EC2Y 5HN
A large-user postcode in Aldersgate, City of London. The nearest bus stop is London Wall (West), a minute away; St. Paul's 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 EC2Y breaks it down by category.
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas
This neighbourhood sits in the 9th tenth of England, ranked 26,525 of 32,844. Measured across the surrounding LSOA, so it describes the area rather than this postcode alone.
Reported crime
2,141 reports, about 178.4 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 EC2Y
The whole district, not just this postcode.
What properties sell for
Every registered sale, as recorded by HM Land Registry. Repossessions and transfers to a company are excluded, so these are open-market prices.
Median sale price
£865,210
EC2Y had too few sales to report on its own, so this is across 346 sales in the wider EC2Y district between January 2022 and July 2026.
By property type
2 kinds sold
Medians over the same period. A type with only one or two sales behind it is a single house, not a market.
Everything, category by category
Closest kind first. Open a section for the full list.
Nurseries & childcare Nearest is Hatching Dragons City · 5 within 1.5 km 90 m
Ofsted-registered nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.
Childcare in EC2Y — every one in the district, compared
- 90 m NW · 1 min walk Hatching Dragons City Full day careOfsted: Good60 places
- 300 m NE · 4 min walk Newpark Childcare Centre Full day careOfsted: Outstanding26 places
- 450 m E · 5 min walk Barbican Playgroup Sessional day care20 places
- 550 m N · 7 min walk City Child Nursery Full day careOfsted: Good56 places
- 1.3 km NE · 15 min walk Hopes And Dreams Montessori Nursery School Worship Street Full day care34 places
Bus stops Nearest is London Wall (West) · 12 within 800 m 100 m
Stops from the National Public Transport Access Nodes dataset.
- 100 m E · 1 min walk London Wall (West) facing EStop BE
- 100 m NW · 1 min walk London Wall (West) facing SStop BD
- 100 m SE · 1 min walk London Wall (West) facing WStop BH
- 200 m W · 2 min walk Little Britain facing NEStop SV
- 200 m NW · 2 min walk Aldersgate Street facing NStop BC
- 250 m SW · 3 min walk King Edward Street facing E->E
- 300 m SW · 3 min walk King Edward Street / St Pauls Station facing NStop SX
- 300 m S · 4 min walk St. Paul's Station facing SStop SW
- 400 m SW · 5 min walk St. Paul's Station facing WStop SP
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk St. Paul's Station facing WStop SQ
- 500 m N · 6 min walk Beech Street facing EStop BN
- 550 m SW · 7 min walk King Edward Street facing EStop ST
Places of worship Nearest is St Botolph's-without-Aldersgate Church · 12 within 2.0 km 150 m
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples and other places of worship.
- 150 m SW · 2 min walk St Botolph's-without-Aldersgate Church anglican
- 250 m S · 3 min walk St. Anne and St. Agnes anglican
- 350 m NE · 4 min walk St Giles-without-Cripplegate anglican
- 400 m S · 5 min walk St Vedast anglican
- 450 m W · 5 min walk St Bartholomew The Less anglican
- 450 m NW · 6 min walk St Bartholomew-The Great anglican
- 550 m SE · 6 min walk The Guild Church of Saint Lawrence Jewry anglican
- 550 m W · 7 min walk St. Sepulchre's Church anglican
- 650 m N · 8 min walk Eglwys Jewin Church presbyterian
- 650 m S · 8 min walk St Paul's Cathedral anglican
- 650 m S · 8 min walk St. Mary-Le-Bow anglican
- 750 m SW · 9 min walk The Church Of St Martin Within Ludgate anglican
Gyms & leisure Nearest is Virgin Active · 10 within 2.0 km 150 m
- 150 m W · 2 min walk Virgin Active
- 250 m SW · 3 min walk PureGym
- 500 m E · 6 min walk Pure Ride
- 500 m N · 6 min walk Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing
- 500 m S · 6 min walk WIT
- 500 m S · 6 min walk WIT
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Light Centre Moorgate
- 600 m E · 7 min walk PureGym
- 650 m N · 8 min walk Golden Lane Leisure Centre
- 700 m NE · 8 min walk Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing
Parks & green space Nearest is St Olave Silver Street · 10 within 1.5 km 150 m
- 150 m SE · 2 min walk St Olave Silver Street
- 150 m S · 2 min walk Plaisterers Garden
- 200 m SW · 2 min walk Postman's Park
- 250 m S · 3 min walk St Anne & St Agnes
- 250 m SE · 3 min walk St Mary Staining
- 250 m S · 3 min walk St John Zachary
- 300 m E · 4 min walk Brewers' Hall Garden
- 350 m E · 4 min walk St Alphage Gardens
- 350 m N · 4 min walk Thomas More Garden
- 400 m E · 5 min walk Salters' Garden
Dentists Nearest is Barbican Dental Practice · 10 within 2.0 km 250 m
- 250 m E · 3 min walk Barbican Dental Practice
- 350 m NW · 4 min walk Barbican Orthodontic Clinic
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Malmin Dental
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Malmin Orthodontics Barbican
