EC4A postcode area

The EC4A postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Camden, City of London, Islington, Westminster. Area Scores range from 23 to 80 across them.

In summary

The EC4A 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. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £582,500 in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South to £1,402,000 in Strand, St James & Mayfair — a 2.4× gap within the EC4A district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Camden, City of London, Islington and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
City of LondonCity of London 1,32181 £800,000
Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster 3,62447 £1,402,000
ClerkenwellIslington 3,94042 £630,000
Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury SouthCamden 4,21438 £582,500
Hatton Garden & Theobalds RoadCamden 5,26323 £740,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around EC4A.

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