EC1R postcode area · Islington

The EC1R postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, City of London, Islington. Area Scores range from 23 to 80 across them. Every full EC1R postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The EC1R district contains both ends of the scale: City of London at 81 out of 100 (#1,321 of 6,856 in England) against Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road at 23, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £630,000 in Clerkenwell to £800,000 in City of London. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Camden, City of London and Islington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£55,493a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime429per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied27%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the EC1R district

£730,000median home sold over the past year · -14.5% over 5 years · -17.1% over the year · 43 sales
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat£720,000
Islington£640,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
City of LondonCity of London 1,32181 £800,000
ClerkenwellIslington 3,94042 £630,000
PentonvilleIslington 4,44035 £755,000
Hatton Garden & Theobalds RoadCamden 5,26323 £740,000

People living in EC1R Census 2021

Residents34,382
Median age (est.)36
Density7,084per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above61%
No car or van75%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 17%25–44 39%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 39%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 34%Private rent 39%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 11%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 44%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 11%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 38% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional38%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors17%
Administrative6%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 17%Black: 8%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 62%Asian 17%Black 8%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

No religion 40% · Christian 34% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 47%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EC1R.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.