# EC2V 7BQ: area report for a postcode in City of London

EC2V 7BQ is a postcode in City of London.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of City of London. Open the map at EC2V 7BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) › [EC2V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec2v) › [EC2V 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec2v-7)

## Around this postcode

- **147 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. City of London 001B: 236 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **St. Paul's, 280 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **No property in EC2V 7BQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, City of London 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **£726,633 average price**: For the whole of City of London, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **40 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at EC2V 7BQ**: Road 59 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ
- **24.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [City of London School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-for-girls-e100001) | Independent | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Paul's Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cathedral-school-e100002) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Charterhouse Square School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charterhouse-square-school-e100463) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prior-weston-primary-school-and-childrens-centre-e100434) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London Primary Academy, Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-primary-academy-islington-e143020) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-e100003) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Dallington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dallington-school-e100462) | Independent | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-primary-school-e100447) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £3,200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £775,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £630,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £455,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| July 2023 | £2,500,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £835,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £665,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| July 2023 | £3,342,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St. Paul's (280 m, 3 minutes on foot); Barbican (410 m, 5 minutes on foot); Moorgate (470 m, 6 minutes on foot); Moorgate (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); Mansion House (550 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE NEAMAN PRACTICE (300 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (340 m); BOOTS (350 m); BOOTS (550 m); PORTMANS PHARMACY (590 m); BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (630 m)
- Dental practices: BARBICAN DENTAL PRACTICE (170 m); VESTRY HOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (310 m); BARBICAN ORTHODONTIC CLINIC (370 m); MY SMILE DENTAL LTD (400 m); CORPORATE ORAL HEALTH (430 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cheapside Express (220 m, Tesco); Co-op London - St Pauls (300 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S New Change SF (330 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys London Paternoster Square Local (350 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Barbican Express (430 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £726,633** (August 2026). City of London’s average house price was £726,633 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). City of London has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 29th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population estimate: 15,631** (2025). City of London’s population was an estimated 15,631 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Up 0.9% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in City of London 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.

## City of London 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). City of London 001B has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £925,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in City of London 001B was £925,000 in 2025. Joint 571st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,384** (2021). City of London 001B had 1,384 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,520th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.0%** (January 2026). In City of London 001B, 99.0% 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.

## EC2V (Postcode district)

- **Population: 494** (2021). EC2V had 494 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 117th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EC2V 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In EC2V, 96.3% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 81.5%** (2021). 81.5% of residents in EC2V were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 73rd highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london)
- Centre: 51.5170, -0.0953

Council: [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cities of London and Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cities-of-london-and-westminster): Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0953,51.5170,EC2V7BQ

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