EC2A 2BQ

Bishopsgate · City of London · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
City of London
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC2A 2EG 11 m
EC2A 2BR 69 m
EC2A 2EH 73 m
EC2M 3UT 79 m
EC2A 2EX 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 2BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 2
Latitude
51.520326
Longitude
-0.080682
British National Grid easting
533,259
British National Grid northing
181,902

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
City of London · E09000001
Parish or community
E43000191
Output area
E00166755
Lower layer super output area
City of London 001F · E01032739
Middle layer super output area
City of London 001 · E02000001

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
396
Primary
205
Secondary
52
  1. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    320 m
  2. Workers' Educational Association

    Further education

    431 m
  3. OMG Education

    Other independent school

    465 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,613
  • Other theft 4,405
  • Theft from the person 3,813
  • Shoplifting 3,328
  • Anti social behaviour 2,267

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EC2A 2 residents
285

Age bands in EC2A 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
3.8%

9 residents

Age 15 to 24
28.3%

67 residents

Age 25 to 44
57.4%

136 residents

Age 45 to 64
10.1%

24 residents

Age 65 and over
0.4%

1 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

117

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    676 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    839 m

  • 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

    1.1 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    1.1 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.1 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.1 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.2 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.4 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

    ST LEONARDS, 85 NUTTALL ST, LONDON, N1 5HZ

    ODS code F84096

    1.5 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.5 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.5 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.6 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    1.7 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.9 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83624

    2.0 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83678

    2.0 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    2.0 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    2.1 km

  • THE MISSION PRACTICE

    MISSION MEDICAL PRACTICE, 208 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON, E2 9LS

    ODS code F84016

    2.1 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 117 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Primrose Street

    BCT · Spitalfields

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Street Station

    BCT · Liverpool Street

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Street Station

    BCT · Liverpool Street

    0.1 miles
  • Appold Street

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for City of London 001F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,325 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

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

Schools

Published establishments

396 open schools are in scope, including 205 primary and 52 secondary schools. The Lyceum is the nearest published school at 320 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

28,375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,364.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,613 events.

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