Bishopsgate · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51572, -0.08162

EC2N 4AG— Bishopsgate, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC2N 4AG, 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
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
69
Safety
4
Schools
100
Transport
88
Environment
40
Investment
89

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Location

EC2N 4AG

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

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

Deep-dive guides for EC2N 4AG

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

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How EC2N 4AG 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 · 4 min walk

KS2: 108.8

—

Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Mar 2025 · 14 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 · 19 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)

11

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 864m

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

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

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
Liverpool Street Underground StationMetropolitan line
2.1 min walk
London Liverpool Street→ Liverpool Street
0 min

Nearby stations

Liverpool Street Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk
Liverpool StreetElizabeth line
3 min walk
London Liverpool Street Rail StationWeaver · Greater Anglia
3 min walk
London Liverpool StreetNational Rail
3 min walk
Aldgate Underground StationCircle · Metropolitan
6 min walk
8 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 182 buses/hr peak

91

Walkability score

715

Footpaths (500m)

37

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

8

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Total spaces (800m)90
Nearest car park610m
Santander docks (800m)37
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Whitechapel High Street90 spaces· yes
694m
🅿️
Crescent
708m

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
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB3% green spaceTree canopy: 34%
Less green space than 87% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.4 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

1,526 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

17 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

27

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalLondon Bridge Hospital · 1.1 km
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

114

Parks (1km)

330

Restaurants (800m)

133

Cafes (800m)

42

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

20

Gyms (1km)

34

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketEataly · 341 m
14 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

42

Late-night venues

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

0

Libraries (1km)

12

Cinemas (2km)

209m

Post office

Nearby shops

The English Wine & Spirits Company164 m
Sweetie Plus204 m
GAIL's216 m
WHSmith314 m

Nearby cafes

Urban Baristas79 m
Chapters Deli97 m
WatchHouse100 m
Caffè Nero128 m

Nearby restaurants

Haz Restaurant & Bar51 m
Sushi Samba55 m
Duck & Waffle68 m
Fazenda82 m

Nearby pubs

The Drift Bar83 m
The Kings Arms108 m
Slug and Lettuce113 m
Balls Brothers121 m

Nearby gyms

1Rebel119 m
Fitness First120 m
No1 Fitness140 m
Bannatyne's Health Club201 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug326 m
Boots747 m

Nearby health

I Straker Consultants117 m
Bupa Dental Care122 m
Myo - Suvera167 m
Boston House Dental Clinic175 m
Food hygiene (5-star)83% of 990

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

89

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
Gentrification score67/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal18

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+19.0%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

72.1

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score36/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,563m
Crossrail 2 route2,477m

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
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
259
Live planning apps (800m)
27
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
1
Commercial apps (800m)
19
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
27
Planning apps (3 years)
6
Local approval rate
74%
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)
0

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
9
Largest scheme
357 homes · Land Fronting, Land Fronting, Norton Folgate, (Shoreditch High St) Worship Street, Hearn Street & Curtain Road, EC2A 3B
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
18-20, 18-20, CREECHURCH LANE, MITRE STREET (24-26), EC334 homes
completed
FINCHES STORE AND, 202-206, FINCHES STORE AND, 202-206, BISHOPSGATE, EC220 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 EC2N 4AG

Full postcodeEC2N 4AG
Postcode districtEC2N
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardBishopsgate
Latitude51.515717
Longitude-0.081622
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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