# EC1V

Postcode district covering St Luke's and Clerkenwell, in Islington.

EC1V is a postcode district covering St Luke's and Clerkenwell, in Islington. Median sale price £648,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 178.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code EC1V. 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 EC1V postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £648,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC1V was £648,750 in 2025. 109th 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/ec1v#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 14,503** (2021). EC1V had 14,503 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 972nd 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/ec1v#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EC1V 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/ec1v#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In EC1V, 97.0% 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/ec1v#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=EC1V) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in EC1V 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=EC1V) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 126 homes were sold in EC1V in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=EC1V) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for EC1V.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=EC1V) (Census 2021, England and Wales): EC1V had 14,503 usual residents at the census.

## How EC1V compares

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

| Measure | EC1V | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £648,750 | 5th most expensive | 10 postcode districts, EC · 2025 |
| Population | 14,503 | most populated | 16 postcode districts, EC · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 16 postcode districts, EC · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.0% | 3rd highest | 16 postcode districts, EC · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the EC postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in EC1V

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Islington 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01035656) | 1,485 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.9% |
| [Islington 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002707) | 1,821 | 237.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Islington 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002723) | 1,640 | 354.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.1% |
| [Islington 022G](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01033489) | 1,460 | 166.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.1% |
| [Islington 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002701) | 1,470 | 290.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.6% |
| [Islington 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002702) | 2,468 | 164.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Islington 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/neighbourhood/e01002703) | 2,341 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |

## Your MP

- [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury): Emily Thornberry (Labour), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Hackney South and Shoreditch](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hackney-south-and-shoreditch): Dame Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 7.3% 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.

## Middle areas in EC1V

[Clerkenwell](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/clerkenwell), [Old Street & St Luke's](https://openindex.co.uk/islington/old-street-and-st-lukes)

## Postcode sectors in EC1V

[EC1V 0 (75 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-0), [EC1V 1 (39 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-1), [EC1V 2 (38 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-2), [EC1V 3 (71 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-3), [EC1V 4 (62 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-4), [EC1V 7 (71 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-7), [EC1V 8 (47 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-8), [EC1V 9 (79 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in EC1V

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

## Postcode districts next to EC1V

[EC1M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1m), [EC1R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r), [EC1Y](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1y), [EC2A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec2a), [N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1)

## Nearest rail stations

[Old Street (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0885,51.5258), [Barbican (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0980,51.5203), [Old Street (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0878,51.5259), [Angel (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.1059,51.5326)

## 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)

## 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.
About 0% of people in EC1V live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In EC1V, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: EC1V
- 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: 0.76 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,356*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 53

* 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

[N1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n1), [EC1R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r), [EC1Y](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1y), [EC1M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1m), [EC2A](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec2a)

## Latest updates for EC1V

- 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/EC1V

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v