EC1V 8BS
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Property report — EC1V 8BS
Open-data due diligence for EC1V 8BS and the area around it.
EC1V 8BS in brief: 6 recorded sales (£440,000–£835,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for EC1V 8BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the EC1V 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£744,638
Population
12,496
Crimes recorded
21
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
100%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in EC1V 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (5 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-18 | £750,000 | FLAT 1, 169 CENTRAL STREET | Flat |
| 2013-11-21 | £835,000 | FLAT 7, 169 CENTRAL STREET | Flat |
| 2013-09-27 | £560,000 | FLAT 5, 169 CENTRAL STREET | Flat |
| 2013-08-30 | £440,000 | FLAT 2, 169 CENTRAL STREET | Flat |
| 2013-08-21 | £450,000 | FLAT 6, 169 CENTRAL STREET | Flat |
| 2013-08-02 | £445,000 | FLAT 4, 169 CENTRAL STREET | Flat |
6 recorded sales on EC1V 8BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Hanover Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | 0.4 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2019) |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MOORFIELD EYE HOSPITAL CITY ROAD ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (0.3 mi) · MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHST (0.3 mi) · MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL (CITY ROAD CAMPUS) (0.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST CLEMENT WITH ST BARNABAS AND ST MATTHEW (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · ORIGINAL BLOCK OF FORMER ST MARK'S HOSPITAL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · IRONMONGER ROW BATHS (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: APEX PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · PHARMICA (0.4 mi) · BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Old Street (0.4 mi) · Old Street (0.4 mi) · Angel (0.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: City Road Supermarket (0.1 mi) · Co-op (0.1 mi) · Co-op Food (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 32
- One-person households
- 39%
- Households with children
- 21%
- Households
- 5,278
Owned 17% · Social rent 50% · Private rent 31%
Census 2021 (ONS), for EC1V 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in EC1V 8 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 30/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for EC1V 8BS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictEC1V | SectorEC1V 8 | PostcodeEC1V 8BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £1,186,935 | £744,638 | £580,000 |
| Population | 37,154 | 12,496 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 314 | 21 | — |
| Schools | 6 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 100% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (EC1V 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.