EC4V 3QQ City of London
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Queenhithe. Region: London.
Streets
- Trig Lane, City of London: 16 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Flat 31 And 3224,New Globe Walk,,SE1 9DS (310 m)
- 62-67 Park Street, not permissioned (330 m)
- 1 Southwark Bridge and Red Lion Court, not permissioned (410 m)
- 185,Park Street,,SE1 9BL, permissioned (410 m)
- 185 Park Street, permissioned (410 m)
- Sampson House 64 Hopton Street London SE1 9JH, permissioned (490 m)
- 2201 Block C 70 Holland Street SE1 9NX, permissioned (500 m)
- 2201 Block C 70 Holland Street SE1 9NX, permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 12 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between -2 m and 4 m above sea level (1 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | London Blackfriars 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| London Cannon Street 7.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m | |
| City Thameslink 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Mansion House Underground Station | 280 m |
| Blackfriars Underground Station | 450 m | |
| St. Paul's Underground Station | 470 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 74 within 800 m; nearest Millennium Bridge City of London | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 250 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 30 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blackfriars Medical Practice | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 21 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 44 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Care - Cannon Street | 440 m |
| Hospital | St Bartholomew's Hospital | 810 m |
| Police station | Police Digital Service | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 134-136 Cheapside Halifax | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's Somerset Garden 120 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Festival Gardens 3,540 m² | 270 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,070 m² | 860 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tower of Former Church of St Mary Somerset, a listed building (Grade I), 90 m north-east. 566 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 65 of them Grade I and 65 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tower of Former Church of St Mary Somerset | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m north-east |
| Queenhithe dock | Scheduled monument | 140 m east |
| Smiths' Wharf | Scheduled monument | 150 m east |
| Church of St Nicholas Cole Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north |
| Huggin Hill Roman bath house, 120m WNW of St James's Church | Scheduled monument | 160 m north-east |
| Church of St Benet, Paul's Wharf | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north-west |
| College of Arms | Listed building, Grade I | 200 m north-west |
| Inner Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m west |
| Middle Temple | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.8 km east |
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| King's Reach | Tidal water | 1.8 km south-west |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.7 km east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 4.1 km east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 4.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 30.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 10.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 17.5 | 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 | 0 | 15 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 0 |
15 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 16 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | under 1% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 96% | 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) | 87% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Trig Lane.