Area:
City

Postcode:
EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, E1, N1

Boroughs:
City of London, Hackney, Tower Hamlets

Conservation areas:
Widespread

Parking:
Residents/Meters/Clamps. Very expensive.

Schools:
Private: London City Schools

Council tax (Band D):
City: £742, Hackney: £1158, Tower Hamlets: £957

Properties:
Thousands of modern flats, a few houses, many new flats and converted flats.

Attracts:
Singles, city workers, people wanting a pied-à-terre.

Amenities:
A wealth of venues and activity: concerts, theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries, sport facilities, specialist libraries. Lots of shops and restaurants but many are closed during week ends.

Transport:
You cannot get more central: all zone 1.

Comments:
This is were London started. Now it's a world centre for finance and banking and only 100 flats change hands every quarter. Village atmosphere, quiet during the week end.

Problems:
Noise, lack of open spaces, few doctors and schools, rare parking places, lack of daylight.