Cheap · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51472, -0.09449

EC2V 7WS— Cheap, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC2V 7WS, 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 49/100Transport 73/100
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Investment-grade — strong yield and growth signals

Area score
77
Safety
49
Schools
90
Transport
73
Environment
41
Investment
90

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Location

EC2V 7WS

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+246.0% vs London avg

Deep-dive guides for EC2V 7WS

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

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How EC2V 7WS 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 · 10 min walk

KS2: 102.6

★★

Secondary

Haberdashers' Borough Academy

Good · Inspected Mar 2024 · 18 min walk

P8: -0.23A8: 48.7

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 15 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

Medium crime

224.7 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 314.7%

-55% 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

Other55%
Violence & sexual offences12%
Theft11%
Drug offences7%
Anti-social behaviour5%
Robbery4%
Burglary3%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

1.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 604m

Crime is +246% 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 84% of London
Mansion House Underground StationCircle line
3.5 min walk
London Cannon Street→ Cannon Street
0 min

Nearby stations

St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
3 min walk
Mansion House Underground StationCircle · District
4 min walk
Bank Underground StationCentral · Waterloo & City
4 min walk
Bank DLR StationDLR
6 min walk
Cannon Street Underground StationCircle · District
6 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

72

Walkability score

1008

Footpaths (500m)

40

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 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 park364m
Santander docks (800m)40
Nearest cycle dock0.1 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: 49%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 6.9 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

27

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 498 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

162

Parks (1km)

176

Restaurants (800m)

76

Cafes (800m)

21

Pubs (400m)

2

Pharmacies (800m)

17

Gyms (1km)

25

Sports (1km)

4

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGeranium · 587 m
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

1

Nightclubs

22

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

7

Cinemas (2km)

711m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express184 m
Co-op Food197 m
Sainsbury's Local285 m
The Whisky Shop286 m

Nearby cafes

Black Sheep Coffee24 m
Deli Box50 m
V69 Coffee63 m
Starbucks Coffee107 m

Nearby restaurants

Tossed34 m
itsu60 m
Madison86 m
Greggs89 m

Nearby pubs

Dirty Martini St. Pauls30 m
Balls Brothers108 m
The Saint129 m
Bar Remo145 m

Nearby gyms

WIT135 m
Fitness First376 m
PureGym383 m
Virgin Active405 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug258 m
Boots511 m
Portmans Pharmacy815 m
Chauhan S Chemist927 m

Nearby health

Pure Sports Medicine Limited94 m
CREATE Fertility171 m
One Heart Clinic City249 m
Bupa Health Centre - Basinghall254 m
Food hygiene (5-star)80% of 577

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

90

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 score69/100
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

79.4

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score33/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,142m
Crossrail 2 route2,099m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 10/10

Least deprived

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than 90% of London

Rank: 31,203 nationally

1,384

Est. population

6,686/km²

68%

Employed

84%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

0.5%

Claimant rate

Urban coreMedium densityYoung professionals

38

Community stability

Age profile

29%
22%
22%
20%
Under 188%
18–3429%
35–4922%
50–6422%
65+20%

Tenure

34%
18%
44%
Own outright34%
Own (mortgage)18%
Private rent44%
Social rent3%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

53%
25%
13%
White British53%
White Other25%
Asian13%
Black1%
Mixed4%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional76%
Routine / semi-routine2%
No car household70%
Unemployed3%
No qualifications2%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent44%
Social rent3%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
235
Live planning apps (800m)
10
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
5
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
27
Local approval rate
89%
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
284 homes · Milton Court, Milton Court, Silk Street, EC2Y 9BJ
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

48, 48, UPPER THAMES STREET, EC4V136 homes
completed
29-30, 29-30, QUEEN STREET, GREAT ST THOMAS APOSTLE (1-7), EC496 homes
completed
Roman House, Roman House, Wood Street, EC2V 7JB90 homes
completed
SITE E, CORNER OF, SITE E, CORNER OF, LITTLE BRITAIN, KING EDWARD STREET, EC1A51 homes
completed
6-19, 6-19, LITTLE BRITAIN, EC1A 7BX43 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 7WS

Full postcodeEC2V 7WS
Postcode districtEC2V
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardCheap
Latitude51.514722
Longitude-0.094491
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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