EC2A
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Shoreditch, in Hackney and 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 EC2A postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC2A, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC2A compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC2A safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC2A at a rate of 965.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 309 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC2A.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (765), theft from the person (657) and violence and sexual offences (515).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC2A was 953.3 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 EC2A, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC2A has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC2A
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney 033C | 1,869 | 923.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.5% |
MPs for EC2A
- Dame Meg HillierLabour (Co-op)MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch71% of EC2A’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury26% of EC2A’s postcodes
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster3.0% of EC2A’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 EC2A4
Councils EC2A covers2
Towns in EC2A1
Postcode districts next to EC2A8
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC2A in brief
EC2A is a postcode district covering Shoreditch, in Hackney and Islington.
About 3,622 people lived in EC2A in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £960,000 in 2025 across 20 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 965.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC2A was £960,000 in 2025.
EC2A had 3,027 usual residents at the census.
In EC2A, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC2A, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.