City Road, London, EC1Y 2AF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1Y 2AF is primarily male, with 61.2% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	31.9%	38.8%	6.9%	51.0%	-12.2%
Male	68.1%	61.2%	-6.9%	49.0%	12.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around EC1Y 2AF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	68%	61.9%	-6.1%	37.9%	24.0%
Married: Opposite sex	23.7%	22.4%	-1.3%	44.2%	-21.8%
Married: Same sex	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.3%	1.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.1%	2.6%
Separated	1%	3.4%	2.4%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	5.7%	7.5%	1.8%	9.1%	-1.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	69.1%	53.6%	-15.5%	48.4%	5.2%
Good health	26%	35.3%	9.3%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	3.9%	9.2%	5.3%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	0.5%	2%	1.5%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around EC1Y 2AF this area, 7.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 77.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.6%	7.4%	4.8%	18.2%	-10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.1%	2%	-2.1%	9.6%	-7.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.1%	0.7%	-2.4%	13.4%	-12.7%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	16.9%	-10.2%
Degree or Similar	70.6%	77.9%	7.3%	33.8%	44.1%
Other	12.4%	3.4%	-9.0%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.5%	2%	0.5%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	5.9%	2%	-3.9%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	3.9%	9.2%	5.3%	3.1%	6.1%
Pakistani	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	6.9%	3.9%	-3.0%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	2.5%	-1.8%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	3.4%	0.7%	-2.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.4%	3.9%	0.5%	0.8%	3.1%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2%	3.3%	1.3%	0.8%	2.5%
White	67.2%	65.8%	-1.4%	81.4%	-15.6%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.5%	5.9%	4.4%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.7%	41.3%	-0.4%	83.2%	-41.9%
European Union	17.2%	27.7%	10.5%	6.1%	21.6%
Rest of Europe	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	2.7%	-2.1%
Middle East and Asia	15.2%	16.8%	1.6%	5.6%	11.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	15.7%	9%	-6.7%	1.3%	7.7%
Oceania	3.4%	0.6%	-2.8%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 15.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	39.2%	41.8%	2.6%	83.2%	-41.4%
10+ Years	17.2%	15.7%	-1.5%	9.8%	5.9%
5-10 Years	21.6%	14.4%	-7.2%	2.9%	11.5%
2-5 Years	9.3%	18.3%	9.0%	2.2%	16.1%
Less than 2 years	12.7%	9.8%	-2.9%	1.9%	7.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.3%	76.7%	-26.4%
Ireland	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
France	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	7%	1.5%	5.5%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Eastern Asia	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	7.6%	0.3%	7.3%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	2.5%	13.5%	-11.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.1%	37.2%	2.9%
Christian	32.9%	46.2%	-13.3%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	6.6%	1.7%	4.9%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	3.9%	6.5%	-2.6%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	10.5%	6.0%	4.5%

Safety

Is City Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around City Road was 790.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 146.7% higher than the Bunhill average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

City Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill and the 20th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 191.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 34.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EC1Y 2AF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on City Road are based on 2158 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for City Road, London, EC1Y 2AF

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1Y 2AF

Average Price
£913,643

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£913,643

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for City Road

Average Price
£1,361,688

Semi-Detached
£3,385,293

Terraced
£1,754,064

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£920,357

Other
£13,442,989

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on City Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Westview Apartments, 18 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,350,000	2022-02-01	£1,340,625
Flat 4 Westview Apartments, 18 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£805,500	2021-06-28	£831,243
Flat 5 Westview Apartments, 18 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,700,000	2015-08-07	£1,752,523
Flat 4 Westview Apartments, 18 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£699,950	2013-07-19	£949,390
First Floor Flat 2 Bezier Apartment, 91 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£455,000	2010-08-11	£742,993

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1Y 2AF

Employment

EC1Y 2AF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

EC1Y 2AF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Retired	21
Self-Employed	18
Student (economically inactive)	8
Looking after home or family	6
Part-Time Employee	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Unemployed	1
Other	0
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	58
Professional, scientific and technical activities	51
Information and communication	14
Other	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	5
Human health and social work activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Education	4
Construction	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Transport and storage	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,249 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,766 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,544 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	3,030 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	3,089 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moorfields Primary School 40 Bunhill Row , EC1Y 8RX	- not rated	294 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA	3out of 4	449 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	619 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	4out of 4	650 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	- not rated	911 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	384 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,201 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	1,489 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	1,489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's School St Matthew's Row , Bethnal Green E2 6ET	- not rated	1,604 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	547 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,201 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,231 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,424 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,429 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,248 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,481 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,767 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,767 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	253 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street , Barbican EC2Y 8DT	- not rated	501 yd	Higher education institutions	No	Mixed	More About School
Fashion Retail Academy 84 Moorgate , EC2M 6SE	- not rated	554 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London School for Girls St Giles' Terrace , Barbican EC2Y 8BB	- not rated	654 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Sol Ecole Toffee Park Youth Centre , Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QS	- not rated	668 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The India	The India, Basement Ground And Mezzanine Floors	7 yd
The Sichuan	The Sichuan, Basement And Ground Floors	15 yd
Giovannis	Giovannis, Basement And Ground Floor Flat	22 yd
Singer	Singer, 1-5 City Road	47 yd
Platform	Platform, 2B Worship Street	73 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Finch's PH	Finch's PH, Ground Floor, Planet House	63 yd
Dreamboys	Dreamboys, 23 City Road	78 yd
For Your Eyes Only	For Your Eyes Only, 23 City Road	78 yd
The Honourable Artillery Company	The Honourable Artillery Company, Armoury House	114 yd
The Windmill Public House	The Windmill Public House, 27 Tabernacle Street	141 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pret a Manger	Pret a Manger, 17 City Road	78 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Unit 1 Ground Floor, Milbank House	188 yd
Fab Thai Street Food	Fab Thai Street Food, Basement And Ground Floors	222 yd
Garbanzos Falafel & Hummus Bar	Garbanzos Falafel & Hummus Bar, 50 Finsbury Square	253 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 70 Chiswell Street	259 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 21 City Road	78 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House	230 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 79 City Road	313 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, 70 Finsbury Pavement	332 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk	370 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barrys Bootcamp (London East) ALPHABETA BUILDING ALPHABETA BUILDING WORSHIP STREET	health and fitness suite	93 yd
Honourable Artillery Company FINSBURY BARRACKS FINSBURY BARRACKS CITY ROAD	grass pitches	114 yd
City And Islington College (Closed) Royal London House Royal London House Finsbury Square	health and fitness suite	149 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	188 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed) Lamb's Passage	health and fitness suite, squash courts	295 yd
Energie Fitness (London Old Street) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite	367 yd
Slim Jim'S Health Club (Closed) Finsbury Avenue	health and fitness suite, squash courts	388 yd
Central Foundation Boys School COWPER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	390 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate) ROPEMAKER STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	392 yd
Gymbox (Old Street) NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET	health and fitness suite	463 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of EC1Y 2AF