EC2V 5DZ
A postcode in Bassishaw, City of London. The nearest bus stop is London Wall, 3 min on foot; Moorgate Station 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 EC2V breaks it down by category.
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas
This neighbourhood sits in the 10th tenth of England, ranked 31,203 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
2,218 reports, about 184.8 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 EC2V
The whole district, not just this postcode.
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Parks & green space Nearest is Church Yard of St Mary Aldermanbury · 10 within 1.5 km 150 m
- 150 m W · 2 min walk Church Yard of St Mary Aldermanbury
- 150 m NW · 2 min walk Brewers' Hall Garden
- 150 m E · 2 min walk Girdlers' Garden
- 250 m N · 3 min walk St Alphage Gardens
- 300 m N · 4 min walk Salters' Garden
- 350 m W · 4 min walk St Olave Silver Street
- 350 m W · 4 min walk St John Zachary
- 400 m W · 5 min walk Plaisterers Garden
- 450 m W · 5 min walk St Mary Staining
- 600 m N · 7 min walk Speed Garden
Libraries Nearest is Guildhall Library · 6 within 3.0 km 150 m
- 150 m SW · 2 min walk Guildhall Library
- 800 m NW · 9 min walk Barbican Library
- 1.3 km E · 15 min walk Artizan Street Library and Community Centre
- 1.3 km W · 15 min walk St Bride Library
- 1.4 km W · 17 min walk Shoe Lane Library
- 1.6 km NW · 19 min walk Marx Memorial Library
GP surgeries Nearest is Basinghall Health Centre · 10 within 2.0 km 200 m
- 200 m SE · 2 min walk Basinghall Health Centre CQC: Goodinspected Jun 2023
- 200 m S · 2 min walk Bupa Health Centre - Basinghall
- 300 m SE · 4 min walk The Mole Clinic
- 300 m E · 4 min walk One5 Health City
- 300 m E · 4 min walk Cleveland Clinic Moorgate Outpatient Centre
- 400 m E · 5 min walk My Vital Metrics
- 400 m E · 5 min walk THMG sk:n London
- 450 m S · 5 min walk One Heart Clinic City
- 550 m E · 6 min walk Japan Green Medical Centre CQC: Goodinspected Jul 2021
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing CQC: Goodinspected Nov 2019
Bus stops Nearest is London Wall · 12 within 800 m 250 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk London Wall facing N->N
- 250 m NE · 3 min walk London Wall / Moorgate Station facing WStop N
- 300 m SE · 4 min walk Great Swan Alley facing S->S
- 300 m NE · 4 min walk London Wall / Moorgate Station facing EStop A
- 350 m W · 4 min walk London Wall (West) facing WStop BH
- 350 m W · 4 min walk London Wall (West) facing EStop BE
- 350 m SE · 4 min walk Bank Station / Princes Street facing NStop A
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk Moorgate Station facing SStop L
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Bank Station / Poultry facing EStop K
- 450 m SE · 5 min walk Bank Station / Princes Street facing SStop B
- 450 m S · 5 min walk Poultry / Bank Station facing WStop L
- 450 m NE · 6 min walk Moorgate Station facing NStop B
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Co-op On The Go · 12 within 1.2 km 250 m
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk Co-op On The Go Co-op Food
- 300 m NE · 4 min walk 4 Convenience
- 350 m E · 4 min walk Little Fresh
- 450 m S · 5 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 600 m SW · 7 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Marks & Spencer
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk Co-op Food Co-op Food
- 650 m S · 8 min walk Little Waitrose Little Waitrose
- 650 m N · 8 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 700 m NE · 9 min walk Tesco
- 800 m NW · 9 min walk Geranium
Places of worship Nearest is The Guild Church of Saint Lawrence Jewry · 12 within 2.0 km 300 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 300 m S · 4 min walk The Guild Church of Saint Lawrence Jewry anglican
- 400 m SE · 5 min walk St Margaret Lothbury anglican
- 400 m NW · 5 min walk St Giles-without-Cripplegate anglican
- 450 m W · 5 min walk St. Anne and St. Agnes anglican
- 500 m W · 6 min walk St Botolph's-without-Aldersgate Church anglican
- 550 m SW · 6 min walk St Vedast anglican
- 550 m S · 6 min walk St. Mary-Le-Bow anglican
- 550 m E · 7 min walk Dutch Church reformed
- 600 m S · 7 min walk St Mary Aldermary anglican
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk St Mary Woolnoth anglican
- 600 m S · 7 min walk St Stephen Walbrook anglican
- 700 m NE · 8 min walk Catholic Church of St Mary, Moorfields roman_catholic
Dentists Nearest is Barbican Dental Practice · 10 within 2.0 km 350 m
- 350 m NW · 4 min walk Barbican Dental Practice
- 400 m SE · 5 min walk Dentexcel CQC: Regulations not all met
- 400 m E · 5 min walk Bupa Dental Care
- 400 m SE · 5 min walk Bank of England Dental Unit
- 450 m NE · 6 min walk ODL Dental Clinic
- 500 m E · 6 min walk Forma Smile
- 500 m E · 6 min walk City Dental Studio
- 500 m E · 6 min walk Bellcourt Dental
- 500 m E · 6 min walk Finsbury Dental Care
- 550 m S · 6 min walk Bow Lane Dental Group
Post offices Nearest is Moorgate Post Office · 6 within 2.0 km 350 m
- 350 m E · 4 min walk Moorgate Post Office
- 800 m NW · 10 min walk Mail Boxes Etc.
