# EC1R

Postcode district covering Clerkenwell and Finsbury, in Islington and Camden.

EC1R is a postcode district covering Clerkenwell and Finsbury, in Islington and Camden. Median sale price £740,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code EC1R. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [EC](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £740,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC1R was £740,000 in 2025. Joint 59th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 4,883** (2021). EC1R had 4,883 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 459th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EC1R live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.4%** (January 2026). In EC1R, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=EC1R) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in EC1R live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=EC1R) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 44 homes were sold in EC1R in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=EC1R) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EC1R.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=EC1R) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EC1R had 4,883 usual residents at the census.

## How EC1R compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | EC1R | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £740,000 | 4th most expensive | 10 postcode districts, EC · 2025 |
| Population | 4,883 | 2nd most populated | 16 postcode districts, EC · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 16 postcode districts, EC · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.4% | 5th highest | 16 postcode districts, EC · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the EC postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in EC1R

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Islington 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002727) | 1,514 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Islington 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002724) | 1,923 | 578.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.8% |
| [Islington 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002725) | 1,362 | 115.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |

## Your MP

- [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury): Emily Thornberry (Labour), MP since July 2024. 83% of the people here.
- [Holborn and St Pancras](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/holborn-and-st-pancras): Sagal Abdi-Wali (Labour), MP since October 2026. 17% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Postcode sectors in EC1R

[EC1R 0 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r-0), [EC1R 1 (36 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r-1), [EC1R 3 (38 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r-3), [EC1R 4 (68 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r-4), [EC1R 5 (41 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r-5)

## Councils EC1R covers

[Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington), [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden)

## Towns in EC1R

[Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)

## Postcode districts next to EC1R

[EC1M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1m), [EC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1n), [EC1P](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1p), [EC1V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v), [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1), [WC1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x)

## Nearest rail stations

[Angel (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1059,51.5326), [Farringdon (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1049,51.5202), [Farringdon (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1052,51.5202), [Barbican (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.0980,51.5203)

## More in the EC postcode area

[All EC postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 0% of people in EC1R live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EC1R, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EC1R
- Postcode area: [EC](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec)
- Constituency: [Islington South and Finsbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury)
- Council: [Islington †](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)
- Area: 0.41 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,102*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 17

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[EC1V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v), [WC1X](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wc1x), [EC1M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1m), [EC1P](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1p), [EC1N](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1n), [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1)

## Latest updates for EC1R

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/EC1R

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r