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Area guidesEC4A
EC4A
Postcode district · Castle Baynard, Clerkenwell, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without · City of London, Islington, Westminster · England
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What is already known about EC4A
Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.
- Live postcodes
- 111 in EC4A
- Localities
- Castle Baynard, Clerkenwell, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without
- Local authority
- City of London, Islington, Westminster
- Country
- England
- Centre postcode
- EC4A 3DJ
Postcode-point mapEC4A
Open map The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.
Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Districts next to EC4A
Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of EC4A, from 225 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.
- SE1Waterloo & South Bank · St George's · Borough & Bankside50 postcodes in the sample
- EC1VBunhill25 postcodes in the sample
- EC2NBroad Street · Cornhill24 postcodes in the sample
- W1DWest End24 postcodes in the sample
- EC1RClerkenwell21 postcodes in the sample
- SW1ASt James's18 postcodes in the sample
- WC1NBloomsbury · King's Cross14 postcodes in the sample
- WC1HBloomsbury · King's Cross11 postcodes in the sample
- WC2NSt James's7 postcodes in the sample
- N1Clerkenwell4 postcodes in the sample
- EC2MBroad Street1 postcode in the sample
- WC2HWest End1 postcode in the sample
Official records around this point
Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on EC4A 3DJ — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.
Planning Data · England
Intersecting designations
No intersecting record returned
This means only that the postcode point did not intersect the selected Planning Data datasets. It does not mean the property has no planning constraints.
Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.
About Planning Data ↗Planning London Datahub · 400 m
Nearby planning applications
1,373applications on record
within 400 m
within 400 m
- 2 September 2026Application Under Consideration
Submission of Technical Note pursuant to partial discharge of condiiton 42(i) of planning permission 23/00867/FULMAJ dated 27.09.2024.
40 Holborn Viaduct · EC1N 2PB · 26/01235/MDC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 31 August 2026Application Received
Proposed alterations to existing shopfront including new painted timber windows with panelled stall riser, new retractable fabric awning, new glazed timber entrance door, and replacing existing louvre with an air intake louvre at fascia level.
10A Leather Lane · EC1N 7YH · 2026/3731/P · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗ - 31 August 2026Application Received
Display of 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign and letterings on awning canvas.
10A Leather Lane · EC1N 7YH · 2026/3739/A · CamdenOpen on the council's portal ↗ - 28 August 2026Application Under Consideration
Non-Material Amendment under S96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to Planning Permission 20/00546/FULMAJ dated 16.09.2021, as amended by 22/01051/NMA dated 12.01.2023, 24/00123/NMA dated 01.03.2024, 24/01244/NMA dated 23.12.2024 and 25/00769/NMA dated 28.08.2025, to vary Condition 40 (Approved Drawings) to allow for the amendments to the rooftop plant structure and louvres;
5 Chancery Lane · WC2A 1LG · 26/01228/NMA · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 26 August 2026Application Under Consideration
Submission of details of partial discharge of (i) covering wayfinding and signage, (ii) sample panel of the proposed movement joint arrangement (iii) details of ground level external elevations pursuant to condition 37 (b), (e) and (f) of Planning Permission 20/00997/FULEIA dated 30.07.2021.
Development Site Salisbury Square · 26/01215/MDC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source. - 17 August 2026Application Under Consideration
Submission of report pursuant to discharge of condition 24 of planning permission 24/00688/FULL dated 02.07.2025.
Thavies Inn House 3, 4 Holborn Circus · EC1N 2HA · 26/01178/MDC · City of LondonCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.
About the Planning London Datahub ↗Daily essentials
Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near EC4A 3DJ, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.
23everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point
Food shopping
4Supermarkets and convenience stores.
Health
8Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.
- 229 mBoots122, HolbornMap ↗
- 267 mTemple Dental29, Fleet StreetMap ↗
- 273 mBupa Health and Dental Centre123, Chancery LaneMap ↗
- 296 mBell Yard Dental Surgery7, Bell YardMap ↗
- 459 mYour Dental Practice45, Essex StreetMap ↗
- 486 mKeith Burns Associates7, Ludgate BroadwayMap ↗
- 519 mMalmin47, Farringdon RoadMap ↗
- 631 mBupa Dental CareGreyfriars Passage, West SmithfieldMap ↗
Exercise
3Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.
Civic and everyday
8Libraries, post offices and community buildings.
- 143 mShoe Lane LibraryLittle New Street, West SmithfieldMap ↗
- 200 mMaughan LibraryChancery Lane, BlackfriarsMap ↗
- 353 mSt Bride LibraryBride Lane, West SmithfieldMap ↗
- 380 mXYZGray's Inn Road, Hatton GardenMap ↗
- 520 mBritish Library of Political and Economic Science10, Portugal StreetMap ↗
- 760 mHolborn LibraryTheobalds Road, Hatton GardenMap ↗
- 810 mMarx Memorial Library37a, Clerkenwell GreenMap ↗
- 814 mPalestine HouseHigh Holborn, Seven DialsMap ↗
Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.
Parks and green space
Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of EC4A 3DJ, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.
11open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point
Parks and commons
8Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.
- 591 mBazalgette EmbankmentBlackfriars, City of LondonMap ↗
- 630 mSt Johns GardenClerkenwell, London Borough of IslingtonMap ↗
- 764 mCarter Lane GardensSt Paul's, City of LondonMap ↗
- 766 mPostman's ParkSt Paul's, City of LondonMap ↗
- 810 mSt Paul's ChurchyardSt Paul's, City of LondonMap ↗
- 896 mBernie Spain Gardens (North Park)South Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
- 1.1 kmChrist Church GardenBankside, SouthwarkMap ↗
- 1.1 kmHatfields GreenSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
Playgrounds
0Children’s play areas mapped as such.
Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.
Nature and water
1Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.
- 1.1 kmNatura Nostra ForestSouth Bank, WaterlooMap ↗
Outdoor sport
2Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.
Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.
Look this place up in detail
Each of these opens on EC4A 3DJ, the postcode anchoring EC4A, and queries its own source only when you open it.