Bunhill · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.51984, -0.08609

EC2A 1AL— Bunhill, Islington

Location and area intelligence for EC2A 1AL, Bunhill, 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.

 

Schools 100%Safety 26/100Transport 88/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
68
Safety
26
Schools
90
Transport
88
Environment
41
Investment
88

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Location

EC2A 1AL

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
MediumMixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: PositiveRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income-7.6% vs London avg
vs London crime+466.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC2A 1AL

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How EC2A 1AL has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★

Primary

Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

Good · Inspected Sept 2022 · 7 min walk

KS2: 102.6

—

Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Mar 2025 · 8 min walk

P8: +0.56A8: 55.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 18 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Columbia Market Nursery School

Not inspected · 16 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

High crime

368.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 353.9%

+179% 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

Other37%
Violence & sexual offences15%
Theft14%
Anti-social behaviour11%
Robbery7%
Burglary6%
Drug offences6%
Vehicle crime3%

Stop & search

3.0

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: Shoreditch Fire Station · 761m

Crime is +466% 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 DAnnual charge £1,691
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 5

Very Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Top 10% — exceptional connectivity
Moorgate Underground StationNorthern line
1.9 min walk
Moorgate→ Moorgate
0 min

Nearby stations

Moorgate Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk
MoorgateNational Rail
3 min walk
Liverpool Street Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
4 min walk
Liverpool StreetElizabeth line
5 min walk
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
5 min walk
10 bus routes · 9 stops within 400m · 44 buses/hr peak

92

Walkability score

398

Footpaths (500m)

43

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge15 min ↓
Victoria30 min ↓
Waterloo23 min ↓
Canary Wharf26 min ↓
City ★7 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

9

Car parks (800m)

7

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)125
Nearest car park119m
Santander docks (800m)43
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Clere Street Car Park· yes
501m

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterLOW
Low
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 40.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 50% of London
NoiseLOW
none
Quieter than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB7% green spaceTree canopy: 49%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.1 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

URGENT CARE CENTRE

UCC GUYS HOSPITAL, GREAT MAZE POND, SE1 9RT

23 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

29

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus) · 874 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.3 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

109

Parks (1km)

218

Restaurants (800m)

96

Cafes (800m)

17

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

19

Gyms (1km)

32

Sports (1km)

4

Convenience

Nearest supermarketWhole Foods Market · 243 m
1 tennis courts12 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

18

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

10

Cinemas (2km)

446m

Post office

Nearby shops

Charles Artisan Bread Cafe138 m
WHSmith248 m
4 Convenience305 m
Tesco Express335 m

Nearby cafes

Finsbury Square Garden123 m
Costa139 m
Starbucks170 m
Redemption Roasters170 m

Nearby restaurants

Farmer J78 m
Nyokee97 m
South Place Chop House99 m
Bar Douro109 m

Nearby pubs

The Flying Horse102 m
Red Lion115 m
All Bar One119 m
The Botanist196 m

Nearby gyms

Slim Jim's72 m
Fitness First201 m
1Rebel219 m
Barry's226 m

Nearby pharmacies

Portmans Pharmacy470 m
Superdrug607 m
Apex Pharmacy704 m
Boots987 m

Nearby health

Pure Sports Medicine219 m
ODL Dental Clinic238 m
Your Medical Service242 m
Elite Sports Professional Services242 m
Food hygiene (5-star)81% of 707

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

88

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 score63/100
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

69.1

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,848m
Crossrail 2 route1,924m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 4/10

More deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

More deprived than average

Rank: 12,063 nationally

2,356

Est. population

4,534/km²

60%

Employed

53%

Degree educated

£38,800

Median income

9.9%

Claimant rate

Urban coreMedium densityMixed

33

Community stability

Age profile

21%
35%
21%
14%
Under 1821%
18–3435%
35–4921%
50–6414%
65+8%

Tenure

30%
47%
Own outright8%
Own (mortgage)12%
Private rent30%
Social rent47%
Shared ownership2%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

33%
22%
16%
White British33%
White Other22%
Asian12%
Black16%
Mixed7%
Other10%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional43%
Routine / semi-routine13%
No car household80%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications11%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Social rent47%
Private rent31%

vs. London

Income vs London-7.6%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
282
Live planning apps (800m)
67
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
27
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
22
Planning apps (3 years)
15
Local approval rate
68%
Borough approval rate
68%
Opportunity area
City Fringe/Tech City
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£400/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
0
Regeneration status
Active
Regeneration investment
£0.5bn

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
1
Largest scheme
412 homes · Land bounded by, Land bounded by, Curtain Road, Hewett Street/Great Eastern Street/Fairchild Place/Plough Yard/Hearn Street, EC2A 3LS
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Milton Court, Milton Court, Silk Street, EC2Y 9BJ284 homes
completed
5-29 Sun St, 1-17 Crown Plc, 8-16, 5-29 Sun St, 1-17 Crown Plc, 8-16, Earl Street, And 54 Wilson Street, EC2M 2PS246 homes
completed
10-20, 10-20, CLIFTON STREET, EC237 homes
completed
Planet House, 12A, Finsbury Square, London11 homes
completed
65, Wilson Street, Worship Street, 34, London, EC2M 2BB8 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Labour
Ward majority vote
15.1%
Ward turnout
38%
Election year
2026
MP
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
MP majority
15,455
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Councillors

Valerie Bossman-QuarshieLabour
Troy Martin GallagherLabour
Kiran PrasadLabour

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Key facts for EC2A 1AL

Full postcodeEC2A 1AL
Postcode districtEC2A
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardBunhill
Latitude51.519837
Longitude-0.086091
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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