Coleman Street · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51768, -0.08983

EC2Y 5ET— Coleman Street, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC2Y 5ET, Coleman Street, 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 88/100~0% yield · indicativeOnly 1 sales — thin data
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
81
Safety
49
Schools
90
Transport
88
Environment
42
Investment
43

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Location

EC2Y 5ET

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

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

London Benchmarks

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

Deep-dive guides for EC2Y 5ET

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

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How EC2Y 5ET 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 · 6 min walk

KS2: 102.6

—

Secondary

Central Foundation Boys' School

Not yet inspected · Inspected Mar 2025 · 11 min walk

P8: +0.56A8: 55.3

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 16 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Columbia Market Nursery School

Not inspected · 20 min walk

4 primaries · 1 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

99

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

3

Serious within 200m

LOW pedestrian risk

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 850m

Crime is +246% 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
Moorgate Underground StationMetropolitan line
1.1 min walk
Moorgate→ Moorgate
0 min

Nearby stations

MoorgateNational Rail
1 min walk
Moorgate Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
1 min walk
Liverpool Street Underground StationCircle · Hammersmith & City
6 min walk
Bank Underground StationCentral · Waterloo & City
6 min walk
Bank DLR StationDLR
6 min walk
5 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 43 buses/hr peak

85

Walkability score

687

Footpaths (500m)

41

Santander docks (800m)

0.0 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

5

Car parks (800m)

5

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park305m
Santander docks (800m)41
Nearest cycle dock0.0 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
NoiseNONE
road
SEVERE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB10% green spaceTree canopy: 61%
Below average green space

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

URGENT CARE CENTRE

UCC GUYS HOSPITAL, GREAT MAZE POND, SE1 9RT

20 min walk

0

GPs within 1km

28

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 712 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 3.0 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

170

Parks (1km)

210

Restaurants (800m)

79

Cafes (800m)

13

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

22

Gyms (1km)

36

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketWaitrose · 537 m
4 tennis courts1 swimming pools9 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

2

Nightclubs

15

Late-night venues

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

2

Libraries (1km)

8

Cinemas (2km)

884m

Post office

Nearby shops

4 Convenience62 m
Co-op On The Go231 m
Charles Artisan Bread Cafe321 m
Tesco Express360 m

Nearby cafes

Rosslyn59 m
Pain Quotidien62 m
Caffe d'Arte69 m
Cafe Verona104 m

Nearby restaurants

Post Office (take away)127 m
Papa-Dum144 m
Chipotle145 m
Pret A Manger145 m

Nearby pubs

The Globe74 m
Keats at the Globe83 m
Clays117 m
The Refinery147 m

Nearby gyms

Pure Ride98 m
Light Centre Moorgate125 m
PureGym139 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing227 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug460 m
Portmans Pharmacy492 m
Boots715 m
Chauhan S Chemist791 m

Nearby health

Cleveland Clinic Moorgate Outpatient Centre108 m
ODL Dental Clinic155 m
One5 Health City162 m
My Vital Metrics166 m
Food hygiene (5-star)83% of 675

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

43

Investment score

Moderate

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

Low gross yield (0.3%) makes this better for owner-occupiers than buy-to-let investors. Capital growth outlook is high.

Avg monthly rent
£2,159London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
0.3% (low)London avg: 3.8%Low yield — bottom 25% of London
Gentrification score69/100
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

84.5

Price growth score

A
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score41/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,538m
Crossrail 2 route1,963m

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)
344
Live planning apps (800m)
37
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
9
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
32
Planning apps (3 years)
8
Local approval rate
81%
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)
0
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
Roman House, Roman House, Wood Street, EC2V 7JB90 homes
completed
7, 7, Lothbury, EC2R 7HH13 homes
completed
LEE HOUSE, LEE HOUSE, LONDON WALL, EC210 homes
completed
Andrewes House, Andrewes House, Barbican, EC2Y 8AX1 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 EC2Y 5ET

Full postcodeEC2Y 5ET
Postcode districtEC2Y
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardColeman Street
Latitude51.517677
Longitude-0.089828
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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