- 950 m SE · 12 min walk The City of London Post Office
- 1.0 km E · 12 min walk Doddle
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk DX Delivered Exactly
- 1.2 km W · 15 min walk Mail Boxes Etc.
Railway & tram stations Nearest is Moorgate Station · 8 within 5.0 km 350 m
- 350 m NE · 4 min walk Moorgate Station Railway station entrance
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Bank Metro or tram entrance
- 600 m SW · 7 min walk St. Paul's Station Metro or tram entrance
- 600 m S · 7 min walk Mansion House Metro or tram entrance
- 700 m S · 9 min walk Cannon Street Rail Station Railway station entrance
- 750 m NW · 9 min walk Barbican Metro or tram entrance
- 750 m S · 9 min walk London Cannon Street Rail Station Railway station
- 800 m E · 10 min walk Liverpool Street Underground Station Metro or underground station
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Pure Ride · 10 within 2.0 km 350 m
- 350 m NE · 4 min walk Pure Ride
- 350 m E · 4 min walk PureGym
- 350 m E · 4 min walk Light Centre Moorgate
- 550 m W · 7 min walk Virgin Active
- 550 m E · 7 min walk Kobox
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing
- 600 m W · 7 min walk PureGym
- 600 m SW · 7 min walk WIT
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk WIT
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Bank Health Club
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Newpark Childcare Centre · 5 within 1.5 km 350 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in EC2V — every one in the district, compared
- 350 m NW · 4 min walk Newpark Childcare Centre Full day careOfsted: Outstanding26 places
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Hatching Dragons City Full day careOfsted: Good60 places
- 500 m N · 6 min walk Barbican Playgroup Sessional day care20 places
- 950 m NW · 11 min walk City Child Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good56 places
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Hopes And Dreams Montessori Nursery School Worship Street Full day care34 places
Schools Nearest is Fashion Retail Academy · 12 within 2.0 km 400 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 EC2V — every one in the district, compared
- 400 m NE · 5 min walk Fashion Retail Academy Ages 16-99
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk City of London School for Girls 794 pupilsAges 10-18
- 700 m SW · 8 min walk St Paul's Cathedral School 280 pupilsAges 4-13
- 900 m NW · 11 min walk Charterhouse Square School 301 pupilsAges 3-11
- 900 m N · 11 min walk Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre Ofsted: Good (2022)Primary school270 pupilsAges 0-11
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk The Lyceum 126 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.1 km SW · 13 min walk City of London School 1,040 pupilsAges 10-18
- 1.1 km N · 14 min walk City of London Primary Academy, Islington Ofsted: Outstanding (2019)Primary school348 pupilsAges 4-11
- 1.2 km E · 15 min walk The Aldgate School Ofsted: Outstanding (2024)Primary school229 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.3 km NE · 16 min walk Central Foundation Boys' School Secondary school1,152 pupilsAges 11-18
- 1.3 km NW · 16 min walk Dallington School 45 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.4 km N · 17 min walk St Luke's CofE Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)Primary school208 pupilsAges 3-11
Pharmacies Nearest is Boots · 10 within 1.5 km 450 m
- 450 m S · 5 min walk Boots
- 450 m NE · 5 min walk Boots
- 450 m SW · 5 min walk Superdrug
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Superdrug
- 700 m SW · 8 min walk Boots
- 800 m S · 9 min walk Boots
- 850 m E · 10 min walk Boots
- 900 m N · 11 min walk Portmans Pharmacy
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk Chauhan S Chemist
- 1.1 km E · 13 min walk Boots
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is BaxterStorey – CBRE c/o PIC · 12 within 1.0 km 550 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 550 m NE · 6 min walk BaxterStorey – CBRE c/o PIC Awaiting inspection
- 550 m NE · 7 min walk Genuine Dining @ Ropemaker Place Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Sep 2024
- 550 m NE · 7 min walk ISS Mediclean @ RSSB Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Mar 2024
- 550 m NE · 7 min walk Baxterstorey @ Oracle Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2017
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Atis Ropemaker Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jan 2025
- 700 m N · 8 min walk Lexington Catering@Slaughter & May Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jul 2026
- 700 m NE · 8 min walk Industrious Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Apr 2026
- 700 m NE · 8 min walk Itsu Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Aug 2026
- 700 m NE · 9 min walk Blank Street Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Oct 2025
