Which has the lower district median?
Hampstead: £930,000. Shoreditch: £907,500.
Shoreditch is lower in this 24-month sample.
Hampstead (NW3) or Shoreditch (EC2A): an area comparison
Shoreditch has the lower recorded-sale median by £22,500. The cards below show how the two areas compare on prices, schools, green space, local profile and transport.
The short answer
Which has the broader school register?
Hampstead: 12. Shoreditch: 2 open establishments.
This is the size of each district's registered school base.
How does everyday access compare?
Bus nodes: NW3 111, EC2A 17. mapped green-space sites: NW3 42, EC2A 2.
These counts show the scale of each district's transport and outdoor offer.
The broad price gap is £22,500 across the 24-month samples. That gives Shoreditch the lower starting point, while the remaining sections show where the two district profiles differ.
Hampstead has 12 registered schools, 42 mapped green-space sites and 111 bus nodes. Shoreditch has 2, 2 and 17 respectively.
District prices
NW3 recorded 993 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £930,000. The £1,546,145 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
EC2A recorded 50 completed sales in the 24-month sample. The median was £907,500. The £1,403,001 average is higher because a small number of expensive sales can lift it.
NW3
- Median recorded sale
- £930,000
- Average recorded sale
- £1,546,145
- Recorded sales
- 993 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
EC2A
- Median recorded sale
- £907,500
- Average recorded sale
- £1,403,001
- Recorded sales
- 50 (24 months)
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
How this was counted
Postcode district. non-deleted recorded sales in preceding 24 months.
Crime and serious-crime share
Police.uk records 6,897 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 1,940, or 28.1% of the total.
Police.uk records 2,519 reports from 2025-07 to 2026-06. Violence and sexual offences, robbery, burglary and weapons-possession reports account for 668, or 26.5% of the total.
NW3
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 6,897
- Selected report-category share
- 1,940 (28.1%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
EC2A
- Reported crime, 12 months
- 2,519
- Selected report-category share
- 668 (26.5%)
data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. Police.uk anonymised coordinates assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid; selected-category share is not an official severity rate.
Local-area deprivation context
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. NW3 has a median of 9.0. 5.9% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 70.3% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
IMD is a Government local-area scale from 1 to 10: 1 is the poorer end, while 10 is the more well-off end. EC2A has a median of 6.0. 0.0% of mapped postcode units are in the poorer 1 to 3 band and 5.7% are in the more well-off 8 to 10 band.
NW3
- Median IMD decile
- 9.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 5.9%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 70.3%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
EC2A
- Median IMD decile
- 6.0 / 10
- Postcode units in deciles 1–3
- 0.0%
- Postcode units in deciles 8–10
- 5.7%
MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. distribution of official IMD25 postcode assignments; England only.
Schools
The register lists 12 open establishments in NW3. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
The register lists 2 open establishments in EC2A. It is a useful picture of the local school base, across the phases shown in the card below.
NW3
- Registered school sites
- 12 (Primary: 10, Secondary: 2)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
EC2A
- Registered school sites
- 2 (16 plus: 1, Secondary: 1)
DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. open GIAS establishments grouped by registered postcode district.
Green space and outdoor sport
OS maps 42 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 371.84 hectares, including 6 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
OS maps 2 green-space or outdoor-sport sites covering 0.80 hectares, including 1 public parks or gardens. This gives the district a substantial mapped outdoor offer.
NW3
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 42
- Mapped site area
- 371.84 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 6
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
EC2A
- Mapped OS green-space sites
- 2
- Mapped site area
- 0.80 ha
- Public parks or gardens
- 1
OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. OS Open Greenspace April 2026 site polygon geometric centroid assigned to nearest Code-Point Open postcode centroid.
Flood context
The source covers 1,324 postcode units. 250 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 184 have medium-risk surroundings.
The source covers 320 postcode units. 56 have high-risk surrounding addresses and 42 have medium-risk surroundings.
NW3
- Postcode units in source
- 1,324
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 250
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 184
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
EC2A
- Postcode units in source
- 320
- Units with high-risk surroundings
- 56
- Units with medium-risk surroundings
- 42
Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. sum of Environment Agency postcode source counts by outward postcode; counts concern areas around addresses, not a named property.
Air quality
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 21.5 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
The 2024 modelled annual-mean NO₂ median is 28.5 µg/m³. 100.0% of mapped units exceed the WHO 10 µg/m³ guideline and 0.0% meet or exceed 40 µg/m³.
NW3
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 21.5 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
EC2A
- Median annual mean NO₂
- 28.5 µg/m³
- Postcode units above WHO 10 µg/m³
- 100.0%
- Postcode units at or above legal 40 µg/m³
- 0.0%
DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. DEFRA PCM 2024 1 km modelled annual-mean NO2 looked up at each Code-Point Open postcode centroid; postcode-unit weighted district summary.
Transport access nodes
NaPTAN contains 111 active bus nodes and 30 rail, metro or tram nodes across NW3. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NaPTAN contains 17 active bus nodes and 0 rail, metro or tram nodes across EC2A. Together, they describe the district-wide public-transport network.
NW3
- Active bus access nodes
- 111
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 30
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
EC2A
- Active bus access nodes
- 17
- Active rail, metro or tram nodes
- 0
NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. active NaPTAN access node assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Broadband availability
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
The postcode-unit median maximum advertised download is 1,000 Mbit/s, with 100.0% full-fibre and 100.0% gigabit availability.
NW3
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
EC2A
- Median maximum advertised download
- 1,000 Mbit/s
- Median full-fibre availability
- 100.0%
- Median gigabit availability
- 100.0%
Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. median across postcode units.
Road safety
DfT records 411 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 49 serious and 361 slight.
DfT records 122 personal-injury collisions in 2022 to 24: 1 fatal, 20 serious and 101 slight.
NW3
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 411
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 49
- Slight
- 361
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
EC2A
- Reported collisions, 2022–24 (raw count)
- 122
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Slight
- 101
DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
How this was counted
Postcode district. 2022–24 STATS19 collision assigned to nearest Code-Point Open centroid.
Sources and method
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. local 2025-2026 bulk snapshot. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- data.police.uk street-level crime custom download. 2025-07 to 2026-06; seven verified programme forces. Original download date not recorded.
- MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation postcode download. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfE Get Information about Schools establishment register. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- OS Open Greenspace. April 2026 programme-city tile manifest. Original download date not recorded.
- Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data. 2026-07-10. Original download date not recorded.
- DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping annual-mean NO2 grid. 2024. Original download date not recorded.
- NaPTAN. 2026-08-02. Original download date not recorded.
- Ofcom Connected Nations. 2025. Original download date not recorded.
- DfT STATS19 Road Safety Data. 2022-2024 collision files. Original download date not recorded.
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