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EC2A

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
915
Current units
337
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
6

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
578

Postcode sectors in EC2A

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4 sectors

Property

Across this district

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2,014 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Flat 503, Garden Walk, London, EC2A 3EW 20 July 2026 £528,000
Cosmopolitan House, 8, Flat 2, Christina Street, London, EC2A 4AZ 9 April 2026 £465,000
Cosmopolitan House, 8, Flat 8, Christina Street, London, EC2A 4AZ 2 April 2026 £465,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,136
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Theft from the person 739
  • Violence and sexual offences 566
  • Other theft 459
  • Drugs 417
  • Anti social behaviour 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

EC2A usual residents
2,058
Age-profile population
2,767

Age bands in EC2A

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
3.8%

105 residents

Age 15 to 24
26.1%

721 residents

Age 25 to 44
55.3%

1,531 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.6%

349 residents

Age 65 and over
2.2%

61 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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 277 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%

225 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 211 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,029,700 from 392 recorded sales in EC2A. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hackney is £605,442 in June 2026, up 0.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,136 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Theft from the person with 739 events.

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