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EC2Y

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
295
Current units
89
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
London
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
206

Postcode sectors in EC2Y

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3 sectors

Property

Across this district

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3,973 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Shakespeare Tower, Flat 323, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NJ 3 July 2026 £1,775,000
Lauderdale Tower, Flat 391, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NA 30 June 2026 £2,400,000
Bunyan Court, 519, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DH 30 June 2026 £1,500,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
2
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 128
  • Other theft 103
  • Bicycle theft 70
  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Theft from the person 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

EC2Y usual residents
3,330
Age-profile population
3,185

Age bands in EC2Y

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
6.6%

210 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

230 residents

Age 25 to 44
35%

1,116 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

886 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

743 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 79 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%

73 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 69 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 £838,500 from 408 recorded sales in EC2Y. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for City of London is £712,958 in June 2026, down 20.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 128 events.

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