The Postern is in London and in City Of London district. EC2Y 8BJ is located in the Cripplegate electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Postern, London, EC2Y 8BJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: EC2Y 5AG, EC2Y 5BA, EC2Y 8BH, EC2Y 5AL, EC2Y 5AU, EC2Y 8BD, EC2Y 5BN, EC2Y 8AX, EC2Y 8AY.

The Postern Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Postern are based on 14 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of London.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC2Y 8BJ

Average Price
£1,925,890
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£1,925,890
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Postern

Average Price
£1,925,890
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The PosternStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
9 The Postern, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,500,0002023-07-10 £2,059,179
8 The Postern, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,425,0002023-02-13 £2,253,202
10 The Postern, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,335,0002022-09-05 £1,954,750
8 The Postern, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£2,100,0002020-02-13 £2,105,702
3 The Postern, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£440,0002012-05-16 £615,030

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		1,949 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		2,106 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		2,366 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,871 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		3,302 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA 		362 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity of London Primary Academy, Islington
15 Baltic Street West, EC1Y 0AE 		526 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School
Compton Street, Goswell Road EC1V 0EU 		849 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Luke's CofE Primary School
Radnor Street, EC1V 3SJ 		963 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Moreland Primary School
Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB 		1,202 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Central Foundation Boys' School
Cowper Street, City Road EC2A 4SH 		1,039 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
2out of 4London Nautical School
61 Stamford Street, Waterloo SE1 9NA 		1,813 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
- not ratedHaberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy
94B Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 0EX 		2,067 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,116 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
Donegal Street, Islington N1 9QG 		2,167 yd Community school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,242 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		1,958 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		2,040 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,045 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		2,790 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		2,845 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		3,635 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		5,313 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of London School for Girls
St Giles' Terrace, Barbican EC2Y 8BB 		47 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Silk Street, Barbican EC2Y 8DT 		209 yd Higher education institutions No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCharterhouse Square School
40 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6EA 		345 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
23 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AJ 		462 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal Mencap Society
123 Golden Lane, Islington EC1Y 0RT 		610 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbie Green2 London Wall Place, London81 yd
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton2 London Wall Place, London81 yd
Gather And Gather, Lloyds Banking125 London Wall, London88 yd
Baxterstorey125 London Wall, London88 yd
Wrap It Up5 Aldermanbury Square, London138 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Barbican BarsBarbican Arts And Conference Centre, Silk Street182 yd
Wood Street Bar And Restaurant53 Fore Street, London235 yd
Slug And Lettuce2 Love Lane, London272 yd
The Lord Raglan61 St Martin's-Le-Grand, London324 yd
Fox Fine Wines118 London Wall, London343 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pret A Manger5 Aldermanbury Square, London138 yd
Benugo, The Foyer CafeGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, Silk Street157 yd
88 Wood Street Coffee Shop88 Wood Street, London172 yd
BenugoGuildhall School Of Music And Drama, 1 Milton Street273 yd
Pret A Manger, Unit 3City Point, 1 Ropemaker Street315 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, Ground Floor, Friendly House419 yd
Co-OpRetail Unit, 17 Moorgate423 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 6 Cherry Tree Walk453 yd
Tesco Express131 Aldersgate Street, London455 yd
Marks & SpencerMarks & Spencer, 70 Finsbury Pavement484 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
City Of London School For Girls
ST. GILES TERRACE ST. GILES TERRACE BARBICAN 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool122 yd
Wood Street Police Station
WOOD STREET 		204 yd
Nuffield Health (Moorgate)
ROPEMAKER STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool311 yd
Virgin Active Classic (200 Aldersgate)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool339 yd
Virgin Active Club (Barbican)
ALDERSGATE STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool368 yd
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed)
Lamb's Passage 		health and fitness suite, squash courts406 yd
Pure Gym (London St Pauls)
LITTLE BRITAIN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool415 yd
Pure Gym (London Wall)
London Wall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool436 yd
Ymca (London City) (Closed)
Barbican 		health and fitness suite446 yd
City Golf And Health Club (Closed)
COLEMAN STREET 		health and fitness suite448 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed70.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed66.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Postern Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1819 crimes were reported near The Postern . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of EC2Y 8BJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1819
Other Theft 373
Theft From The Person 332
Violence And Sexual Offences 264
Shoplifting 213
Anti Social Behaviour 109
Public Order 101
Bicycle Theft 86
Drugs 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 72
Burglary 69
Vehicle Crime 53
Robbery 39
Possession Of Weapons 18
Other Crime 17

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of EC2Y 8BJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryOffender given a cautionOn or near Ironmonger Lane485 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near A1281 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cloth Fair501 yd
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near A1281 yd

Employment

EC2Y 8BJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 23% 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.

EC2Y 8BJ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee84
Self-Employed52
Retired51
Part-Time Employee13
Other9
Unemployed9
Looking after home or family6
Student (economically inactive)6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities28
Professional, scientific and technical activities28
Other15
Human health and social work activities11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Education10
Information and communication8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Construction4
Administrative and support service activities4
Manufacturing3
Real estate activities2
Transport and storage1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female129
Male119

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex107
Divorced20
Widowed14

Health

Very good health136
Good health88
Fair health21
Bad health3

Education and Qualifications

1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 12
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 9
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 14
Degree or Similar 191
Other2

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese8
Indian8
Other Asian4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African2
Mixed Other8
White204
Arab1
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom169
European Union20
Rest of Europe8
Africa9
Middle East and Asia15
The Americas and the Caribbean19
Oceania5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK169
10+ Years52
5-10 Years11
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom206
France4
Germany2
Italy5
Portugal2
Spain2
Romania1
Other EU countries6
Turkey1
Other Europe4
Eastern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean6
Central and South America2
Oceania1
No passport held2

Religion

No religion127
Christian77
Hindu4
Jewish13
Muslim7
Not answered20
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