Farringdon Within · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51430, -0.10333

EC4M 7AW— Farringdon Within, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC4M 7AW, Farringdon Within, City of London

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Top 12% LondonSchools 83%Safety 52/100Transport 77/100

Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
75
Safety
52
Schools
66
Transport
77
Environment
63
Investment
89

Location

EC4M 7AW

Key facts for EC4M 7AW

Full postcodeEC4M 7AW
Postcode districtEC4M
BoroughLondon Borough of City of London
WardFarringdon Within
Latitude51.514299
Longitude-0.103330
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Inner city
LowYoung professionals
ExcellentNeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+12.4% vs London avg
vs London crime+430.4% vs London avg

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How EC4M 7AW has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

66

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Alban's Church of England Primary School

Not yet inspected · 11 min walk

KS2: 108.4

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · 12 min walk

83% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Above London average

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 22 min walk

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

Safety

5 Jun

Crime rates and local incidents

VERY HIGH CRIME

344.8 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 60.5%

-31% vs borough

Crime by type

Other46%
Theft16%
Violence & sexual offences14%
Burglary6%
Drug offences6%
Anti-social behaviour5%
Robbery5%
Vehicle crime2%

Stop & search

5.2

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

Crime is +430% above London average

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

⚠️

Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.

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 yield852 kWh/kWp/yr

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Council tax band Band FAnnual charge £1,456
Price growth potentialHigh

Transport

1 May

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 4

Good

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Better than 89% of London
🚇
Blackfriars Underground StationCircle line
3.6 min walk
🚂
City Thameslink→ City Thameslink
0 min

Nearby stations

🚂
City ThameslinkNational Rail
1 min walk
🚇
Blackfriars Underground StationDistrict · Circle
4 min walk
🚇
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
5 min walk
🟣
FarringdonElizabeth line
8 min walk
🚇
Farringdon Underground StationHammersmith & City · Circle
8 min walk
🚌7 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 78 buses/hr peak

81

Walkability score

564

Footpaths (500m)

40

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge22 min ↓
Victoria34 min ↓
Waterloo19 min ↓
Canary Wharf30 min ↓
City ★14 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

5

Car parks (800m)

2

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park222m
Santander docks (800m)40
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% 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: 25%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.2 km

Energy

Solar: 852 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 yield851.7 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

11 min walk

1

GPs within 1km

15

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 425 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.1 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

135

Parks (1km)

152

Restaurants (800m)

82

Cafes (800m)

27

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

9

Gyms (1km)

11

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGeranium · 766 m
2 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

27

Late-night venues

A

2

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

122m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local203 m
Paul277 m
WHSmith314 m
The Whisky Shop334 m

Nearby cafes

Ozone Coffee25 m
Costa32 m
Treelogy48 m
Crussh69 m

Nearby restaurants

Obicà38 m
Assenheims 5642 m
Paternoster Chop House44 m
Greggs47 m

Nearby pubs

Paternoster Tavern72 m
Fleets73 m
Ye Olde London82 m
The Albion97 m

Nearby gyms

Anytime Fitness111 m
Ajala Spa271 m
PureGym474 m
WIT502 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug358 m
Boots540 m
the pharmacy723 m
Chauhan S Chemist1.0 km

Nearby health

Geno Health Clinic296 m
Moorfields @ Barts421 m
St Bartholomew's Hospital425 m
CREATE Fertility450 m
Food hygiene (5-star)75% of 459

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 score65/100
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

72.2

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score45/100
Bakerloo Extension route2,069m
Crossrail 2 route1,977m

Demographics

22 Apr

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 8/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 25,966 nationally

1,392

Est. population

1,957/km²

69%

Employed

81%

Degree educated

£47,200

Median income

0.6%

Claimant rate

Inner cityLow densityYoung professionals

21

Community stability

Age profile

52%
19%
16%
Under 185%
18–3452%
35–4919%
50–6417%
65+8%

Tenure

14%
14%
68%
Own outright14%
Own (mortgage)14%
Private rent68%
Social rent4%
Shared ownership0%

Ethnicity

33%
37%
20%
White British33%
White Other37%
Asian20%
Black1%
Mixed5%
Other4%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional66%
Routine / semi-routine4%
No car household83%
Unemployed4%
No qualifications4%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent68%
Social rent4%

vs. London

Income vs London+12.4%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
248
Live planning apps (800m)
20
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
5
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
20
Planning apps (3 years)
4
Local approval rate
85%
Borough approval rate
84%
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)
341
Largest scheme
341 homes · Sampson House, 64, Hopton Street, SE1 9JH
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

4-12, 4-12, HOSIER LANE, EC1122 homes
completed
GREYHOUND INN YARD, 13-21, GREYHOUND INN YARD, 13-21, WEST SMITHFIELD, HOSIER LANE (22-29), EC167 homes
completed
53-57, 53-57, CARTER LANE, ADDLE HILL (1-8), WARDROBE PLACE, EC4V 5AH63 homes
completed
4-5, 4-5, BURGON STREET, FRIAR STREET (5), EC4Y 5DR30 homes
completed
1-5 & 11-12, 1-5 & 11-12, WEST SMITHFIELD, EC123 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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The bottom line

EC4M 7AW offers exceptional schools (83% Good/Outstanding) and good transport links — a strong choice for Commuters and Investors.

Less suited to Families.

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Data freshness

When each data source was last updated

67%

Confidence score

8/12

Pillars populated

Medium reliability
gp1 May
cqc8 May
imd24 Apr
lha18 Apr
tfl1 May
prow21 Apr
ptal17 Apr
seed17 Apr
crime5 Jun
flood22 Apr
radon18 Apr
census25 Apr
mobile18 Apr
nhs ae5 Jun
sports18 Apr
parking4 May
schools1 May
streets18 Apr
planning1 Jun
amenities4 May
buildings18 Apr
bus stops4 May
ethnicity7 Jun
green belt18 Apr
parliament19 Apr
tfl cycles2 May
air quality19 May
bgs geology18 Apr
dfe schools18 Apr
fsa hygiene1 May
green space22 Apr
demographics22 Apr
voa property24 Apr
bgs landslide18 Apr
bus frequency7 Jun
national rail1 May
rail services18 May
rental market2 Jun
claimant count18 Apr
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr

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