EC
Postcode areaPostcode area named after East Central London, with 27 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is EC safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC at a rate of 443.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,831 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (5,639), shoplifting (3,424) and violence and sexual offences (3,178).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC was 448.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in EC
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC1AClerkenwell, Holborn | 890 | £625,000 | 258.1 per 1,000 |
| EC1MClerkenwell, St Luke's | 1,558 | £515,000 | 568.2 per 1,000 |
| EC1NHolborn, Clerkenwell | 2,374 | £630,090 | 550.2 per 1,000 |
| EC1PClerkenwell | 237 | No figure | 607.8 per 1,000 |
| EC1RClerkenwell, Finsbury | 4,883 | £740,000 | 247.0 per 1,000 |
| EC1VSt Luke's, Clerkenwell | 14,503 | £648,750 | 178.3 per 1,000 |
| EC1YSt Luke's, Shoreditch | 3,677 | £620,000 | 217.2 per 1,000 |
| EC2AShoreditch | 3,027 | £960,000 | 965.2 per 1,000 |
| EC2MSpitalfields, Shoreditch | 345 | No figure | 3,941.3 per 1,000 |
| EC2NCity of London | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC2PClerkenwell | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC2RCity of London | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC2VCity of London | 494 | No figure | 258.2 per 1,000 |
| EC2YSt Luke's | 2,840 | £917,500 | 122.9 per 1,000 |
| EC3AWhitechapel, Spitalfields | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC3MWhitechapel | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC3NWhitechapel, Wapping | 286 | £770,000 | 1,062.7 per 1,000 |
| EC3PClerkenwell | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC3RWapping | 510 | No figure | 1,081.1 per 1,000 |
| EC3VCity of London | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC4AHolborn | 453 | No figure | 1,098.3 per 1,000 |
| EC4MHolborn | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC4NCity of London | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC4PClerkenwell | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC4RCity of London | No figure | No figure | No figure |
| EC4VHolborn | 764 | £485,000 | 1,160.7 per 1,000 |
| EC4YHolborn | 333 | No figure | 586.3 per 1,000 |
EC in brief
The EC postcode area, named after East Central London, has 27 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in EC was £712,000 in 2025.
EC had 37,174 usual residents at the census.
In EC, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.