EC2Y 8BL maps, stats, and open data

EC2Y 8BL lies on Barbican in London. EC2Y 8BL is located in the Cripplegate electoral ward, within the London borough of City of London and the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East London ICB - A3A8R and the police force is City of London. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

EC2Y 8BL maps

EC2Y 8BL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

EC2Y 8BL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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EC2Y 8BL geodata

Easting	532540
Northing	181716
Latitude	51.518822
Longitude	-0.091135

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is EC2Y 8BL?

Street	Barbican
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	EC2Y
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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EC2Y 8BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of EC2Y 8BL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Cripplegate
Constituency	Cities Of London And Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of EC2Y 8BL

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Park/Open Space	38m
January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Park/Open Space	272m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	392m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to EC2Y 8BL

Moorgate Station (London Wall)	City Of London	165m
Moorgate Station	City Of London	165m
Moorgate Station	Moorgate	207m
Beech Street	City Of London	225m
Silk Street	City Of London	241m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to EC2Y 8BL

Moorgate Underground Station	Moorgate	208m
Barbican Underground Station	Barbican	503m
Liverpool Street Underground Station	Liverpool Street	575m
Bank Underground Station	Bank	620m
St. Paul's Underground Station	St Pauls	622m

Nearest railway stations to EC2Y 8BL

Moorgate Station	0.2km
London Liverpool Street Station	0.7km
Old Street Station	0.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for EC2Y 8BL

Broadband access in EC2Y 8BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in EC2Y 8BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	10.7Mbps
Average download speed	23.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.27Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in EC2Y 8BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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EC2Y 8BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in EC2Y 8BL by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	275,377
Meter count	70
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,934
Median (kWh/meter)	3,560

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in EC2Y 8BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in EC2Y 8BL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

6.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than EC2Y 8BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to EC2Y 8BL (meters)

Wo.Co kitchen @ Salters Hall

Livery Hall, Salters Hall

103m

Seasoned Events

Livery Hall, Salters Hall

103m

Barbican Playgroup

Nursery

109m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to EC2Y 8BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Barbican Podium	18:30	12:00	129m
Moorgate (Moor Pl)	18:30	12:00	207m
Chiswell Street (Whitecross St	18:30	12:00	238m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to EC2Y 8BL

Facility	Distance
Nuffield Health (Moorgate) Ropemaker Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	123m
City Of London School For Girls St. Giles Churchyard, Barbican, London Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts	237m
Lambs Health & Fitness (Closed) Lamb's Passage, London Studio, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	291m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to EC2Y 8BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT	Not applicable	117m
City of London School for Girls St Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB	Not applicable	241m
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JA	Primary	353m

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EC2Y 8BL ITL and EC2Y 8BL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for EC2Y 8BL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI31	Camden and City of London
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000001	City of London

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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EC2Y 8BL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for EC2Y 8BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00000020
LSOA	E01000002	City of London 001B
MSOA	E02000001	City of London 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to EC2Y 8BL

EC2Y 8BN	Barbican	0m
EC2Y 8BE	Brandon Mews	27m
EC2Y 8AX	Barbican	65m
EC2Y 8AY	Barbican	65m
EC2Y 8BA	Barbican	65m
EC2Y 8AT	Barbican	80m
EC2Y 8AU	Barbican	80m
EC2Y 5EJ	Fore Street	118m
EC2Y 9DT	Fore Street Avenue	118m
EC2Y 5AG	Wood Street	137m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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