EC2N 2AQ
A postcode in Broad Street, City of London. The nearest bus stop is Threadneedle Street, 3 min on foot; Bank is 4 min on foot.
What’s nearby
Distances and times are walking routes.
How the area measures up
Both figures describe the surrounding neighbourhood, not this postcode alone. Crime in EC2N breaks it down by category.
Deprivation
Less deprived than average
This neighbourhood sits in the 8th tenth of England, ranked 25,325 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
2,563 reports, about 213.6 a month
Within 500 m of here, in the 12 months to July 2026. The police record each report at a point on or near a street, never at an address.
Guides for EC2N
The whole district, not just this postcode.
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Bank Health Club · 10 within 2.0 km 50 m
- 50 m SE · 1 min walk Bank Health Club
- 150 m E · 2 min walk Bannatyne's Health Club
- 250 m E · 3 min walk Fitness First
- 350 m N · 4 min walk Kobox
- 350 m S · 4 min walk Stone
- 400 m NW · 5 min walk PureGym
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk JOHN REED Fitness
- 450 m NW · 5 min walk Light Centre Moorgate
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Cyclebeat
- 600 m S · 7 min walk Fitness First
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Tesco Express · 12 within 1.2 km 60 m
- 60 m E · 1 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 250 m E · 3 min walk M&S Foodhall Marks & Spencer
- 300 m SE · 3 min walk Sainsbury's Local Sainsbury's Local
- 350 m W · 4 min walk Co-op On The Go Co-op Food
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Amazon Fresh Amazon Fresh
- 450 m S · 5 min walk Sainsbury's Local Sainsbury's Local
- 450 m N · 6 min walk Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Little Fresh
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 550 m NE · 6 min walk M&S Simply Food Marks & Spencer
- 550 m SW · 7 min walk Little Waitrose Little Waitrose
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk 4 Convenience
Pharmacies Nearest is Superdrug · 10 within 1.5 km 90 m
Places of worship Nearest is Dutch Church · 12 within 2.0 km 150 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 150 m NE · 2 min walk Dutch Church reformed
- 200 m W · 2 min walk St Margaret Lothbury anglican
- 300 m S · 4 min walk St Michael's Cornhill anglican
- 300 m NE · 4 min walk All Hallows On The Wall anglican
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk St Peter-upon-Cornhill Church anglican
- 350 m E · 4 min walk St Helen's Bishopsgate anglican
- 400 m E · 5 min walk St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate anglican
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Saint Edmund King and Martyr anglican
- 450 m SW · 5 min walk St Mary Woolnoth anglican
- 450 m NE · 6 min walk St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate anglican
- 500 m E · 6 min walk Saint Andrew Undershaft anglican
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk St Stephen Walbrook anglican
Dentists Nearest is CAP City Dental · 10 within 2.0 km 150 m
- 150 m N · 2 min walk CAP City Dental
- 200 m NW · 2 min walk Dentexcel CQC: Regulations not all met
- 200 m NW · 2 min walk Bupa Dental Care
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Finsbury Dental Care
- 250 m N · 3 min walk Bellcourt Dental
- 300 m S · 3 min walk L&Y Dental CQC: Regulations met
- 300 m S · 3 min walk Bupa Dental Care
- 300 m N · 4 min walk City Dental Studio
- 300 m N · 4 min walk Forma Smile
- 350 m SW · 4 min walk Bank of England Dental Unit
GP surgeries Nearest is London Gynaecology at Austin Friars · 10 within 2.0 km 150 m
- 150 m N · 2 min walk London Gynaecology at Austin Friars
- 200 m SE · 2 min walk Pure Sports Medicine CQC: Goodinspected May 2022
- 200 m N · 2 min walk Japan Green Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Jul 2021
- 250 m N · 3 min walk H3 Care
- 250 m S · 3 min walk Bodyscan City
- 300 m N · 4 min walk Nomad Health Technologies
- 300 m N · 4 min walk Medical Prime
- 300 m N · 4 min walk Broadgate Spine & Joint Clinic
- 350 m N · 4 min walk London Wall Clinic
- 350 m NE · 5 min walk HCA Healthcare Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Jan 2020
Bus stops Nearest is Threadneedle Street · 12 within 800 m 200 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 200 m SE · 3 min walk Threadneedle Street facing NStop LN
- 250 m SW · 3 min walk Bank Station / Threadneedle St facing EStop C
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Threadneedle Street facing SStop S
- 300 m SW · 4 min walk Bank Station / Cornhill facing EStop D
- 300 m S · 4 min walk Bishopsgate City of London facing EStop R
- 350 m W · 4 min walk Bank Station / Princes Street facing NStop A
- 350 m SW · 4 min walk Bank Station / Princes Street facing SStop B
- 350 m NW · 4 min walk Great Swan Alley facing S->S
- 350 m W · 4 min walk London Wall facing N->N
- 350 m NE · 4 min walk All Hallows Church facing EStop U
- 350 m SW · 4 min walk Bank Station / Cornhill facing WStop E
- 400 m SE · 5 min walk St Mary Axe facing EStop LR
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Bank · 8 within 5.0 km 300 m
- 300 m SW · 4 min walk Bank Metro or tram entrance
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk Liverpool Street Station Railway station entrance
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Monument Metro or tram entrance
- 550 m NW · 6 min walk Moorgate Station Railway station entrance
- 550 m NE · 7 min walk London Liverpool Street Rail Station Railway station
- 600 m SW · 7 min walk Cannon Street Rail Station Railway station entrance
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk London Cannon Street Rail Station Railway station
- 700 m SW · 8 min walk Mansion House Metro or tram entrance
Parks & green space Nearest is All Hallows London Wall · 10 within 1.5 km 350 m
- 350 m N · 4 min walk All Hallows London Wall
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk St Botolph without Bishopsgate Churchyard
- 500 m N · 6 min walk Finsbury Circus Gardens
- 550 m NW · 6 min walk Girdlers' Garden
- 550 m E · 7 min walk Jubilee Gardens
- 550 m SW · 7 min walk St Stephen Walbrook's Churchyard Garden
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk Fen Court
- 600 m SE · 8 min walk The Garden at 120
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk St Swithin's Church Garden
- 650 m W · 8 min walk Church Yard of St Mary Aldermanbury
Post offices Nearest is Moorgate Post Office · 6 within 2.0 km 400 m
- 400 m NW · 5 min walk Moorgate Post Office
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Doddle
- 700 m E · 8 min walk DX Delivered Exactly
- 700 m S · 8 min walk The City of London Post Office
- 800 m E · 10 min walk Houndsditch Post Office
- 850 m E · 10 min walk Mail Boxes Etc.
Schools Nearest is Fashion Retail Academy · 12 within 2.0 km 500 m
State and independent schools. Ofsted replaced its single overall grade with a report card of separate area grades in November 2025, so a school shows either those area grades, an earlier overall grade with its year, or the result of an ungraded inspection - a check that the previous grade still holds rather than a new judgement. Independent schools are inspected by the ISI, which publishes no grades, so they show none.
Schools in EC2N — every one in the district, compared
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Fashion Retail Academy Ages 16-99
- 700 m E · 9 min walk The Aldgate School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)229 pupilsAges 3-11
- 850 m E · 10 min walk David Game College 247 pupilsAges 13-22
- 950 m W · 11 min walk St Paul's Cathedral School 280 pupilsAges 4-13
- 1.0 km NE · 12 min walk OMG Education 26 pupilsAges 11-18
- 1.0 km N · 12 min walk The Lyceum 126 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk City of London School for Girls 794 pupilsAges 10-18
- 1.2 km SW · 14 min walk City of London School 1,040 pupilsAges 10-18
- 1.2 km E · 15 min walk Royal Mencap Society Ages 16-99
- 1.3 km NW · 15 min walk Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre Ofsted: Good (2022)270 pupilsAges 0-11
- 1.3 km E · 15 min walk English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2022)177 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy Ofsted report card 2026152 pupilsAges 3-11
Libraries Nearest is Guildhall Library · 6 within 3.0 km 650 m
- 650 m W · 8 min walk Guildhall Library
- 850 m E · 10 min walk Artizan Street Library and Community Centre
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Library
- 1.2 km NW · 15 min walk Barbican Library
- 1.5 km S · 18 min walk New Hunt's House Library
- 1.5 km W · 18 min walk St Bride Library
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is South Place Hotel · 10 within 2.0 km 700 m
Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs. Listed by the Food Standards Agency because they serve food, so they carry a hygiene rating for their kitchen rather than a rating of the rooms.
- 700 m N · 8 min walk South Place Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km N · 12 min walk The Montcalm Royal London House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km SE · 12 min walk Citizen M Hotel Restaurant Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Batty Langley's Hotel Kitchen Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk Travelodge Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk Point A Hotel London Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.2 km E · 15 min walk Ibis London City Hotel Restaurant/Bar Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.3 km E · 16 min walk Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge Restaurant Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.4 km E · 17 min walk Travelodge Restaurant Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.5 km NW · 17 min walk Citadines Aparthotel Hygiene 5 - very good
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Baxterstorey @ Oracle · 12 within 1.0 km 700 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 700 m N · 8 min walk Baxterstorey @ Oracle Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2017
- 700 m N · 8 min walk ISS Mediclean @ RSSB Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Mar 2024
- 750 m N · 9 min walk Atis Ropemaker Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jan 2025
- 750 m N · 9 min walk BaxterStorey – CBRE c/o PIC Awaiting inspection
- 750 m N · 9 min walk H&W Catering Ltd Awaiting inspection
- 750 m N · 9 min walk Starbucks Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2026
- 750 m N · 9 min walk Tossed Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Mar 2025
- 850 m NW · 10 min walk Genuine Dining @ Ropemaker Place Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Sep 2024
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Blank Street Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Oct 2025
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Bennett Hay @ Inmarsat Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Mar 2024
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Industrious Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Apr 2026
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Itsu Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Aug 2026
Takeaways Nearest is Mai Sushi @ Marks & Spencer · 10 within 1.0 km 700 m
- 700 m N · 9 min walk Mai Sushi @ Marks & Spencer Awaiting inspection
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk Donburi & Co Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Garbanzos Falafel & Hummus Bar Hygiene 4 - good
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m E · 11 min walk YEYE'S Noodle & Dumpling Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk The Genuine Dining Company Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m N · 11 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m E · 11 min walk Ji The Chicken Shop, Fries Chicken, Fries Cooked Rice, Cooked Noodles Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m E · 12 min walk Chun Fun How Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km E · 12 min walk Wasuya Hygiene 3 - satisfactory
Pubs & bars Nearest is All Bar One · 12 within 1.2 km 800 m
- 800 m N · 9 min walk All Bar One Hygiene 5 - very good
- 800 m N · 10 min walk The 1 Bar Hygiene 5 - very good
- 800 m NE · 10 min walk Grapeshots Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk Boulebar Hygiene 4 - good
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk Enoteca Super Tuscan Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m N · 10 min walk The Flying Horse Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m E · 11 min walk Star By Liverpool Street, Firestarter Awaiting inspection
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk Chapter House Student Living Bar Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m E · 12 min walk The Bell PH Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m N · 12 min walk Finch's PH Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m NE · 12 min walk The Gun Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km N · 12 min walk Platform Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Barbican Playgroup · 5 within 1.5 km 800 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in EC2N — every one in the district, compared
- 800 m NW · 10 min walk Barbican Playgroup Sessional day care20 places
- 900 m NW · 11 min walk Newpark Childcare Centre Full day careOfsted: Outstanding26 places
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk Hatching Dragons City Full day careOfsted: Good60 places
- 1.0 km N · 12 min walk Hopes And Dreams Montessori Nursery School Worship Street Full day care34 places
- 1.4 km NW · 17 min walk City Child Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good56 places
Playgrounds Nearest is Playground · 8 within 1.2 km 900 m
- 900 m NW · 11 min walk Playground
- 950 m E · 12 min walk Playground
- 1.2 km E · 14 min walk Playground
- 1.2 km NW · 14 min walk Playground
- 1.2 km E · 15 min walk Playground
- 1.2 km SE · 14 min walk Playground
- 1.3 km E · 15 min walk Playground
- 1.3 km NW · 16 min walk Playground
Hospitals Nearest is St Bartholomew's Hospital · 6 within 8.0 km 1.2 km
- 1.2 km W · 14 min walk St Bartholomew's Hospital
- 1.3 km S · 15 min walk London Bridge Hospital CQC: Outstandinginspected Sep 2023
- 1.5 km NW · 18 min walk CRGH
- 1.7 km S · 20 min walk Guy's Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2016
- 1.8 km N · 21 min walk Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus)
- 1.9 km NE · 22 min walk Mildmay Mission Hospital
Vets Nearest is Medivet · 5 within 2.5 km 1.7 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 1.7 km NW · 21 min walk Medivet
- 2.4 km N · 29 min walk The Hoxton Vet
- 2.5 km NE · 30 min walk Hello Vet
- 2.8 km NW · 34 min walk Amwell Veterinary Practice
- 2.9 km S · 34 min walk Medivet
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- EC2N 2AN 10 m
- EC2N 2QQ 30 m
- EC2N 2HD 40 m
- EC2N 2DQ 40 m
- EC2N 1DW 50 m
- EC2N 1AR 50 m
- EC2N 2AD 50 m
- EC2N 2AT 50 m
- EC2R 8HG 60 m
- EC2N 2HA 80 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.514973
- Longitude
- -0.085995
- OS grid reference
- TQ 329 812
- Easting / Northing
- 532906 / 181297
- Introduced
- December 1998
- Postcode type
- Small user (several addresses share it)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Ward | Broad Street |
| Parish | City of London, unparished area |
| Constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Police force | London, City of |
| Built up area | City and County of the City of London |
| NHS region | London |
| Integrated care board | NHS North East London Integrated Care Board |
| Travel to work area | London |
Census geography
| Rural / urban | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
|---|---|
| LSOA (2021) | City of London 001FE01032739 |
| MSOA (2021) | City of London 001E02000001 |
| Output area (2021) | E00166755 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |