Moorfields London
47 addresses across 12 postcodes (EC2M,EC2Y), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 8100367.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in City of London costs £1,330 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Moorgate, about 80 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Finsbury Circus Gardens, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 32.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 11.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 62 of its 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Neaman Practice, about 660 m (0.4 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,020 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 31% of households owned their home and 65% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 600 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2020 | 21 EC2Y 9DB | Other | £14,700,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Apr 2019 | 21 EC2Y 9AG | Other | £1,000,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jun 2018 | 8 EC2Y 9AA | Other | £75,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jul 2010 | 8 EC2Y 9AA | Other | £62,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (36% of about 4,580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- 2, MOORFIELDS (See details for further address information), grade II
- 4, MOORFIELDS, grade II
- 8, MOORFIELDS, grade II
- 87, MOORGATE, grade II
- Business School, London Metropolitan University, grade II
- FORMER FOX'S UMBRELLAS, grade II
- MOORGATE UNDERGROUND STATION, grade II
- THE GLOBE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Richard Cloudesley School: up to 66 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Bernard Morgan House 43 Golden Lane London EC1Y 0RS: up to 99 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 64-80 Clifton Street and 4-8 Holywell Row, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Peabody Whitecross Estate, Roscoe Street: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 5th and 6th floor, 16-26 Banner Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- 110 Clifton Street, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 6 New Street London EC2M 4TP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- 110 Tabernacle Street, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 12 October 2026 to 20 October 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON, Disconnection or alteration of supply, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
- 7 August 2026: CITY OF LONDON TELECOMMS, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EC2Y 9AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2M 6TX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2Y 5ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2M 6SA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2Y 9AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2Y 5JA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2M 6XB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2Y 9AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2M 6XQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| EC2Y 9AR | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| EC2Y 9AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| EC2Y 9DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 62 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC2M 6SA | 60% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| EC2M 6TX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2M 6XB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2M 6XQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2Y 5ET | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2Y 5JA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2Y 9AA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2Y 9AG | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| EC2Y 9AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2Y 9AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| EC2Y 9DB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moorgate 8.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 80 m |
| London Liverpool Street 98 million journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Old Street 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Moorgate Underground Station | 110 m |
| Liverpool Street Underground Station | 410 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bank Underground Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 82 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moorgate Station | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | London St Pancras Megabusplus | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Blackfriars Pier | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fore Street Coach Parking | 300 m |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Neaman Practice | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 23 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 43 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smilepod Moorgate | 220 m |
| Hospital | St Bartholomews Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Wood Street Police Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 167 Moorgate Halifax | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Finsbury Circus Gardens 7,210 m² | 150 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 840 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lutyens House, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-east. 636 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 51 of them Grade I and 63 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lutyens House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Finsbury Circus | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 190 m south-east |
| London Wall: remains of Roman wall and conduit and medieval postern, Bloomfield House to site of Moor Gate | Scheduled monument | 220 m south |
| Armourers' and Brasiers' Hall | Scheduled monument | 230 m south |
| Armourers and Braziers Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| London Wall: section of Roman wall within the London Wall underground car park, 25m north of Austral House and 55m north west of Coleman Street | Scheduled monument | 230 m south-west |
| Chartered Accountants' Hall, One Moorgate Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Partner's House, Whitbread's Brewery and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| The Barbican | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Tower of London | World Heritage Site | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| St Katharine Docks Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Upper Pool | Tidal water | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Redriff | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Stave Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Russia Dock Woodland | Wood | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 32.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 11.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 18.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
62 of the street's 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for City of London: see them on the City of London page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre | Primary | 0–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | Primary | 4–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Central Foundation Boys' School | Secondary | 11–18 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Workers' Educational Association | 16 plus | 16–99 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Aldgate School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church CofE School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Virginia Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Moreland Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kafeteria EC2Y 9AL | Mobile caterer | 20 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Shams Kaffe EC2Y 9AL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 20 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Hotel Chocolat EC2M 6XQ | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Boots UK Ltd EC2M 6XQ | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2023 |
| Vacherin By Compass Group UK, Mace, Level 1 EC2M 6XB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Leon Moorgate EC2M 6XQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2024 |
| Pret A Manger EC2M 6XQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Elior @ linklaters EC2R 9AR | Other catering premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| BaxterStorey – CBRE c/o PIC EC2Y 9AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Starbucks Coffee Company EC2M 6UR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2022 |
| Change Please, WeWork EC2M 6UR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2025 |
| BaxterStorey - WeWork 120 Moorgate EC2M 6UR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2025 |
| WeWork Barista Station EC2M 6UR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Vibe Juice Bar EC2M 6TX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Sep 2023 |
| News Update, Northern Line Kiosk EC2M 6TX | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 156 |
| Other theft | 115 |
| Vehicle crime | 74 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 58 |
| Theft from the person | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 36 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Public order | 20 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Bicycle theft | 11 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (217); On or near Moorgate (128); On or near Moor Lane (122); On or near Milton Court (80); On or near London Wall (36).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 72% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 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 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 10 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Bartlett Mitchell Ltd, 15th Floor C/O Lightsource BP (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC2Y 5AS) is no longer listed; it was rated Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Brown Thai by Colour Kitchen (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC1Y 1AG) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Kikis (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC2M 7PN) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Eurest, Bupa Angel Court (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC2R 7HJ) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 26 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Enoteca Da Luca Guildhall (restaurant/cafe/canteen, EC2V 5BQ) now 1 Major improvement necessary, was 2 Improvement necessary (rated 28 September 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- EC2Y 9AA: 12 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- EC2M 6TX: 7 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- EC2Y 5ET: 7 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- EC2M 6SA: 5 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- EC2Y 9AG: 5 addresses
- EC2Y 5JA: 3 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- EC2M 6XB: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- EC2Y 9AL: 2 addresses
- EC2M 6XQ: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- EC2Y 9AR: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
- EC2Y 9AW: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
- EC2Y 9DB: 1 address
Nearby streets
Ropemaker Street · Ropemaker Street · Moorgate · Finsbury Pavement · South Place · South Place · Moor Place · New Union Street · Dominion Street · Finsbury Street · Lackington Street · Fore Street Avenue
All the streets in EC2M, EC2Y and across City of London.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.