EC1Y
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Luke's and Shoreditch, in Islington and City of London.
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 EC1Y postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC1Y, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC1Y compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC1Y safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC1Y at a rate of 217.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC1Y.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (246), other crime (179) and violence and sexual offences (140).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC1Y was 241.4 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 EC1Y, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC1Y has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC1Y
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London 001C | 1,613 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.5% |
| Islington 023D | 2,356 | 783.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.9% |
| Islington 023E | 2,038 | 163.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.2% |
MPs for EC1Y
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury86% of EC1Y’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster14% of EC1Y’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 EC1Y5
Councils EC1Y covers2
Towns in EC1Y2
Postcode districts next to EC1Y4
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC1Y in brief
EC1Y is a postcode district covering St Luke's and Shoreditch, in Islington and City of London.
About 4,333 people lived in EC1Y in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £620,000 in 2025 across 21 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 217.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC1Y was £620,000 in 2025.
EC1Y had 3,677 usual residents at the census.
In EC1Y, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC1Y, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.