EC1M
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Clerkenwell and St Luke's, in Islington.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EC1M postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC1M, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC1M compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC1M safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC1M at a rate of 568.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC1M.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (238), shoplifting (213) and theft from the person (203).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC1M was 479.9 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.
Deprivation in EC1M, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC1M has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC1M
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington 022H | 1,399 | 186.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.2% |
MPs for EC1M
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury90% of EC1M’s postcodes
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras5.4% of EC1M’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster4.2% of EC1M’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in EC1M5
Council1
Towns in EC1M1
Postcode districts next to EC1M6
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC1M in brief
EC1M is a postcode district covering Clerkenwell and St Luke's, in Islington.
About 1,642 people lived in EC1M in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £515,000 in 2025 across 23 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 568.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC1M was £515,000 in 2025.
EC1M had 1,558 usual residents at the census.
In EC1M, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC1M, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.