# EC3R 8LJ: area report for a postcode in City of London

EC3R 8LJ 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 EC3R 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) › [EC3R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec3r) › [EC3R 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec3r-8)

## Around this postcode

- **184 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 1% on July. City of London 001F: 1,746 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **Monument, 120 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **No property in EC3R 8LJ 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=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, City of London 001F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **£710,652 average price**: For the whole of City of London, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **37 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC3R 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at EC3R 8LJ**: Road 71 dB, rail 55 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **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=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ
- **25.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [David Game College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/david-game-college-e100544) | Independent | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Aldgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-aldgate-school-e100000) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Snowsfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snowsfields-primary-school-e100811) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Cathedral School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cathedral-school-e100002) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, the Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-josephs-catholic-primary-school-the-borough-e100834) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cathedral-school-of-st-saviour-and-st-mary-overie-e100840) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-roman-catholic-primary-school-e100962) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-e100003) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2023 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £1,450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| June 2024 | £1,075,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| April 2025 | £1,000,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 460 m |
| June 2025 | £950,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 470 m |
| March 2025 | £625,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 510 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Monument (130 m, 2 minutes on foot); London Cannon Street (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); Cannon Street (420 m, 5 minutes on foot); Bank (450 m, 6 minutes on foot); London Fenchurch Street (490 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (370 m); BOOTS (420 m); BOOTS (470 m); CITY PHARMACY (620 m); BOOTS (750 m)
- Dental practices: SMILEPOD BANK (310 m); THE DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); BUPA DENTAL CARE - CANNON STREET (470 m); LONDON BRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); DENTEXCEL (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Monument Express (100 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Monument (100 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Cannon Street Station Local (310 m, Sainsburys); Whole Foods Market Monument (310 m, Whole Foods Market); Sainsburys Lombard Street Local (370 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £710,652** (July 2026). City of London’s average house price was £710,652 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 17.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 001F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.7** (2025). City of London 001F has a deprivation score of 9.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,381st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £667,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in City of London 001F was £667,500 in 2025. Joint 1,856th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,619** (2021). City of London 001F had 1,619 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,176th most 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: 73.3%** (January 2026). In City of London 001F, 73.3% 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.

## EC3R (Postcode district)

- **Population: 510** (2021). EC3R had 510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 122nd 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 EC3R 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: 70.3%** (January 2026). In EC3R, 70.3% 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: 94.1%** (2021). 94.1% of residents in EC3R were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). 11th 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: 51.5097, -0.0852

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), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-0.0852,51.5097,EC3R8LJ

## How to cite

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