EC4A postcode area · Camden

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

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,304a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime844per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied27%

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
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

People living in EC4A Census 2021

Residents38,897
Median age (est.)37
Density4,958per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above61%
No car or van77%

Age

0–14 9%15–24 19%25–44 37%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 11%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 42%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 11%Social rent 32%Private rent 42%

Households

One person: 48%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 10%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 48%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 10%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 37% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 19%

All occupation groups
Professional37%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional19%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure5%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 19%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 7%
White 61%Asian 19%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 7%

Religion & identity

No religion 38% · Christian 34% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 50%

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 EC4A.

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.