EC1N
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Holborn and Clerkenwell, in Camden.
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 EC1N postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC1N, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC1N compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC1N safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC1N at a rate of 550.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 125 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC1N.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (448), other crime (249) and anti-social behaviour (167).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC1N was 416.4 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.
Deprivation in EC1N, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC1N has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC1N
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden 027B | 1,853 | 586.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.1% |
| Camden 027C | 1,653 | 149.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
MPs for EC1N
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras91% of EC1N’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster9.0% of EC1N’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.
Middle areas in EC1N1
Postcode sectors in EC1N4
Council1
Towns in EC1N1
Postcode districts next to EC1N5
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC1N in brief
EC1N is a postcode district covering Holborn and Clerkenwell, in Camden.
About 2,421 people lived in EC1N in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £630,090 in 2025 across 12 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 550.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC1N was £630,090 in 2025.
EC1N had 2,374 usual residents at the census.
In EC1N, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC1N, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.