- 450 m SW · 5 min walk Bupa Dental Care
- 450 m NW · 6 min walk Dentistry100
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk St Clements Dental Care
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Zero Seven Dental Practice
- 650 m SW · 8 min walk St Paul's Medical & Dental
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk City Dental Clinic
Playgrounds Nearest is Playground · 8 within 1.2 km 300 m
- 300 m N · 4 min walk Playground
- 550 m NE · 7 min walk Playground
- 700 m N · 8 min walk Playground
- 800 m N · 9 min walk Playground
- 950 m N · 11 min walk Playground
- 950 m NW · 12 min walk Playground
- 1.1 km N · 13 min walk Seward Street Playground
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk Playground
Supermarkets & shops Nearest is Tesco Express · 12 within 1.2 km 300 m
- 300 m S · 4 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 400 m S · 5 min walk Co-op Food Co-op Food
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Nelhart News
- 450 m N · 5 min walk Geranium
- 500 m SW · 6 min walk Sainsbury's Local Sainsbury's Local
- 550 m SW · 6 min walk Nightingate Foods
- 550 m E · 7 min walk 4 Convenience
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Little Fresh
- 650 m W · 8 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Co-op On The Go Co-op Food
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk Tesco Express Tesco Express
Railway & tram stations Nearest is St. Paul's Station · 8 within 5.0 km 350 m
- 350 m S · 4 min walk St. Paul's Station Metro or tram entrance
- 350 m N · 4 min walk Barbican Metro or tram entrance
- 450 m NW · 5 min walk Farringdon Station Railway station entrance
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Moorgate Underground Station Metro or underground platform
- 650 m W · 8 min walk City Thameslink Railway station entrance
- 750 m S · 9 min walk Mansion House Metro or tram entrance
- 850 m SE · 10 min walk Bank Metro or tram entrance
- 1.0 km SE · 12 min walk Cannon Street Station Metro or tram entrance
GP surgeries Nearest is The Neaman Practice · 10 within 2.0 km 350 m
- 350 m NW · 4 min walk The Neaman Practice
- 350 m S · 4 min walk CREATE Fertility
- 350 m W · 4 min walk Moorfields @ Barts
- 400 m W · 5 min walk St Barts Sexual Health Clinic
- 450 m SW · 5 min walk Randox Health
- 450 m N · 6 min walk Nuffield Health Barbican Medical Centre
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Pure Sports Medicine Limited CQC: Good
- 550 m N · 7 min walk St. Pancras Clinical Research
- 600 m SE · 7 min walk Bupa Health Centre - Basinghall
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk The Mittal Hair Clinic
Hospitals Nearest is St Bartholomew's Hospital · 6 within 8.0 km 350 m
- 350 m W · 4 min walk St Bartholomew's Hospital
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk CRGH
- 1.5 km W · 18 min walk Medlabs Diagnostics
- 1.6 km N · 19 min walk Moorfields Eye Hospital (City Road campus)
- 1.9 km SE · 23 min walk London Bridge Hospital CQC: Outstandinginspected Sep 2023
- 2.3 km S · 28 min walk Guy's Hospital CQC: Goodinspected Mar 2016
Schools Nearest is City of London School for Girls · 12 within 2.0 km 350 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 EC2Y — every one in the district, compared
- 350 m NE · 4 min walk City of London School for Girls 794 pupilsAges 10-18
- 500 m NW · 6 min walk Charterhouse Square School 301 pupilsAges 3-11
- 500 m S · 6 min walk St Paul's Cathedral School 280 pupilsAges 4-13
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Fashion Retail Academy Ages 16-99
- 750 m N · 9 min walk City of London Primary Academy, Islington Ofsted: Outstanding (2019)348 pupilsAges 4-11
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre Ofsted: Good (2022)270 pupilsAges 0-11
- 950 m S · 11 min walk City of London School 1,040 pupilsAges 10-18
- 950 m N · 11 min walk Dallington School 45 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.1 km NW · 13 min walk St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good (2023)222 pupilsAges 2-11
- 1.3 km NE · 15 min walk The Lyceum 126 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.4 km W · 16 min walk St Alban's Church of England Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (2024)81 pupilsAges 3-11
- 1.4 km N · 16 min walk St Luke's CofE Primary School Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)208 pupilsAges 3-11
Post offices Nearest is Mail Boxes Etc. · 6 within 2.0 km 400 m
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Mail Boxes Etc.
- 600 m E · 7 min walk Moorgate Post Office
- 950 m W · 11 min walk Farringdon Road Post Office
- 950 m SW · 12 min walk Mail Boxes Etc.
- 1.2 km N · 14 min walk Onflight Couriers
- 1.5 km NE · 18 min walk Old Street Post Office
Restaurants & cafes Nearest is Vecchio Parioli Restaurant · 12 within 1.0 km 400 m
Food hygiene ratings come from the Food Standards Agency.
