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EC1V

UK postcode district

Part of London

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,052
Current units
482
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
570

Postcode sectors in EC1V

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8 sectors
7,746 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Carrara Tower, 1, Apartment 107, Bollinder Place, London, EC1V 2AE 28 July 2026 £695,000
116 - 118, Flat 3, St John Street, London, EC1V 4JW 20 July 2026 £395,000
9a, Penthouse, Dallington Street, London, EC1V 0BQ 17 July 2026 £3,480,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,146
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 497
  • Theft from the person 308
  • Anti social behaviour 273
  • Other theft 238
  • Shoplifting 219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

EC1V usual residents
15,298
Age-profile population
14,275

Age bands in EC1V

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14%
1,999 residents
Age 15 to 24
17.7%
2,521 residents
Age 25 to 44
41.5%
5,925 residents
Age 45 to 64
18.9%
2,700 residents
Age 65 and over
7.9%
1,130 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 457 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 419 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 398 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £823,568 from 1,366 recorded sales in EC1V. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Islington is £673,384 in June 2026, down 8.1% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,146 published events cover 12 months, averaging 179 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 497 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.