EC2Y 8BY maps, stats, and open data

EC2Y 8BY lies on Barbican in London. EC2Y 8BY is located in the Aldersgate 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 8BY maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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EC2Y 8BY geodata

Easting	532146
Northing	181824
Latitude	51.519885
Longitude	-0.096770

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is EC2Y 8BY?

Street	Barbican
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	EC2Y
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EC2Y 8BY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of EC2Y 8BY 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	Aldersgate
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 8BY

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Park/Open Space	196m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Little Britain	309m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Little Britain	309m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to EC2Y 8BY

Barbican (Aldersgate Street)	Barbican	80m
Barbican (Aldersgate Street)	Barbican	130m
Museum Of London (Aldersgate Street)	City Of London	175m
Beech Street	City Of London	180m
Museum Of London (Aldersgate Street)	City Of London	186m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to EC2Y 8BY

Barbican Underground Station	Barbican	95m
St. Paul's Underground Station	St Pauls	554m
Farringdon Underground Station	Farringdon	567m
Moorgate Underground Station	Moorgate	616m
Mansion House Underground Station	Mansion House	885m

Nearest railway stations to EC2Y 8BY

Moorgate Station	0.6km
Farringdon (London) Station	0.6km
City Thameslink Station	0.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for EC2Y 8BY

Broadband access in EC2Y 8BY (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 8BY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	53.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in EC2Y 8BY (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 8BY gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	485,229
Meter count	87
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,577
Median (kWh/meter)	5,523

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in EC2Y 8BY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in EC2Y 8BY.
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

10% of English postcodes are less deprived than EC2Y 8BY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Geranium

Retail Unit 2

CCT Venues Barbican

Aldersgate House

77m

Piazza

136 Aldersgate Street

77m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Aldersgate Street (Barbican)	18:30	12:00	93m
Aldersgate Street (Barbican)			95m
Charterhouse Square (O/S 17)	18:00	12:00	248m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to EC2Y 8BY

Facility	Distance
Nuffield Health (Barbican) Aldersgate Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	50m
Ymca (London City) (Closed) Fann Street, Barbican, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	162m
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	178m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to EC2Y 8BY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Charterhouse Square School 40 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6EA	Not applicable	157m
City of London School for Girls St Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB	Not applicable	174m
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT	Not applicable	304m

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EC2Y 8BY ITL and EC2Y 8BY 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 8BY:

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 8BY 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 8BY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00000003
LSOA	E01000001	City of London 001A
MSOA	E02000001	City of London 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to EC2Y 8BY

EC2Y 8NA	Barbican	0m
EC2Y 8DP	Lambert Jones Mews	40m
EC2Y 8BX	Barbican	56m
EC1A 4LA	Aldersgate Street	76m
EC2Y 8DJ	Barbican	89m
EC2Y 8NE	Barbican	89m
EC2Y 8DN	Barbican	102m
EC2Y 8ND	Barbican	102m
EC2Y 8DE	Barbican	105m
EC2Y 8BT	Barbican	108m

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