EC1R
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Clerkenwell and Finsbury, in Islington and 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 EC1R postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC1R, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC1R compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC1R safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC1R at a rate of 247.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 209 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC1R.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (335), other crime (258) and violence and sexual offences (223).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC1R was 226.2 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 EC1R, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC1R has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC1R
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington 021C | 1,514 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| Islington 022D | 1,923 | 578.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.8% |
| Islington 022E | 1,362 | 115.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
MPs for EC1R
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury83% of EC1R’s postcodes
- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourMP for Holborn and St Pancras17% of EC1R’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 EC1R5
Councils EC1R covers2
Towns in EC1R1
Postcode districts next to EC1R6
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC1R in brief
EC1R is a postcode district covering Clerkenwell and Finsbury, in Islington and Camden.
About 5,102 people lived in EC1R in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £740,000 in 2025 across 44 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 247.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC1R was £740,000 in 2025.
EC1R had 4,883 usual residents at the census.
In EC1R, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC1R, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.