Housing in EC4Y 7HL
What the homes in EC4Y 7HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- City of London
- Council
- City of London
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,381 (2024)
EC4Y 7HLLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (73.4%). Flats make up 97.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.1% of households in the EC4Y 7HL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 67.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.4% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented67.7%20.5%
- Social rented4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 57.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (52.3%). 4.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in England
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in England (August 2026, +4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around EC4Y 7HL (City of London) (about 2,381 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.