Clerkenwell · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.52485, -0.11014

EC1R 3EA— Clerkenwell, Islington

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

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Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 62/100Transport 70/100

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Liveability
79
Safety
62
Schools
100
Transport
70
Environment
64
Investment
86

Location

EC1R 3EA

Key facts for EC1R 3EA

Full postcodeEC1R 3EA
Postcode districtEC1R
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardClerkenwell
Latitude51.524849
Longitude-0.110142
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
MediumYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income+0.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+255.2% vs London avg

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How EC1R 3EA 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 · 4 min walk

KS2: 109.3

—

Secondary

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Not yet inspected · 11 min walk

P8: +0.26A8: 54.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 9 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

VERY HIGH CRIME

230.9 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 91.4%

+165% vs borough

Crime by type

Other35%
Theft20%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Anti-social behaviour11%
Robbery7%
Burglary5%
Drug offences5%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

3.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +255% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

Street mix

Terraced 12%Flat 77%Other 12%

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 potentialModerate

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 81% of London
🚇
Farringdon StationElizabeth line line
7.2 min walk
🚂
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

🟣
FarringdonElizabeth line
8 min walk
🚂
FarringdonNational Rail
8 min walk
🚇
Farringdon Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
8 min walk
🚇
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
9 min walk
🚇
Angel Underground StationNorthern
10 min walk
🚌1 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m

86

Walkability score

319

Footpaths (500m)

40

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge30 min ↓
Victoria43 min ↑
Waterloo25 min ↓
Canary Wharf30 min ↓
City ★18 min

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

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

23

Car parks (800m)

6

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park75m
Santander docks (800m)40
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
462m

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB11% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.3 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

BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, SE1 8EE

27 min walk

85%

Recommend GP

85%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

9

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 468 m
Nearest A&EUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%79.1%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

102

Parks (1km)

109

Restaurants (800m)

60

Cafes (800m)

18

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

7

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 420 m
1 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

18

Late-night venues

B

2

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

51m

Post office

Nearby shops

The Quality Chop House Shop21 m
The Gazzanos Italian Deli51 m
Rosebury News75 m
Furanxo206 m

Nearby cafes

Caffè Nero55 m
Cafe Maya64 m
1st Class Cafe107 m
Devotion108 m

Nearby restaurants

Fryingdon Fish Bar1 m
Quality Chop House11 m
Quality Wines25 m
Anilo's Kitchen30 m

Nearby pubs

The Clerkenwell Tavern22 m
The Eagle84 m
Exmouth Arms107 m
Mikkeller Brewpub London140 m

Nearby gyms

Ozone Health and Fitness Club276 m
PureGym335 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing567 m
Gymbox672 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots775 m

Nearby health

Clerkenwell Medical Practice88 m
Dr John Segarajasinghe98 m
Amwell Group Practice372 m
Vie Aesthetics Holborn380 m
Food hygiene (5-star)44% of 434

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

86

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 score54/100
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

64.5

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation area

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score34/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,304m
Crossrail 2 route725m

Demographics

22 Apr

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)
306
Live planning apps (800m)
80
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
18
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
27
Planning apps (3 years)
36
Local approval rate
82%
Borough approval rate
71%
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
NEW RIVER HEAD, NEW RIVER HEAD128 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

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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The bottom line

EC1R 3EA offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — strong value for Commuters and Investors who can accept its trade-offs.

The catch: very high noise — check proximity to rail lines.

Less suited to Families.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

75%

Confidence score

9/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
noise24 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
elections9 May
ethnicity7 Jun
gp survey18 Apr
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
councillors9 May
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
national rail1 May
rail services18 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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