EC2P postcode area · Islington

The EC2P postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in City of London, Hackney, Islington. Area Scores range from 29 to 80 across them. Every full EC2P postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the EC2P district: City of London scores 81 out of 100 (#1,321 of 6,856 nationally) while Old Street & St Luke's sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 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 £600,000 in Old Street & St Luke's to £800,000 in City of London. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — City of London, Hackney and Islington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£56,725a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime466per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied25%

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

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
City of LondonCity of London 1,32181 £800,000
ShoreditchHackney 3,52848 £640,000
ClerkenwellIslington 3,94042 £630,000
Old Street & St Luke'sIslington 4,86529 £600,000

People living in EC2P Census 2021

Residents36,516
Median age (est.)35
Density7,000per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above62%
No car or van77%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 18%25–44 42%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 12%Mortgage/shared: 13%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 12%Mortgage/shared 13%Social rent 33%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 43%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 10%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 43%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 38% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 18%

All occupation groups
Professional38%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors18%
Administrative6%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 14%Black: 10%Mixed: 6%Other: 8%
White 61%Asian 14%Black 10%Mixed 6%Other 8%

Religion & identity

No religion 41% · Christian 34% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 49%

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 EC2P.

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.