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Postcode EC covers (in order of area type): City of London (City)

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crime score for the EC area 82 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the EC area 98 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the EC area 97 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the EC area 5 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the EC area 537 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the EC area 90 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the EC area 79 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the EC area 65 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the EC area 53 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the EC area 50 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 8 Types of Resident

  1. Cosmopolitans/Aspiring and affluent/Highly-qualified quaternary workers42.97%
  2. Ethnicity central/Aspirational techies/New EU tech workers23.94%
  3. Cosmopolitans/Inner city students/Multicultural student neighbourhood20.78%
  4. Ethnicity central/Endeavouring ethnic mix/Multi-ethnic professional service workers7.14%
  5. Ethnicity central/Endeavouring ethnic mix/Bangladeshi mixed employment2.59%
  6. Ethnicity central/Endeavouring ethnic mix/Striving service workers1.35%
  7. Cosmopolitans/Aspiring and affluent/EU white-collar workers1.1%
  8. Ethnicity central/Ethnic dynamics/Constrained neighbourhoods0.12%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Other theft (2,837 recorded, uk average is 5,103)20.1%
  2. Anti-social behaviour (2,423 recorded, uk average is 17,454)17.17%
  3. Theft from the person (2,401 recorded, uk average is 870)17.01%
  4. Violence and sexual offences (1,846 recorded, uk average is 14,006)13.08%
  5. Shoplifting (834 recorded, uk average is 3,751)5.91%
  6. Burglary (697 recorded, uk average is 4,242)4.94%
  7. Bicycle theft (690 recorded, uk average is 960)4.89%
  8. Vehicle crime (566 recorded, uk average is 4,421)4.01%
  9. Public order (451 recorded, uk average is 3,288)3.2%
  10. Criminal damage and arson (445 recorded, uk average is 5,914)3.15%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. EC4Y (, Temple, City of London, London)£1,002,241
  2. EC1M (, Islington, Greater London, London)£936,000
  3. EC4N (, Mansion House, City of London, London)£790,833
  4. EC4R (, Cannon Street, City of London, London)£780,900
  5. EC3M (, Leadenhall, City of London, London)£779,375
  6. EC3V (, Royal Exchange, City of London, London)£776,989
  7. EC4A (, Fetter Lane, City of London, London)£770,750
  8. EC1R (Clerkenwell, Islington, Greater London, London)£760,000
  9. EC2Y (, Barbican, City of London, London)£737,500
  10. EC4M (, St Paul's, City of London, London)£737,000

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. EC3N (, Tower Hill, City of London, London)£558,750
  2. EC2P (, , London, London)£585,000
  3. EC2V (City of London, Guildhall, City of London, London)£597,500
  4. EC2M (, Broadgate, City of London, London)£618,750
  5. EC2A (, Islington, Greater London, London)£641,249
  6. EC2N (, Old Broad Street, City of London, London)£649,738
  7. EC1V (Shoreditch, Islington, Greater London, London)£656,250
  8. EC1V (St Luke's, Islington, Greater London, London)£656,250
  9. EC3R (, Monument, City of London, London)£660,000
  10. EC3A (, St Mary Axe, City of London, London)£664,744

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. EC2P / EC2P 2DS (, London, London)
  2. EC2R / Prince's Street (Bank of England, City of London, London)
  3. EC3M / Lime Street (Leadenhall, City of London, London)
  4. EC4R / London Cannon Street (Cannon Street, City of London, London)
  5. EC4V / Cleary Gardens (Blackfriars, City of London, London)
  6. EC2V / St Paul's (Guildhall, City of London, London)
  7. EC3A / Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary School (St Mary Axe, City of London, London)
  8. EC4Y / Inner Temple Garden (Temple, City of London, London)
  9. EC2N / Threadneedle Street (Old Broad Street, City of London, London)
  10. EC4N / Monument (Mansion House, City of London, London)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. EC1V / Moorfields Eye Hospital (Islington, Greater London, London)
  2. EC2A / London College of Fashion (Islington, Greater London, London)
  3. EC2M / Moorgate (Broadgate, City of London, London)
  4. EC1R / School of Health Sciences (Islington, Greater London, London)
  5. EC1M / Charterhouse Square Campus (Islington, Greater London, London)
  6. EC1Y / The London College of Fashion (Islington, Greater London, London)
  7. EC1N / St Alban's C of E Primary and Nursery School (Camden Town, Greater London, London)
  8. EC3N / Tower Hill (Tower Hill, City of London, London)
  9. EC4M / City Thameslink (St Paul's, City of London, London)
  10. EC3V / Lombard Street (Royal Exchange, City of London, London)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolMyddelton Street, London, EC1R 1YJ99 out of 100
  2. Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary SchoolSt James's Passage, Duke's Place, London, EC3A 5DE93 out of 100
  3. Christopher Hatton Primary School38 Laystall Street, London, EC1R 4PQ92 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Central Foundation Boys' SchoolCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH90 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. City of London SchoolQueen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 3AL74 out of 100
  2. Tech City College263-269 City Road, Islington, London, EC1V 1JX60 out of 100
  3. Central Foundation Boys' SchoolCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH56 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. City of London SchoolQueen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 3AL69 out of 100
  2. City of London School for GirlsSt Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB47 out of 100
  3. Central Foundation Boys' SchoolCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH41 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolBaldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7SD18 out of 100
  2. St Peter and St Paul RC Primary SchoolCompton Street, Goswell Road, London, EC1V 0EU27 out of 100
  3. Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary SchoolAmwell Street, London, EC1R 1UN71 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Central Foundation Boys' SchoolCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH90 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. City of London School for GirlsSt Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB37 out of 100
  2. Central Foundation Boys' SchoolCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH56 out of 100
  3. Tech City College263-269 City Road, Islington, London, EC1V 1JX60 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Tech City College263-269 City Road, Islington, London, EC1V 1JX34 out of 100
  2. Central Foundation Boys' SchoolCowper Street, City Road, London, EC2A 4SH41 out of 100
  3. City of London School for GirlsSt Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB47 out of 100
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