Cheap · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51564, -0.09588

EC2V 6BN— Cheap, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC2V 6BN, Cheap, 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.

 

Top 5% LondonSchools 100%Safety 67/100Transport 75/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
79
Safety
67
Schools
90
Transport
75
Environment
41
Investment
88

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Location

EC2V 6BN

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+73.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC2V 6BN

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How EC2V 6BN 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 · 9 min walk

KS2: 102.6

★★

Secondary

Haberdashers' Borough Academy

Good · Inspected Mar 2024 · 19 min walk

P8: -0.23A8: 48.7

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 14 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Columbia Market Nursery School

Not inspected · 26 min walk

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

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Low crime

112.5 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 260.9%

-78% 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

Other50%
Theft13%
Violence & sexual offences12%
Drug offences7%
Vehicle crime6%
Anti-social behaviour5%
Burglary4%
Robbery2%

Stop & search

2.7

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

4

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 741m

Crime is +73% 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
Better than 87% of London
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral line
1.7 min walk
Barbican

Nearby stations

St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
2 min walk
Mansion House Underground StationCircle · District
5 min walk
BarbicanNational Rail
6 min walk
Bank Underground StationCentral · Waterloo & City
6 min walk
Barbican Underground StationMetropolitan · Hammersmith & City
7 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

73

Walkability score

890

Footpaths (500m)

36

Santander docks (800m)

0.2 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge17 min ↓
Victoria25 min ↓
Waterloo25 min ↓
Canary Wharf28 min ↓
City ★9 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

4

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park287m
Santander docks (800m)36
Nearest cycle dock0.2 km

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
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: 67%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.8 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

REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES

SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE, 4-5 BURRELL ST, SE1 0UN

14 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

22

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 360 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.5 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

158

Parks (1km)

172

Restaurants (800m)

65

Cafes (800m)

16

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

16

Gyms (1km)

24

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGeranium · 469 m
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

17

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

8

Cinemas (2km)

587m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express90 m
Co-op Food140 m
The Whisky Shop206 m
Paul285 m

Nearby cafes

Piccolo Bar90 m
Haz Café & Restaurant100 m
Blank Street Coffee105 m
Starbucks Coffee113 m

Nearby restaurants

Manicomio33 m
Rucoletta Deli60 m
Rustichino65 m
Haz St Paul's72 m

Nearby pubs

Balls Brothers34 m
The Lord Raglan113 m
Dirty Martini St. Pauls142 m
Slug & Lettuce150 m

Nearby gyms

WIT186 m
PureGym243 m
Virgin Active270 m
Ajala Spa425 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug202 m
Boots651 m
Portmans Pharmacy745 m
Chauhan S Chemist808 m

Nearby health

CREATE Fertility107 m
Pure Sports Medicine Limited164 m
Moorfields @ Barts304 m
Bupa Health Centre - Basinghall349 m
Food hygiene (5-star)78% of 546

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

88

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 score63/100
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

69.7

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,227m
Crossrail 2 route1,969m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 26,525 nationally

1,475

Est. population

11,780/km²

64%

Employed

83%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

0.4%

Claimant rate

Urban coreHigh densityYoung professionals

41

Community stability

Age profile

26%
23%
17%
25%
Under 1810%
18–3426%
35–4923%
50–6417%
65+25%

Tenure

40%
17%
39%
Own outright40%
Own (mortgage)17%
Private rent39%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

56%
24%
White British56%
White Other24%
Asian11%
Black1%
Mixed4%
Other5%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional73%
Routine / semi-routine4%
No car household66%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications2%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent39%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
253
Live planning apps (800m)
17
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
6
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
31
Planning apps (3 years)
1
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)
12
Largest scheme
284 homes · Milton Court, Milton Court, Silk Street, EC2Y 9BJ
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

Site Bounded By 34-38, 39-41, 45-47 & 57B Little Britain & 20, 25, 47, 48-50, 51-53, 59, 60, 61, 61A & 62 Bartholomew Close, London EC1, Bartholomew Close, EC1231 homes
completed
Roman House, Roman House, Wood Street, EC2V 7JB90 homes
completed
160 & 171-176, 160 & 171-176, ALDERSGATE STREET, EC1A 4HB81 homes
completed
SITE E, CORNER OF, SITE E, CORNER OF, LITTLE BRITAIN, KING EDWARD STREET, EC1A51 homes
completed
SITE H2, LITTLE BRITAIN, 28-29, SITE H2, LITTLE BRITAIN, 28-29, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, EC1A 7ES44 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 EC2V 6BN

Full postcodeEC2V 6BN
Postcode districtEC2V
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardCheap
Latitude51.515635
Longitude-0.095880
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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