Dowgate · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.50974, -0.08944

EC4R 3AB— Dowgate, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC4R 3AB, Dowgate, 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.

 

Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 79/100
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Well-connected — strong transport access

Area score
67
Safety
4
Schools
90
Transport
79
Environment
40
Investment
89

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Location

EC4R 3AB

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

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How EC4R 3AB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough

Not yet inspected · 11 min walk

KS2: 106.6

★★

Secondary

Haberdashers' Borough Academy

Good · Inspected Mar 2024 · 13 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

Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre

Not inspected · 24 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

95

Road safety score

1

Accidents (5yr)

1

KSI (5yr)

6

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Dowgate Fire Station · 57m

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
Cannon Street Underground StationCircle line
2.3 min walk
London Cannon Street→ Cannon Street
0 min

Nearby stations

London Cannon StreetNational Rail
2 min walk
Cannon Street Underground StationCircle · District
3 min walk
Monument Underground StationDistrict · Circle
3 min walk
Bank Underground StationCentral · Waterloo & City
4 min walk
Bank DLR StationDLR
5 min walk
3 bus routes · 9 stops within 400m · 90 buses/hr peak

87

Walkability score

889

Footpaths (500m)

36

Santander docks (800m)

0.3 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge ★1 min
Victoria27 min ↓
Waterloo20 min ↓
Canary Wharf22 min ↓
City14 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

2

Car parks (800m)

5

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park385m
Santander docks (800m)36
Nearest cycle dock0.3 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
NoiseHIGH
road
Noisier than 70% of London
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB1% green spaceTree canopy: 46%
Less green space than 94% of London

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.2 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

9 min walk

10

GPs within 1km

22

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalLondon Bridge Hospital · 466 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

108

Parks (1km)

284

Restaurants (800m)

88

Cafes (800m)

22

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

19

Gyms (1km)

27

Sports (1km)

5

Convenience

Nearest supermarketTaste Croatia · 507 m
8 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

2

Nightclubs

24

Late-night venues

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

4

Libraries (1km)

7

Cinemas (2km)

354m

Post office

Nearby shops

WHSmith157 m
Little Waitrose270 m
Sainsbury's Local351 m
Bread Ahead370 m

Nearby cafes

Nero Express163 m
Rosslyn195 m
Lexpress Coffee203 m
Joe & The Juice207 m

Nearby restaurants

Nusa Kitchen169 m
LEON170 m
Farmer J192 m
Subway198 m

Nearby pubs

The Oyster Shed73 m
The Listing105 m
The Olde Wine Shades128 m
Jamies130 m

Nearby gyms

Gymbox79 m
Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing142 m
Virgin Active233 m
F45 Training236 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots169 m
Superdrug352 m

Nearby health

Nuffield Health139 m
Canon Street Dental Centre205 m
Fortius Clinic252 m
Health Now267 m
Food hygiene (5-star)84% of 835

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

76.5

Price growth score

B
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentumLow-deprivation areaExcellent transport access

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score49/100
Bakerloo Extension route1,721m
Crossrail 2 route2,747m

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)
307
Live planning apps (800m)
10
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
4
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
32
Planning apps (3 years)
19
Local approval rate
94%
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
148 homes · FIELDEN HOUSE, 28-42, FIELDEN HOUSE, 28-42, LONDON BRIDGE ST, AND 21-27 ST THOMAS ST, SE1
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

29-30, 29-30, QUEEN STREET, GREAT ST THOMAS APOSTLE (1-7), EC496 homes
completed
HORSESHOE WHARF, HORSESHOE WHARF, CLINK STREET, SE114 homes
completed
LAND BOUNDED BY, LAND BOUNDED BY, STONEY STREET, CLINK STREET, WINCHESTER SQUARE, SE114 homes
completed
REAR OF NEW HIBERNIA HOUSE, REAR OF NEW HIBERNIA HOUSE, WINCHESTER WALK, SE112 homes
completed
Winchester Wharf, Winchester Wharf, Clink Street, SE19 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 EC4R 3AB

Full postcodeEC4R 3AB
Postcode districtEC4R
Local authorityCity and County of the City of London
WardDowgate
Latitude51.509739
Longitude-0.089439
Parliamentary constituencyCities of London and Westminster
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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