EC1V
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Luke's and Clerkenwell, 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 EC1V postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC1V, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC1V compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC1V safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC1V at a rate of 178.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 244 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC1V.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (710), violence and sexual offences (590) and other crime (565).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC1V was 194.5 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 EC1V, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC1V has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC1V
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington 020G | 1,485 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.9% |
| Islington 022B | 1,821 | 237.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| Islington 022C | 1,640 | 354.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.1% |
| Islington 022G | 1,460 | 166.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |
| Islington 023A | 1,470 | 290.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.6% |
| Islington 023B | 2,468 | 164.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Islington 023C | 2,341 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
MPs for EC1V
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury93% of EC1V’s postcodes
- Dame Meg HillierLabour (Co-op)MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch7.3% of EC1V’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 EC1V2
Postcode sectors in EC1V8
Council1
Towns in EC1V1
Postcode districts next to EC1V5
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC1V in brief
EC1V is a postcode district covering St Luke's and Clerkenwell, in Islington.
About 16,356 people lived in EC1V in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £648,750 in 2025 across 126 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 178.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC1V was £648,750 in 2025.
EC1V had 14,503 usual residents at the census.
In EC1V, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC1V, 5.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.