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EC3A 5AY

Aldgate · City of London · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Aldgate
Local authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
EC3A
Postcode sector
EC3A 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC3A 5BZ 25 m
EC3A 5BU 29 m
EC3A 3DH 44 m
EC3A 5EH 46 m
EC3A 3BP 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC3A 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC3A
Postcode sector
EC3A 5
Latitude
51.513651
Longitude
-0.078858
British National Grid easting
533,405
British National Grid northing
181,163

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
City of London · E09000001
Electoral ward
Aldgate · E05009289
Parish or community
E43000191
Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
Output area
E00190458
Lower layer super output area
City of London 001F · E01032739
Middle layer super output area
City of London 001 · E02000001

Postcode source versions

Explore EC3A

Property

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60 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18 - 20, Flat 27, Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5AY 30 September 2022 £525,000
18 - 20, Flat 28, Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5AY 28 May 2021 £445,000
18 - 20, Flat 26, Creechurch Lane, London, EC3A 5AY 27 April 2021 £720,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
416
Primary
205
Secondary
56

  1. The Aldgate School

    Voluntary aided school

    100 m

  2. David Game College

    Other independent school

    189 m

  3. English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,955
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5,255
  • Violence and sexual offences 5,255
  • Theft from the person 4,559
  • Shoplifting 3,174
  • Anti social behaviour 2,096

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22
11 female, 11 male
Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.5
EC3A 5 residents
32

This postcode contained 68.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EC3A 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
33.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

126

within 5 km straight-line

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    720 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    727 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    765 m

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84731

    1.0 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.5 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.5 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.5 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84079

    1.6 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.6 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.6 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.8 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.8 km

  • 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

    1.8 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    2.0 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    2.0 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.0 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, LONDON, SE1 8EE

    ODS code G85642

    2.1 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    2.1 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    2.2 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    2.3 km

Showing 20 of 126 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Katharine Cree

    BCT · City of London

    36 m

  • St Katharine Cree

    BCT · City of London

    56 m

  • Duke's Place

    BCT · City of London

    103 m

  • Fenchurch Street Station

    BCT · City of London

    107 m

  • Fenchurch Street Station

    BCT · City of London

    191 m

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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £525,000 from 1 recorded sale in EC3A 5AY. 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

416 open schools are in scope, including 205 primary and 56 secondary schools. The Aldgate School is the nearest published school at 100 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,955 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,413 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5,255 events.

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