Postcode district

EC2Y Postcode District

EC2Y is the Postcode District for Barbican, London City And County Of The City Of London

The EC2Y postcode district is located in the EC London - EC postal area, EC2Y has a population of 3,330 residents according to the 2021 England and Wales Census..

The area of the district is 0.09 square miles (0.24 square kilometres or 58.73 acres).

A wide range of spatial data has been analysed to present this overview of EC2Y. If you would like anything added, please contact us.

Sectors 3
Streets indexed 77
Geographical postcodes 93
Councils crossed 2

Map of EC2Y

Explore the postcode district using the interactive map.

Larger circles indicate higher recorded crime totals.

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District overview

The primary settlement in the EC2Y postcode district is City of London. It is located in the City and County of the City of London. The most significant post town in this district is LONDON. City of London is the main settlement with the highest count, followed by Islington in Greater London.

There are 3 postcode sectors within the district. Here's a breakdown:
The sector EC2Y 5, covers City Of London in City and County of the City of London.
The sector EC2Y 8, covers City Of London in City and County of the City of London.
The sector EC2Y 9, covers City Of London in City and County of the City of London.
The sector EC2Y 9, covers Islington in Greater London.

The post town for this district is LONDON.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the City and County of the City of London (84 postal codes), and finally, the Islington London Boro area (7 postal codes).

Nearest towns

To help place the district geographically, here are nearby towns and their approximate direction from the district centre.

Town Distance (miles) Direction
City of London 0.35 S
City of Westminster 1.91 SW
Chigwell 10.04 NE
Loughton 11.69 NE
Waltham Cross 11.79 NNE
Borehamwood 12.30 NW
Waltham Abbey 12.48 NNE
Cheshunt 12.85 N
Potters Bar 12.90 NNW
Ewell 13.55 SSW
Swanley 14.23 SE
Banstead 14.48 SSW
Bushey 14.56 NW
Warlingham 14.56 S
Epsom 14.91 SSW
Radlett 14.96 NW
Epping 15.16 NE
Dartford 15.30 ESE
Sunbury-on-Thames 15.68 WSW
Esher 15.69 SW

Postcode information

Total geographical postcodes: 93

Location Post Town Sector Number of postcodes
City of London LONDON EC2Y 8 45
City of London LONDON EC2Y 9 18
City of London LONDON EC2Y 5 9
City of London LONDON EC2Y 5 9
Islington LONDON EC2Y 9 4
City of London LONDON EC2Y 8 3
City of London LONDON EC2Y 8 1
Islington LONDON EC2Y 8 1
Islington LONDON EC2Y 9 1
City of London LONDON EC2Y 9 1
Islington LONDON EC2Y 9 1