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Vecchio Parioli Restaurant Hygiene 4 - goodrated Aug 2023
- 400 m N · 5 min walk Gate Grill House Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Jul 2025
- 500 m N · 6 min walk Catch Up Cafe London Limited Hygiene 2 - improvement neededrated Apr 2025
- 500 m N · 6 min walk Gusto - The Italian Experience Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Sep 2025
- 550 m N · 6 min walk Charles Artisan Bread Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Sep 2025
- 550 m NW · 7 min walk The Shield Cafe Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Apr 2023
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Le Cafe Du Marche Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Apr 2026
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Paul Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Dec 2025
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Mypixxa Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Jun 2026
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Queen Elizabeth II Care Home Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Jan 2025
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk St John Bar and Restaurant Hygiene 3 - satisfactoryrated Nov 2025
- 700 m NW · 8 min walk Lexington@ Live Nation Hygiene 5 - very goodrated Nov 2025
Libraries Nearest is Guildhall Library · 6 within 3.0 km 450 m
- 450 m SE · 5 min walk Guildhall Library
- 600 m NE · 7 min walk Barbican Library
- 1.0 km SW · 12 min walk St Bride Library
- 1.0 km W · 12 min walk Shoe Lane Library
- 1.2 km NW · 14 min walk Marx Memorial Library
- 1.4 km W · 17 min walk Maughan Library
Pharmacies Nearest is Superdrug · 10 within 1.5 km 500 m
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Superdrug
- 500 m S · 6 min walk Boots
- 650 m N · 8 min walk Chauhan S Chemist
- 650 m SE · 8 min walk Boots
- 650 m E · 8 min walk Boots
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk Portmans Pharmacy
- 950 m W · 11 min walk Boots
- 1.0 km SE · 12 min walk Superdrug
- 1.0 km W · 12 min walk Boots
- 1.1 km SE · 14 min walk Boots
Hotels & guest houses Nearest is Citadines Aparthotel · 10 within 2.0 km 550 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.
- 550 m N · 6 min walk Citadines Aparthotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Malmaison Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m E · 10 min walk South Place Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk The Zetter Townhouse Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.0 km NW · 12 min walk YOTEL London Clerkenwell Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.1 km NE · 13 min walk The Montcalm Royal London House Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.2 km NE · 14 min walk Travelodge Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.3 km NE · 16 min walk Point A Hotel London Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.5 km N · 18 min walk NHOW Hotel Hygiene 5 - very good
- 1.6 km NE · 19 min walk Z Shoreditch Hygiene 5 - very good
Pubs & bars Nearest is Be At One Farringdon · 12 within 1.2 km 600 m
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Be At One Farringdon Hygiene 5 - very good
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk The Fox and Anchor Hygiene 5 - very good
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk The Hope Hygiene 5 - very good
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Simmons Farringdon Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Vinoteca Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Space Talk Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk The Boundary Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Crown & Pepper Farringdon Hygiene 4 - good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Fabric Hygiene 5 - very good
- 750 m NW · 9 min walk The White Bear Hygiene 5 - very good
- 800 m NW · 10 min walk The Chocolate Cocktail Club Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m NE · 10 min walk Two Brewers Public House Hygiene 5 - very good
Takeaways Nearest is Pret A Manger · 10 within 1.0 km 600 m
- 600 m NW · 7 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk German Doner & Grand Chips Hygiene 5 - very good
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Subway Awaiting inspection
- 650 m NW · 8 min walk Buy & Bite Hygiene 5 - very good
- 700 m N · 8 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 750 m NE · 9 min walk Pret A Manger Hygiene 5 - very good
- 800 m NW · 9 min walk Mugen Hygiene 3 - satisfactory
- 800 m NE · 9 min walk Jiak Malaysian Street Food Hygiene 4 - good
- 800 m NE · 10 min walk Sushi Daily@Waitrose Hygiene 5 - very good
- 850 m N · 10 min walk Barbican Express / The Wrap Guys Awaiting inspection
Vets Nearest is Medivet · 6 within 2.5 km 800 m
Veterinary practices from OpenStreetMap. The RCVS accredits practices but publishes no open dataset, so there is no rating here to show.
- 800 m N · 10 min walk Medivet
- 2.0 km NW · 24 min walk Amwell Veterinary Practice
- 2.3 km N · 28 min walk Snoots
- 2.7 km NE · 32 min walk The Hoxton Vet
- 2.8 km N · 34 min walk Medivet
- 3.0 km NE · 36 min walk Hello Vet
Streets next door
The closest other postcodes to this one.
- EC2Y 5DN 10 m
- EC2Y 8AA 40 m
- EC2Y 5EA 60 m
- EC2Y 5EB 60 m
- EC2Y 5JU 60 m
- EC2Y 8BP 100 m
- EC2V 7BQ 100 m
- EC2V 7EE 100 m
- EC2Y 5AP 100 m
- EC2Y 5BN 100 m
Reference data
Coordinates and the official geography this postcode belongs to.
- Latitude
- 51.517798
- Longitude
- -0.096067
- OS grid reference
- TQ 321 815
- Easting / Northing
- 532199 / 181593
- Introduced
- January 1980
- Postcode type
- Large user (one address, high mail volume)
Administrative areas
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Ward | Aldersgate |
| 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 001AE01000001 |
| MSOA (2021) | City of London 001E02000001 |
| Output area (2021) | E00000007 |
| Coordinate accuracy | Within the building of the matched address |