- 700 m NE · 9 min walk Bennett Hay @ Inmarsat Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Mar 2024
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Apr 2026
- 900 m N · 11 min walk La Passione Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Feb 2025
Takeaways Nearest is Mai Sushi @ Marks & Spencer · 10 within 1.0 km 600 m
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Mai Sushi @ Marks & Spencer Awaiting inspection
- 650 m N · 8 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 700 m NE · 8 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 700 m NE · 9 min walk Garbanzos Falafel & Hummus Bar Hygiene 4 - good
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk Subway Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m N · 11 min walk Jiak Malaysian Street Food Hygiene 4 - good
- 950 m N · 11 min walk Sushi Daily@Waitrose Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m NE · 11 min walk Pret a Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km N · 12 min walk Barbican Express / The Wrap Guys Awaiting inspection
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk New East House Hygiene 5 - very good
Playgrounds Nearest is Playground · 8 within 1.2 km 600 m
- 600 m N · 7 min walk Playground
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Playground
- 1.0 km N · 12 min walk Playground
- 1.1 km NW · 13 min walk Playground
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk Playground
- 1.3 km N · 16 min walk Playground
- 1.3 km N · 16 min walk Playground
- 1.3 km NW · 16 min walk Playground
Pubs & bars Nearest is All Bar One · 12 within 1.2 km 650 m
- 650 m NE · 8 min walk All Bar One Hygiene 5 - very good
- 800 m NE · 10 min walk Finch's PH Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk The Flying Horse Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk Platform Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk Singer Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m NE · 11 min walk For Your Eyes Only Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m N · 12 min walk Two Brewers Public House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NE · 12 min walk The 1 Bar Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk Be At One Farringdon Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk The Fox and Anchor Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk Simmons Farringdon Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km N · 13 min walk The Honourable Artillery Company Hygiene 5 - very good
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is South Place Hotel · 10 within 2.0 km 650 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.
- 650 m NE · 8 min walk South Place Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 900 m NE · 11 min walk The Montcalm Royal London House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m NW · 11 min walk Citadines Aparthotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 950 m NE · 11 min walk Travelodge Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk Malmaison Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Point A Hotel London Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.4 km NW · 17 min walk The Zetter Townhouse Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.4 km N · 17 min walk Z Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.4 km NW · 17 min walk YOTEL London Clerkenwell Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.5 km NE · 18 min walk Batty Langley's Hotel Kitchen Hygiene 5 - very good
Hospitals Nearest is St Bartholomew's Hospital · 6 within 8.0 km 750 m
- 750 m W · 9 min walk St Bartholomew's Hospital
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk CRGH
- 1.5 km N · 18 min walk Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus)
- 1.5 km S · 18 min walk London Bridge Hospital CQC: Outstandinginspected Sep 2023
- 1.9 km S · 23 min walk Guy's Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2016
- 1.9 km W · 23 min walk Medlabs Diagnostics
Vets Nearest is Medivet · 5 within 2.5 km 1.2 km
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 1.2 km NW · 15 min walk Medivet
- 2.4 km NW · 28 min walk Amwell Veterinary Practice
- 2.5 km N · 30 min walk The Hoxton Vet
- 2.7 km N · 33 min walk Snoots
- 2.8 km NE · 33 min walk Hello Vet
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- EC2V 5DE 50 m
- EC2V 7HS 70 m
- EC2V 5DS 70 m
- EC2Y 5AY 70 m
- EC2V 7JN 80 m
- EC2V 5HA 90 m
- EC2V 5DD 90 m
- EC2P 2SA 90 m
- EC2V 7AZ 100 m
- EC2V 7BP 100 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.516759
- Longitude
- -0.091844
- OS grid reference
- TQ 324 814
- Easting / Northing
- 532495 / 181485
- Introduced
- June 2003
- Postcode type
- Small user (several addresses share it)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Ward | Bassishaw |
| 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 001BE01000002 |
| MSOA (2021) | City of London 001E02000001 |
| Output area (2021) | E00000021 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |