E1 7AA City of London
Live postcode, introduced December 2000. Ward: Portsoken. Region: London.
Streets
- Middlesex Street, City of London: 6 addresses
- Middlesex Street, City of London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Middlesex Street, Whitechapel: 1 address
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 B (27% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (830 m)
- Bishopsgate Goods Yard, pending decision (830 m)
- Land at Fleet Street Hill, permissioned (950 m)
- 64-80 Clifton Street and 4-8 Holywell Row, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 480 m |
| London Fenchurch Street 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 490 m | |
| Shoreditch High Street 7.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Aldgate Underground Station | 150 m |
| Aldgate East Underground Station | 240 m | |
| Tower Gateway DLR Station | 550 m | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest St Botolph Street City of London | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 900 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest NCP London Whitechapel High Street | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health E1 | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 43 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Square Mile Dental Centre | 80 m |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 250 m |
| Police station | Bishopsgate Police Station | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Easypaypoint | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Gardens 460 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Finsbury Circus Gardens 7,210 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Cable Street Allotments 4,500 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 3% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Middlesex Street.