EC3M 4AJ City of London
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aldgate. Region: London.
Streets
- Fenchurch Place, City of London: 28 addresses
- Cooper's Row, London: 11 addresses
- Fenchurch Street, City of London: 11 addresses
- London Street, City of London: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fenchurch Place, Whitechapel: 1 address
- St Katherine's Row, City of London: 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 E (36% of about 1,980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Fenchurch Street Station (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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
- Tower and remains of Church of All Hallows, grade I
- 42, CRUTCHED FRIARS EC3, grade II*
- LLOYD'S REGISTRY, grade II*
- 20 AND 21, BILLITER STREET EC3, grade II
- 41, CRUTCHED FRIARS EC3, grade II
- 43 AND 44, CRUTCHED FRIARS EC3, grade II
- 72-75, FENCHURCH STREET EC3 (See details for further address information), grade II
- 8, LLOYD'S AVENUE EC3, grade II
- FRONT BLOCK OF FENCHURCH STREET STATION, grade II
- LAMBE'S CHAPEL CRYPT UNDER YARD FORMERLY BELONGING TO CHURCH OF ALL HALLOWS STAINING, grade II
- LLOYD'S AVENUE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Land Off Potters Fields,Potters Fields Park,,SE1 2SG (910 m)
- 4-6,London Bridge Street,,SE1 9SG (1.0 km)
- Fielden House, 28-42 London Bridge St And 21-27 St Thomas St SE1, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Fielden House, 28-42 London Bridge St And 21-27 St Thomas St SE1, 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 57 addresses are between 14 m and 15 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Fenchurch Street 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 30 m |
| London Liverpool Street 98 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m | |
| London Cannon Street 7.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Tower Hill Underground Station | 270 m |
| Tower Gateway DLR Station | 330 m | |
| Aldgate Underground Station | 360 m | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 70 within 800 m; nearest Fenchurch Street Station City of London | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tower Pier Tower Hill | 450 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa Parking | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 20 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 9.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Goodman's Field Health Centre | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 24 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 36 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | St Clements Hospital | 690 m |
| Police station | Bishopsgate Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 420 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Seething Lane Garden 1,110 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Potters Fields 1.2 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 970 m² | 2.0 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 42, Crutched Friars Ec3, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m south-east. 519 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 48 of them Grade I and 58 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 42, Crutched Friars Ec3 | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-east |
| Lloyd's Registry | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Tower and remains of Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m west |
| Church of St Olave | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south |
| London Wall: remains of Roman wall and bastion (4a) at Crutched Friars | Scheduled monument | 200 m east |
| London Wall: section of Roman wall and bastion beneath Crosswall, No. 1 America Square and Fenchurch Street railway station | Scheduled monument | 210 m east |
| London Wall: remains of Roman wall, bastions and city gate of Aldgate from 17 Bevis Marks to India Street | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-east |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 450 m south-east |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north-west |
| The Barbican | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 670 m south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 760 m south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 850 m south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 2.5 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 3.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 29.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 48 |
52 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 76% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 68% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 1% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 97% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 81% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Fenchurch Place.