Clerkenwell · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.52585, -0.11039

EC1R 4SD— Clerkenwell, Islington

Location and area intelligence for EC1R 4SD, 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.

 

Bottom 25% LondonSchools 100%Safety 54/100Transport 67/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
71
Safety
54
Schools
100
Transport
67
Environment
66
Investment
77

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Location

EC1R 4SD

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
MediumYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: CautiousRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income+0.2% vs London avg
vs London crime+202.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC1R 4SD

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

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How EC1R 4SD 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 · 5 min walk

KS2: 109.3

—

Secondary

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Jan 2025 · 10 min walk

P8: +0.26A8: 54.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 25 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 9 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Medium crime

196.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 294.1%

+49% 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

Other35%
Violence & sexual offences19%
Anti-social behaviour15%
Theft15%
Burglary7%
Drug offences4%
Robbery3%
Vehicle crime3%

Stop & search

7.6

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

93

Road safety score

3

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

5

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Islington Fire Station · 1.7km

Crime is +202% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area122 m²

EPC breakdown

D
1%

Based on 1 properties · Confidence: very_low

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
Rebuild cost estimate£305,000
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

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

Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £1,691
Price growth potentialModerate

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 77% of London
Angel StationNorthern line
8.8 min walk
Farringdon→ Farringdon
0 min

Nearby stations

FarringdonElizabeth line
9 min walk
FarringdonNational Rail
9 min walk
Angel Underground StationNorthern
9 min walk
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
9 min walk
Chancery Lane Underground StationCentral
11 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

68

Walkability score

262

Footpaths (500m)

43

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge31 min ↓
Victoria35 min ↓
Waterloo29 min ↓
Canary Wharf35 min ↓
City ★23 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

24

Car parks (800m)

7

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park80m
Santander docks (800m)43
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Saffron Hill Car Park· yes
570m

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
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB10% green spaceTree canopy: 70%
Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Hampstead Heath Woods SSSI — 6.2 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

KINGS CROSS SURGERY

77-83 CHALTON STREET, NW1 1HY

18 min walk

55%

Recommend GP

55%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

11

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMedlabs Diagnostics · 570 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

120

Parks (1km)

104

Restaurants (800m)

56

Cafes (800m)

14

Pubs (400m)

0

Pharmacies (800m)

7

Gyms (1km)

13

Sports (1km)

7

Convenience

Nearest supermarketCo-op Food · 505 m
5 tennis courts1 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

14

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

108m

Post office

Nearby shops

The Quality Chop House Shop131 m
Co-op Food142 m
Furanxo149 m
The Gazzanos Italian Deli164 m

Nearby cafes

Devotion7 m
Be-oom60 m
Cafe Maya65 m
Caffè Nero70 m

Nearby restaurants

Rosebery Kebab4 m
Black Bear Burger43 m
Pret A Manger45 m
Pizza Pilgrims46 m

Nearby pubs

The Wilmington37 m
Exmouth Arms51 m
The Queens Head82 m
Mikkeller Brewpub London82 m

Nearby gyms

Ozone Health and Fitness Club212 m
PureGym442 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing581 m
The Gym691 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots887 m

Nearby health

Clerkenwell Medical Practice148 m
Dr John Segarajasinghe160 m
Amwell Group Practice259 m
Vie Aesthetics Holborn429 m
Food hygiene (5-star)46% of 406

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

77

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 score48/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition251

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+16.8%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

55.8

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score34/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,417m
Crossrail 2 route613m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 11,280 nationally

1,709

Est. population

3,414/km²

58%

Employed

57%

Degree educated

£42,100

Median income

6.3%

Claimant rate

Inner cityMedium densityYoung professionals

34

Community stability

Age profile

20%
36%
20%
15%
Under 1820%
18–3436%
35–4920%
50–6415%
65+9%

Tenure

29%
46%
Own outright11%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent29%
Social rent46%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

38%
21%
17%
White British38%
White Other21%
Asian8%
Black10%
Mixed6%
Other17%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional44%
Routine / semi-routine13%
No car household72%
Unemployed8%
No qualifications14%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent46%
Private rent29%

vs. London

Income vs London+0.2%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
294
Live planning apps (800m)
77
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
14
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
52
Planning apps (3 years)
28
Local approval rate
69%
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
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
Mount Pleasant Sorting Office, Farringdon Road, EC1A 1BB64 homes
completed
34-39, 34-39, MARGERY STREET, WC143 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 4SD

Full postcodeEC1R 4SD
Postcode districtEC1R
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardClerkenwell
Latitude51.525851
Longitude-0.110389
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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