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
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of LondonCity of London | 1,321 | 81 | £800,000 |
| Strand, St James & MayfairWestminster | 3,624 | 47 | £1,402,000 |
| ClerkenwellIslington | 3,940 | 42 | £630,000 |
| Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury SouthCamden | 4,214 | 38 | £582,500 |
| Hatton Garden & Theobalds RoadCamden | 5,263 | 23 | £740,000 |
People living in EC4A Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 37% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 19%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 37% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 19% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Caring & leisure | 5% |
| Elementary | 5% |
| Sales & customer service | 4% |
| Skilled trades | 3% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
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.