E1 6AN City of London
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bishopsgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Brushfield Street, City of London: 16 addresses
- Brushfield Street, City of London: 6 addresses
- Artillery Lane, London: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in City of London in 2026-27: Band D £1,330 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £886 | £1,034 | £1,182 | £1,330 | £1,625 | £1,920 | £2,216 | £2,659 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (36% of about 1,980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bishopsgate (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BISHOPSGATE INSTITUTE AND LIBRARY, grade II*
- 10, BRUSHFIELD STREET E1, grade II
- 13, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 14, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 14, BRUSHFIELD STREET E2, grade II
- 15, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 16, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 2, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 24 AND 25, WIDEGATE STREET E1, grade II
- 3, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 4, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 41, ARTILLERY LANE E1, grade II
- 5, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 6, 7 AND 8, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 9 AND 10, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- 9A, ARTILLERY PASSAGE E1, grade II
- LAMP STANDARD IN FRONT OF NO 38, grade II
- SANDYS ROW SYNAGOGUE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (530 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (530 m)
- 64-80 Clifton Street and 4-8 Holywell Row, not permissioned (540 m)
- 110 Clifton Street, not permissioned (590 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Shoreditch High Street, not permissioned (700 m)
- 110 Tabernacle Street, not permissioned (800 m)
- Land at Fleet Street Hill, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 13 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Liverpool Street 98 million journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Shoreditch High Street 7.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m | |
| Moorgate 8.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Liverpool Street Underground Station | 370 m |
| Aldgate Underground Station | 550 m | |
| Aldgate East Underground Station | 600 m | |
| Bus stops | 29 stops within 400 m, 84 within 800 m; nearest Liverpool Street Station | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Broadgate House Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health E1 | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 50 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Smile Hub | 0 m |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 520 m |
| Police station | Bishopsgate Police Station | 160 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Allen Gardens 1.9 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Cable Street Allotments 4,500 m² | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishopsgate Institute and Library, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 615 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 28 of them Grade I and 52 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopsgate Institute and Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 56, Artillery Lane E1 | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m south-east |
| Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital | Scheduled monument | 220 m north |
| Former Great Eastern Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south-west |
| Church of St Botolph | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m south-west |
| London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion, Camomile Street | Scheduled monument | 370 m south |
| London Wall: remains of Roman and medieval wall from W end of All Hallows Church to 38 Camomile Street | Scheduled monument | 400 m south-west |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 560 m west |
| Arnold Circus, Bethnal Green | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.6 km south |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.7 km south-east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 3.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 32.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 24 |
24 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 84% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Brushfield Street.