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EC1A

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the EC1A postcode district in City of London. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Schools, Transport and Flood risk. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 84 was calculated

  • Schools

    88/100·21% of the measure

    96% of 119 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Transport

    97/100·18% of the measure

    Farringdon Underground Station is 70 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    74/100·12% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 1.2 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Broadband

    83/100·12% of the measure

    73% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Amenities

    100/100·11% of the measure

    1505 everyday amenities within 0.6 miles

    A higher measure means more mapped everyday amenities within walking distance.

    OpenStreetMap, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Housing market

    48/100·8% of the measure

    21 recorded sales, median £550,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    91/100·7% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.3 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Green space

    100/100·6% of the measure

    St Johns Garden is 50 yards away

    A higher measure means more parks and publicly accessible green spaces nearby, and a shorter walk to the nearest one.

    OpenStreetMap, published September 2026. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

  • Air quality

    50/100·5% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 10.0 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the EC1A postcode district.

Not counted for this area

Council tax. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 95% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    70 yards

    Farringdon Underground Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    143

    96 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    0.3 miles

    The Neaman Practice

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    50

    Hospital 380 yards

  • Schools good or outstanding

    96%

    of 119 rated schools nearby

    Nearest school

    0.3 miles

    St Alban's Church of England Primary School

  • Median sold price

    £550,000

    21 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    -31.1%

    was £798,025

Place context

Around EC1A

EC1A at 51.5205, -0.1041. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.