EC1Y House Prices, Crime & Local Stats

EC1Y is a postcode district in Islington, London, covering 184 active and 261 retired postcodes.

The largest share of EC1Y (56%) is characterised by a professionally active, ethnically diverse neighbourhood, alongside a lively student area with a very diverse, young, transient population (19%). A further 16% of the district is made up of a working-class area of service sector workers — hospitality, retail, healthcare. Overall, EC1Y is a varied district — different streets can feel quite different in character.

Property: Average house prices in EC1Y are around £530k, down 59.9% year-on-year. Safety: Crime runs above average across EC1Y at 880 per 1,000 residents — driven partly by commercial activity and transport hubs. Individual street-level data is available by selecting a specific postcode below. With an average age of 38, EC1Y has a young professional to mixed-family community — active, with a healthy balance of renters and owner-occupiers.

Select any postcode below to explore street-level crime, nearby schools, sold house prices, and census data — or view the full EC1Y demographics profile for district-wide census breakdowns.