 8QX61 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
12.9%
Ward turnout
44%
Election year
2026
MP
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
MP majority
15,455
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Councillors

Jara FalkenburgGreen
Ruth HayesLabour
Giulio FerriniGreen

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Key facts for EC1R 3DE

Full postcodeEC1R 3DE
Postcode districtEC1R
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardClerkenwell
Latitude51.523839
Longitude-0.109420
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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