Street list for EC2Y

ALBAN HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100649

ALBAN HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100649

ALDERSGATE ROTUNDA A1

A-road

London, City and County of the City of London

A Road
USRN: 8100453

ALDERSGATE STREET A1

A-road

London, City and County of the City of London

A Road
USRN: 8100010

ANDREWES HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100617

BASSISHAW HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100651

BASTION HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100642

BEECH GARDENS

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100619

BEECH STREET B100

B-road

London, City and County of the City of London

B Road
USRN: 8100046

BEN JONSON PLACE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100620

BRACKLEY STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100077

BRANDON MEWS

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100640

BRETON HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100621

BRIDGEWATER SQUARE

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100085

BRIDGEWATER STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100086

BRITANNIC HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100867

CRIPPLEGATE STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100158

CROMWELL HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100838

CROMWELL PLACE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100622

DEFOE PLACE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100623

FALCON HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100856

FANN STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100193

FINSBURY PAVEMENT A501

A-road

ISLINGTON, London, Greater London

A Road
USRN: 21604870

FINSBURY STREET

ISLINGTON, London, Greater London

Local Road
USRN: 21604872

FORE STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100213

FORE STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100213

FORE STREET AVENUE

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100214

FORE STREET AVENUE

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100214

FROBISHER CRESCENT

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100653

GILBERT BRIDGE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100624

GOLDEN LANE

Minor road

London, City and County of the City of London

Minor Road
USRN: 8100232

JOHN TRUNDLE HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100625

JOHN WESLEY HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100618

LAKESIDE TERRACE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100626

LAMBERT JONES MEWS

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100627

LAUDERDALE PLACE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100628

LONDON WALL A1211

A-road

London, City and County of the City of London

A Road
USRN: 8100332

LONDON WALL PLACE

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100923

MILTON COURT

London, City and County of the City of London

Restricted Local Access Road
USRN: 8100355

MILTON STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100356

MONKWELL SQUARE

London, City and County of the City of London

Restricted Local Access Road
USRN: 8100362

MONKWELL SQUARE

London, City and County of the City of London

Restricted Local Access Road
USRN: 8100362

MOOR LANE

ISLINGTON, London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 21605462

MOOR LANE

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100365

MOOR LANE

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100365

MOOR PLACE

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100366

MOORFIELDS

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100367

MOORFIELDS

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100367

MOORFIELDS HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100646

MOORFIELDS HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100646

MOORFIELDS HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100646

MOORGATE A501

Minor road

London, City and County of the City of London

Minor Road
USRN: 8100368

MOUNTJOY CLOSE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100629

NETTLETON COURT

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100836

NEW UNION STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100380

PLAISTERERS HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100855

ROPEMAKER STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100450

ROPEMAKER STREET

ISLINGTON, London, Greater London

Local Road
USRN: 21605831

SEDDON HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100630

SHAFTESBURY PLACE

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100469

SILK STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100474

SILK STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100474

SPEED HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100631

ST ALPHAGE GARDEN

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100483

ST ALPHAGE HIGHWALK

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100799

ST GILES' TERRACE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100632

THE POSTERN

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100837

THOMAS MORE HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100633

UPPER FROBISHER CRESCENT

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100922

VISCOUNT STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100551

WALLSIDE

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100641

WHITE LYON COURT

London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100655

WHITECROSS STREET

ISLINGTON, London, Greater London

Local Road
USRN: 21606323

WHITECROSS STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100576

WILLOUGHBY HIGHWALK

BARBICAN, London, City and County of the City of London


USRN: 8100635

WOOD STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100582

WOOD STREET

London, City and County of the City of London

Local Road
USRN: 8100582

Crime overview

Top streets by recorded crime

Most common crime types

Crime type Count
Shoplifting 240
Other theft 202
Theft from the person 193
Violence and sexual offences 137
Bicycle theft 111
Public order 68
Drugs 67
Criminal damage and arson 56
Burglary 38
Robbery 30
Other crime 11
Vehicle crime 10
Possession of weapons 1

Retail and shopping

Street Town Locality Number of shops Central postcode Map
ROPEMAKER STREET LONDON 10 EC2Y 9AW View map
LONDON WALL LONDON 6 EC2Y 5JA View map

Healthcare services

# Name Address Type Contact
1 Corporate Oral Health LINKLATERS WELLNESS CENTRE, 1 SILK STREET, LONDON, GREATER LONDON, EC2Y 8HQ GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE No contact details listed

Data accessed from NHS Digital and updated monthly.

No doctors found in this district.

Data accessed from NHS Digital and updated monthly.

No chemists found in this district.

Data accessed from NHS Digital and updated monthly.

No opticians found in this district.

Data accessed from NHS Digital and updated monthly.

Property and housing

Yearly house price averages for the district

Type of property 2025 average 2025 sales 2024 average 2024 sales 2023 average 2023 sales 2022 average 2022 sales
Detached N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Semi-detached N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Terraced £2,128,500 1 N/A N/A £2,125,068 2 N/A N/A
Flats £1,025,484 80 £964,298 84 £1,030,529 81 £896,857 84

Transport and connectivity

Stations in the district

Moorgate
CRS Code: MOG

Operator: LT

Line: Northern City Line

Company: LUL Bakerloo Line

Accessible motorway junctions

M1 J1

Average Driving Time from within the district: 21.15

Average Driving Distance: 8.93

Number of Postcodes that can access the Motorway Junction: 92

M4 J2

Average Driving Time from within the district: 23.14

Average Driving Distance: 9.90

Number of Postcodes that can access the Motorway Junction: 92


Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices

Delivery offices serving this district
Postal sector Delivery office
No delivery office data found.

Postcode format

How this district code is structured
E C 2 Y - X X X
E C 2 Y Space Numeric Letter Letter

Tourist attractions

We found 1 visitor attractions in or around this district.

Name Category Detail Map
Museum of London Museums & Art Galleries Museum and / or Art Gallery View map

Administrative and boundary notes

The largest settlements in the EC2Y postal code are BARBICAN and LONDON.

The EC2Y Postcode shares a border with EC2V (LONDON), EC1Y (ISLINGTON, LONDON) and EC2M (LONDON, ISLINGTON).

Maps and visuals

Map of the EC2Y postcode
District map
A word cloud for the EC2Y postcode
Word cloud showing place names in the district
Map of the EC2Y district
Additional district map

Weather

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