Bunhill · Islington · Islington South and Finsbury constituency · 51.52038, -0.08771

EC2A 1NT— Bunhill, Islington

Location and area intelligence for EC2A 1NT, 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 82/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
67
Safety
26
Schools
90
Transport
82
Environment
42
Investment
88

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Location

EC2A 1NT

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 1NT

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How EC2A 1NT 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 · 5 min walk

KS2: 102.6

—

Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Mar 2025 · 7 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

3 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

93

Road safety score

3

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

3

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Shoreditch Fire Station · 716m

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

MoorgateNational Rail
3 min walk
Moorgate Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk
Liverpool Street Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
6 min walk
Liverpool StreetElizabeth line
6 min walk
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
6 min walk
5 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 34 buses/hr peak

88

Walkability score

327

Footpaths (500m)

41

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge19 min ↓
Victoria38 min ≈
Waterloo34 min ↓
Canary Wharf32 min ↓
City ★17 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

8

Car parks (800m)

10

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)125
Nearest car park87m
Santander docks (800m)41
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Clere Street Car Park· yes
473m

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: 40.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 50% 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 AONB9% green spaceTree canopy: 19%
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

24 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

21

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus) · 786 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

140

Parks (1km)

181

Restaurants (800m)

88

Cafes (800m)

13

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

15

Gyms (1km)

27

Sports (1km)

4

Convenience

Nearest supermarketWhole Foods Market · 356 m
2 tennis courts10 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

2

Nightclubs

15

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

10

Cinemas (2km)

617m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express155 m
Charles Artisan Bread Cafe246 m
4 Convenience304 m
WHSmith372 m

Nearby cafes

Finsbury Square Garden117 m
Costa156 m
Starbucks184 m
Notes196 m

Nearby restaurants

itsu33 m
Pret A Manger46 m
Coco di Mama103 m
Spianata140 m

Nearby pubs

All Bar One9 m
Finch's155 m
The Flying Horse189 m
Flight Club200 m

Nearby gyms

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing157 m
Barry's175 m
Slim Jim's197 m
Pure Ride307 m

Nearby pharmacies

Portmans Pharmacy343 m
Apex Pharmacy610 m
Superdrug679 m
Chauhan S Chemist745 m

Nearby health

Smilepod - Moorgate140 m
Pure Sports Medicine146 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing158 m
Citydoc Moorgate205 m
Food hygiene (5-star)81% of 598

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

68.9

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumExcellent transport accessActive regeneration zone

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score38/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,868m
Crossrail 2 route1,809m

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)
257
Live planning apps (800m)
67
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
23
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
24
Planning apps (3 years)
15
Local approval rate
67%
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
284 homes · Milton Court, Milton Court, Silk Street, EC2Y 9BJ
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
PEMBROKE HOUSE, 40, PEMBROKE HOUSE, 4089 homes
completed
40, Bunhill Row, London65 homes
completed
National Car Parks, 18 - 30, Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4AQ45 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 1NT

Full postcodeEC2A 1NT
Postcode districtEC2A
BoroughLondon Borough of Islington
WardBunhill
Latitude51.520376
Longitude-0.087711
Parliamentary constituencyIslington South and Finsbury
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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