Rent in EC2Y, London
EC2Y is a postcode district mostly in City of London (it also reaches into Islington), with wards including Aldersgate, Bassishaw, Bunhill, Clerkenwell. A two-bedroom home here rents for a median £3,098 a month, ±0% against the City of London figure and +52% against London as a whole.
Rent by home size
| Home | EC2Y | City of London | London |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,629 | £2,500 | £1,684 |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,098 | £3,100 | £2,036 |
Median monthly rent of private lets recorded by Rent Officers between April 2025 and March 2026. Counts are rounded to the nearest 10; with few rents a single expensive or cheap flat moves the median, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas. The London column is an average of the borough figures weighted by the number of rents. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.
Wards in EC2Y include
Aldersgate · Bassishaw · Bunhill · Clerkenwell · Coleman Street · Cripplegate
Who lives in City of London
Census 2021, whole borough (City of London vs London). Postcode districts have no census figures of their own.
| Owner-occupied homes | 36.8% | 46.8% |
| Private rentals | 48.3% | 30.0% |
| Social housing rentals | 14.9% | 23.1% |
| One-person households | 51.0% | 29.3% |
| Children under 15 | 6.4% | 18.1% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14.1% | 11.9% |
Nearby postcode districts
- EC1Y · Islington · 2 bedrooms £2,700
- EC2A · Islington · 2 bedrooms £3,850
- EC1A · Islington · 2 bedrooms £3,000
- EC1V · Islington · 2 bedrooms £3,220
- EC4V · City of London · 2 bedrooms £3,200
- EC1N · Camden · 2 bedrooms £2,250
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