Castle Baynard · City of London · Cities of London and Westminster constituency · 51.51261, -0.10484

EC4Y 0AA— Castle Baynard, City of London

Location and area intelligence for EC4Y 0AA, Castle Baynard, City of London

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Top 12% LondonSchools 75%Safety 52/100Transport 76/100

Best for: Commuters, Investors, Young professionals

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Well-connected — strong transport access

Liveability
75
Safety
52
Schools
61
Transport
76
Environment
63
Investment
86

Location

EC4Y 0AA

Key facts for EC4Y 0AA

Full postcodeEC4Y 0AA
Postcode districtEC4Y
BoroughLondon Borough of City of London
WardCastle Baynard
Latitude51.512615
Longitude-0.104841
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 EC4Y 0AA has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

61

Education score

Good for families
★ Top school within 1km
—

Primary

St Alban's Church of England Primary School

Not yet inspected · 12 min walk

KS2: 108.4

★

Secondary

London Nautical, City of London Academy

Requires Improvement · 9 min walk

75% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding

Below London average

Childcare

Childcare

Thomas Coram Centre

Not inspected · 23 min walk

2 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.

Street mix

Flat 100%

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 88% of London
🚇
Blackfriars Underground StationDistrict line
1.7 min walk
🚂
London Blackfriars→ Blackfriars
0 min

Nearby stations

🚂
London BlackfriarsNational Rail
2 min walk
🚇
Blackfriars Underground StationDistrict · Circle
2 min walk
🚇
St. Paul's Underground StationCentral
7 min walk
🚇
Temple Underground StationCircle · District
8 min walk
🚇
Mansion House Underground StationDistrict · Circle
9 min walk
🚌4 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 28 buses/hr peak

76

Walkability score

522

Footpaths (500m)

39

Santander docks (800m)

0.1 km

Nearest cycle dock

Central London commute times

London Bridge28 min ↓
Victoria30 min ↓
Waterloo ★20 min
Canary Wharf36 min ↓
City22 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)

4

EV chargers (800m)

Nearest car park48m
Santander docks (800m)39
Nearest cycle dock0.1 km

Environment

22 Apr

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterHIGH
High
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 20.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³
Better than 90% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCongestion charge zone✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB6% green spaceTree canopy: 13%
Below average green space

Nearest SSSI: Walthamstow Marshes SSSI — 7.4 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

9 min walk

2

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

Nearest hospitalSt Bartholomew's Hospital · 639 m
Nearest A&EGUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%63.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

130

Parks (1km)

120

Restaurants (800m)

62

Cafes (800m)

23

Pubs (400m)

3

Pharmacies (800m)

8

Gyms (1km)

10

Sports (1km)

2

Convenience

Nearest supermarketGeranium · 979 m
2 tennis courts

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

23

Late-night venues

A

2

Libraries (1km)

5

Cinemas (2km)

130m

Post office

Nearby shops

Sainsbury's Local58 m
WHSmith176 m
Paul424 m
The Whisky Shop502 m

Nearby cafes

Starbucks57 m
Costa58 m
Flow Coffee118 m
JD Cafe123 m

Nearby restaurants

City Lounge41 m
Chinese Cricket Club51 m
The Leaf and Cane53 m
Cheeky Chico's93 m

Nearby pubs

El Vino61 m
The Blackfriar97 m
Humble Grape109 m
The Harrow138 m

Nearby gyms

Anytime Fitness217 m
Ajala Spa328 m
Ride Reshape518 m
Fitness First550 m

Nearby pharmacies

Superdrug509 m
the pharmacy519 m
Boots646 m

Nearby health

Geno Health Clinic272 m
Fleet Street Clinic399 m
Temple Dental401 m
Bupa Health and Dental Centre485 m
Food hygiene (5-star)76% of 391

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

86

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 score56/100
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

70.2

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 route1,898m
Crossrail 2 route2,135m

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
Yes
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
245
Live planning apps (800m)
16
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
0
Commercial apps (800m)
5
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
16
Planning apps (3 years)
9
Local approval rate
94%
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)

53-57, 53-57, CARTER LANE, ADDLE HILL (1-8), WARDROBE PLACE, EC4V 5AH63 homes
completed
WHEATSHEAF HOUSE AND SITE BOUNDED BY, WHEATSHEAF HOUSE AND SITE BOUNDED BY, TUDOR STREET, CARMELITE ST., TALLIS ST., TEMPLE AVENUE, EC460 homes
completed
PEMBERTON HOUSE, 4-6, PEMBERTON HOUSE, 4-6, EAST HARDING STREET, EC4A 3AS39 homes
completed
4-5, 4-5, BURGON STREET, FRIAR STREET (5), EC4Y 5DR30 homes
completed
1-3, 1-3, LUDGATE SQUARE, EC4M 7AS22 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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EC4Y 0AA offers 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
noise24 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
street profile8 Jun
water provider9 Jun
housing pipeline18 Apr
population density18 Apr
surface water flood18 Apr

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