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What it's like at EC3A 5DE: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 67% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Aldgate Underground station, a few minutes' walk (150 m). The nearest rail station is London Fenchurch Street, 250 m away, with 10.9m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is St Katharine Cree, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (route 25); 336 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 4 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
You're in central London.
77% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is The Aldgate School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Mulberry Academy London Dock, 950 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Ark Globe Academy (2.1 km) and Oasis Academy South Bank (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (10 km) and The Latymer School (12.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 6% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 100 m away; Burlington Bertie (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is City Of London Medical Centre (250 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Flame & Steel is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Guy's Hospital, 1.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 61% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 892 restaurants and cafés and 193 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Dave's is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Dave's Wine Bar the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (353 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 1,126 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 56% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Bank, Fleet Street).
There are 606 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (98%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is St Katharine Cree Churchyard, 100 m away; for exercise, Fly (100 m).
81 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cities of London and Westminster constituency: Rachel Blake MP (Labour (Co-op)), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,708 (6.9%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 32%, Liberal Democrat 11%, Green Party 7%.
45 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near EC3A 5DE →
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 5.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 32.5 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 9.9 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 26 km.
Many neighbours rent: 48% of households rent privately and 15% socially.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 74% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is BPP University, 350 m away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
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Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 11.1% | 11.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 43.8% | 43.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 44.0% | 44.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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