Bishopsgate · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51682, -0.08071

EC2M 4AJ— Bishopsgate, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC2M 4AJ, Bishopsgate, City of London

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 4/100Transport 88/100~15% yield · indicativeOnly 1 sales — thin data
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
69
Safety
4
Schools
100
Transport
88
Environment
40
Investment
72

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Location

EC2M 4AJ

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core
LowYoung professionals
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: StrongRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC2M 4AJ

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

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How EC2M 4AJ has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

100

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★

Primary

The Aldgate School

Outstanding · Inspected Jun 2024 · 5 min walk

KS2: 108.8

—

Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Mar 2025 · 13 min walk

P8: +0.56A8: 55.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 17 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Columbia Market Nursery School

Not inspected · 17 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Very high crime

500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 303.6%

0% 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

Other48%
Violence & sexual offences16%
Theft14%
Burglary7%
Drug offences6%
Robbery5%
Anti-social behaviour2%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

32.8

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

97

Road safety score

3

Accidents (5yr)

14

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Shoreditch Fire Station · 1.1km

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

12 Jun

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Insufficient sales data

Only 1 sale recorded in the last 24 months — too few for a reliable median price. Price figures have been withheld to avoid misleading comparisons.

Price history

Sales (24 months)1
New build0.0%

LHA rates — Central London

Shared room£830/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

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 EAnnual charge £1,232
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
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver line
1.7 min walk
London Liverpool Street→ Liverpool Street
0 min

Nearby stations

Liverpool StreetElizabeth line
2 min walk
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
2 min walk
London Liverpool StreetNational Rail
2 min walk
Liverpool Street Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
2 min walk
Aldgate Underground StationCircle · Metropolitan
6 min walk
8 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 219 buses/hr peak

95

Walkability score

760

Footpaths (500m)

34

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)

3

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)215
Nearest car park473m
Santander docks (800m)34
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Whitechapel High Street90 spaces· yes
636m
🅿️
Crescent
781m

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 AONB3% green spaceTree canopy: 40%
Less green space than 84% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.3 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

1,526 hrs/yr

Sunshine

601 mm/yr

Rainfall

22.8°C

Summer avg

3.1°C

Winter avg

Solar yield853.0 kWh/kWp/yr

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

WOMENS LONDON MHTR

LPP COMMUNITY, 7 HOLYROOD STREET, SE1 2EL

19 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

28

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest hospitalLondon Bridge Hospital · 1.2 km
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

96

Parks (1km)

354

Restaurants (800m)

139

Cafes (800m)

43

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

22

Gyms (1km)

39

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketEataly · 207 m
17 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

43

Late-night venues

A
883 licensed premises in borough538 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

0

Libraries (1km)

12

Cinemas (2km)

79m

Post office

Nearby shops

The English Wine & Spirits Company32 m
GAIL's125 m
WHSmith254 m
Sweetie Plus320 m

Nearby cafes

Rake's Cafe Bar67 m
Starbucks68 m
Costa88 m
Nero Express90 m

Nearby restaurants

itsu6 m
Greggs24 m
Eat Viet37 m
Three Uncles40 m

Nearby pubs

The Bull29 m
Dirty Martini33 m
Lady Abercorn's Pub and Kitchen41 m
Catch Lounge57 m

Nearby gyms

Fitness First76 m
1Rebel153 m
JOHN REED Fitness193 m
No1 Fitness194 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug445 m
Day Lewis Pharmacy762 m
Boots877 m

Nearby health

Bupa Dental Care80 m
The Doctors Clinic Group104 m
Samedaydoctor106 m
I Straker Consultants134 m
Food hygiene (5-star)81% of 1002

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)
18

High street

A

High street health

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

72

Investment score

Strong

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

Avg monthly rent
£2,159London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
15.3% (high)London avg: 3.8%Strong yield — top 1% of London
Gentrification score67/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal18
Sales last 12 months0

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+19.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Low

Market activity

100d

Est. days to sell

4/100

Velocity score

Future outlook

83.4

Price growth score

A
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumHigh investment qualityLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score36/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,701m
Crossrail 2 route2,416m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 25,325 nationally

1,619

Est. population

889/km²

76%

Employed

77%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

1.0%

Claimant rate

Urban coreLow densityYoung professionals

17

Community stability

Age profile

56%
21%
14%
Under 186%
18–3456%
35–4921%
50–6414%
65+4%

Tenure

13%
74%
Own outright13%
Own (mortgage)11%
Private rent74%
Social rent1%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

35%
33%
20%
White British35%
White Other33%
Asian20%
Black1%
Mixed7%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional66%
Routine / semi-routine5%
No car household83%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications6%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent74%
Social rent1%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
245
Live planning apps (800m)
32
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
21
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
24
Planning apps (3 years)
6
Local approval rate
71%
Borough approval rate
78%
Opportunity area
No
Central activities zone
Yes
CIL rate (residential)
£0/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
1

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
11
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)

Site Bounded By Stone House And Staple Hall Bishopsgate Devonshire Row London EC2, 77 - 90 Houndsditch, 1 - 5 Stone House Court, 1 - 17 Devonshire Row320 homes
completed
192-200, 192-200, BISHOPSGATE, EC4M 4NR46 homes
completed
ONE TREE PARK AND, 30-35, ONE TREE PARK AND, 30-35, BOTOLPH LANE, MONUMENT STREET (29-31), EC3R 8DE38 homes
completed
10-20, 10-20, CLIFTON STREET, EC237 homes
completed
18-20, 18-20, CREECHURCH LANE, MITRE STREET (24-26), EC334 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

MP
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
MP majority
2,708
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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Key facts for EC2M 4AJ

Full postcodeEC2M 4AJ
Postcode districtEC2M
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardBishopsgate
Latitude51.516818
Longitude-0.080711
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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