Is EC2A 4LL a good place to live?
City of London (EC2A 4LL), City of London, England
View EC2A postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
EC2A 4LL has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 97 nearby (31 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.2 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
EC2A 4LL is a UK postcode in EC2A with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 79 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 31 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Old Street, 0.2 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around EC2A 4LL include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 7 incidents were reported in EC2A 4LL. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within EC2A.
Overall score
Excellent overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.
Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.
Per-dimension breakdown
- Safety
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 77/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
EC2A 4LL is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 7 incidents were reported in EC2A 4LL.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (71%), Violent crime (14%), Criminal damage arson (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within EC2A, this postcode ranks 80 of 364 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- EC2A district average
- 12936 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near EC2A 4LL
97 schools near EC2A 4LL, including 31 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 79 primary schools (26 Outstanding, 48 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
EC2A 4LL is well served by everyday amenities, with 20 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.2 miles away.
Mark Street Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.2 mi
- Co-op Food0.3 mi
- Waitrose0.4 mi
- Oriental Supermarket0.4 mi
- Longdan0.4 mi
Parks & green space
- Mark Street Gardens0.1 mi
- Bunhill Fields Burial Ground0.2 mi
- Finsbury Square0.3 mi
- Hoxton Square0.3 mi
- Aske Gardens0.3 mi
Transportation
Old Street is the closest station, about 0.2 miles from EC2A 4LL - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include London Liverpool Street (0.4 mi), Shoreditch High Street (0.4 mi), Liverpool Street (0.5 mi).
In total there are 5 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Old Street0.2 mi
- London Liverpool Street0.4 mi
- Shoreditch High Street0.4 mi
- Liverpool Street0.5 mi
- Moorgate0.5 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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