Hoxton West · Hackney · Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency · 51.52798, -0.08967

EC1V 1AQ

Location and area intelligence for EC1V 1AQ, Hoxton West, Hackney

The urban professional's pick

 

Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 79/100Transport 74/100Low yield 2.31%Only 1 sales — thin data

Best for: Families, Commuters, Young professionals

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Balanced area — no standout strengths or weaknesses

Liveability
82
Safety
79
Schools
60
Transport
74
Environment
56
Investment
43
EC1V 1AQ

Key facts for EC1V 1AQ

Full postcodeEC1V 1AQ
Postcode districtEC1V
BoroughLondon Borough of Hackney
WardHoxton West
Latitude51.527980
Longitude-0.089671
Parliamentary constituencyHackney South and Shoreditch
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
Very highYoung professionals
ExcellentPositiveRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London avg price+84.6% vs London avg
vs London crime-24.4% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC1V 1AQ

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How EC1V 1AQ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

60

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Luke's CofE Primary School

Not yet inspected · 3 min walk

KS2: 109.7

—

Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · 5 min walk

P8: +0.56A8: 55.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 14 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

MEDIUM CRIME

49.2 incidents per 1,000 residents

Better than 63% of London
↑ Rising 59.3%

-1% vs borough

Crime by type

Other27
Anti-social behaviour17
Theft14
Burglary11
Violence & sexual offences9
Robbery6
Vehicle crime6
Drug offences4

Stop & search

0.5

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

94

Road safety score

6

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is 24% below London average

Property

1 May

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — only 1 sale in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

£960,000

Median sale price

Top 25% — 85% above London median

£960,000 is 85% above the London median (£520,000)

Flat

Dominant type

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%

Street mix

Flat 100%

LHA rates — Inner East London

Shared room£700/mo
1 bedroom£1440/mo
2 bedrooms£1750/mo
3 bedrooms£2160/mo
4 bedrooms£3000/mo

Stamp duty

Standard buyer£37,250
First-time buyerFTB
£37,250
Additional propertyBTL/2nd
£66,050

England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.

Current mortgage rates

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

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

£4,802/mo

Est. mortgage

Low

Market activity

100d

Days to sell

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 AAnnual charge £1,148
Price growth potentialHigh

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 85% of London
🚇
Old StreetGreat Northern line
2.8 min walk
🚂
Old Street

Nearby stations

🚂
Old StreetNational Rail
3 min walk
🚇
Old Street Underground StationNorthern
3 min walk
🚇
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
13 min walk
🚇
Hoxton Rail StationWindrush
13 min walk
🚇
Moorgate Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
14 min walk
🚌2 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 66 buses/hr peak

87

Walkability score

302

Footpaths (500m)

35

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

26 min

London Bridge

41 min

Victoria

39 min

Waterloo

34 min

Canary Wharf

15 min

City ★

Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

10

Car parks (800m)

15

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park149m
Santander docks (800m)35
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Clere Street Car Park· yes
519m

Location

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: 26.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³
Better than 81% of London
NoiseVERY HIGH
road
Among London's noisiest areas
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 0.0 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB7% green spaceTree canopy: 46%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 5.4 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

1,520 hrs/yr

Sunshine

605 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.5°C

Summer avg

3.0°C

Winter avg

Solar yield852.9 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

2A GREEN LANES, N16 9NF

34 min walk

80%

Recommend GP

80%

Overall GP experience

0

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

2

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus) · 88 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

106

Parks (1km)

87

Restaurants (800m)

34

Cafes (800m)

11

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

16

Gyms (1km)

18

Sports (1km)

12

Convenience

Nearest supermarketM&S Food · 258 m
2 tennis courts2 swimming pools6 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

11

Late-night venues

B

1

Libraries (1km)

10

Cinemas (2km)

274m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local13 m
Costcutter159 m
Edgware Food & Wine189 m
First Stop News & Wine193 m

Nearby cafes

Westland Coffee & Wine72 m
The Shepherdess142 m
Kiss The Hippo145 m
Stripes Cafe @ sixty one175 m

Nearby restaurants

itsu21 m
Pret A Manger33 m
Moor & Mead58 m
Bavarian Beerhouse75 m

Nearby pubs

The Alchemist80 m
Old Fountain116 m
The Eagle154 m
The 3 Crowns165 m

Nearby gyms

Bikram Yoga127 m
Gym Box260 m
G Happy Feet Studios366 m
énergie Fitness377 m

Nearby pharmacies

Apex Pharmacy262 m
Judd's Pharmacy452 m
Portmans Pharmacy697 m
Chauhan S Chemist802 m

Nearby health

Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus)88 m
City Road Medical Centre97 m
Peppy Health171 m
Clinical Pharmacist Solutions183 m
Food hygiene (5-star)67% of 252

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)
300

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

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43

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (2.31%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is high.

Avg monthly rent
£1,850London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
2.31% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score41/100
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+8.1%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

4/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

81.7

Price growth score

A
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumHigh investment qualityLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score25/100
Bakerloo Extension route3,653m
Crossrail 2 route1,049m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 24,173 nationally

1,912

Est. population

23,371/km²

63%

Employed

72%

Degree educated

1.6%

Claimant rate

Urban coreVery high densityYoung professionals

21

Community stability

Age profile

Under 1811%
18–3464%
35–4917%
50–646%
65+3%

Tenure

Own outright10%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent62%
Social rent12%
Shared ownership3%

Ethnicity

White British26%
White Other33%
Asian22%
Black5%
Mixed7%
Other8%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional50%
Routine / semi-routine5%
No car household87%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications5%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent 62%Social rent 12%

vs. London

Price vs London+84.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
137
Live planning apps (800m)
87
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
23
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
6
Planning apps (3 years)
14
Local approval rate
50%
Borough approval rate
82%
Opportunity area
City Fringe/Tech City
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£200/m²
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
111
Largest scheme
327 homes · 18-42, 18-42, Wharf Road, N1 7SW
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

145 and 37, 145 and 37, City Road, East Road, N1 6AZ302 homes
completed
Eagle House , 159-189, Eagle House , 159-189, City Road, Land bounded by Britannia Walk, Ebenezer Street & Westland Place, N1 7EH276 homes
completed
New Regent's College Upper School, New Regent's College Upper School, Nile Street, N1 7RD175 homes
completed
Blue Hut Site, Corner of, Blue Hut Site, Corner of, Provost Street, Nile Street, N1175 homes
completed
3-11, 3-11, Wenlock street, N1 7NT117 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Green
Ward majority vote
14.0%
Ward turnout
32%
Election year
2026
MP
Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
14,737
Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Councillors

Nicholas BlincoeGreen
Ben LucasLabour
Jas Zavar CroweGreen

Stamp Duty & Affordability Calculator

Stamp duty on median price (£960,000)

£37,250

Standard buyer

£37,250

First-time buyer

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Deposit

Affordability uses 4.5× single income and 4.75% indicative rate over 25 years. Not financial advice.

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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
stats1918 Apr
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
property1 May
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
bus frequency24 Apr
national rail1 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
street profile6 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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