EC3N postcode area · Tower Hamlets

The EC3N postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in City of London, Islington, Tower Hamlets. Area Scores range from 37 to 84 across them. Every full EC3N postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the EC3N district: Tower Hill & Wapping South scores 84 out of 100 (#1,061 of 6,856 nationally) while St George in the East & Wapping North sits at 38 — neighbours on the map, 47 points apart on the index. 2 of the 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £594,000 in Tower Hill & Wapping South to £830,480 in St George in the East & Wapping North. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — City of London, Islington and Tower Hamlets — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£60,597a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime381per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied32%

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 EC3N district

£820,000median home sold over the past year · +3.1% over the year · 10 sales
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat£820,000
Tower Hamlets£495,000
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
Tower Hill & Wapping SouthTower Hamlets 1,06184 £594,000
City of LondonCity of London 1,32181 £800,000
ClerkenwellIslington 3,94042 £630,000
St George in the East & Wapping NorthTower Hamlets 4,25538 £830,480

People living in EC3N Census 2021

Residents34,669
Median age (est.)36
Density6,998per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above64%
No car or van71%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 15%25–44 44%45–64 21%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 44%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 24%Private rent 44%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 12%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 42%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 12%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 40% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 19%

All occupation groups
Professional40%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors19%
Administrative6%
Elementary5%
Caring & leisure4%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 23%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 6%
White 61%Asian 23%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 6%

Religion & identity

No religion 38% · Christian 32% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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 EC3N.

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.