EC2Y
Postcode districtPostcode district covering St Luke's, in 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 EC2Y postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In EC2Y, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How EC2Y compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is EC2Y safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EC2Y at a rate of 122.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 443.9 per 1,000 people across EC.
In August 2026 alone, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EC2Y.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (217), shoplifting (112) and violence and sexual offences (46).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EC2Y was 121.0 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 EC2Y, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EC2Y has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in EC2Y
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London 001A | 1,475 | 100.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| City of London 001B | 1,384 | 236.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.0% |
MPs for EC2Y
- Rachel BlakeLabour (Co-op)MP for Cities of London and Westminster92% of EC2Y’s postcodes
- Emily ThornberryLabourMP for Islington South and Finsbury7.9% of EC2Y’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 EC2Y1
Postcode sectors in EC2Y3
Council1
Towns in EC2Y1
Postcode districts next to EC2Y4
Nearest rail stations4
More in the EC postcode area2
EC2Y in brief
EC2Y is a postcode district covering St Luke's, in City of London.
About 4,216 people lived in EC2Y in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £917,500 in 2025 across 88 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 122.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in EC2Y was £917,500 in 2025.
EC2Y had 2,840 usual residents at the census.
In EC2Y, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In EC2Y, 0.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.