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Portsoken
City of London, London
PocketsAldgate
Portsoken is the easternmost ward of the City of London, covering the area around Aldgate and Houndsditch on the edge of Tower Hamlets. Public-transport access here is the highest in London, with Aldgate, Aldgate East and Liverpool Street all in or immediately next to the ward. The heritage set is dense: twelve listed buildings include the Grade I Church of St Botolph without Aldgate, the Grade II* 46 Aldgate High Street and the Grade II* Hoop and Grapes public house. Culture scores are high, reflecting proximity to Middlesex Street, Petticoat Lane and the City's museum and gallery offer, and the food and nonFood venue counts are substantial for a ward this small. The drawbacks are the ones common to the City's fringe: safety scores are very low at 7, driven by night-time theft and assault figures on the commuter streets rather than residential risk, green space is almost zero, and housing is priced for City proximity rather than for the lived environment of the streets.
- Strongest100Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Also strong81Cultural Signal
Rich mix of independent venues, food and nightlife
- Watch out7Safety
Higher recorded crime, driven by specific categories
At a glance
- Excellent public-transport access
- 12 listed buildings
- 5.1% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Tower Hill Garden (0.1 hectares)
- 189 open venues (92 food and drink, 97 other)
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The Portsoken was granted as a liberty to the Holy Trinity Priory in 1120 or 1121, and the prior of Holy Trinity sat ex officio as alderman for the ward.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
30Better than 7% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability0
- Rent affordability0
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)48
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Portsoken: 6 sales recorded (2025)29-yr price trend £—
Safety
7Among the lowest in London
- Personal safety5
- Property crime0
- Anti-social behaviour20
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Every recorded crime type — burglary, robbery, vehicle crime and more — grouped into personal, property and anti-social behaviour, with the monthly trend for this ward.
For Portsoken: personal, property & anti-social breakdown24-mo trend to Jun 2026counts —
Connectivity
100Highest in London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 8.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
24Better than 11% of London
- Air quality0
- Quietness60
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
81Better than 99% of London
- Nightlife100
- Dining100
- Arts & culture64
- Retail & shops50
- Sports & recreation50
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)100
189 open venues nearby — 92 food & drink, 97 other.
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For Portsoken: the mix behind 189 open venues—% independent
Education
65Better than 94% of London
- Primary schools64
- Secondary schools66
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School inspection history
Every school in this ward with its current Ofsted rating and multi-year trend.
For Portsoken: 1 school, with its inspection record
Heritage
67Better than 86% of London
12 listed buildings · 5% under a conservation area
- Church of St BotolphGrade I
- 46, Aldgate High Street Ec3Grade II*
- Hoop and Grapes Public HouseGrade II*
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
41Better than 8% of London
- Green spaces34
- Waterways85
Largest green space: Tower Hill Garden (0 ha). ~0 ha of green space in total.
Area development
53Highest in London
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For Portsoken: 6 sales recorded (2025)29-yr price history £—24-mo crime trend to Jun 2026TfL times to 8 hubs — min1 school's inspection records189 venues mapped
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- Is Portsoken safe?
- Portsoken scores 7 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Portsoken a good place to live?
- Portsoken scores 52 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are connectivity (100) and cultural signal (81); its weakest is safety (7). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Portsoken?
- Excellent public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Portsoken 8 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 100 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Portsoken expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Portsoken is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 0/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Portsoken?
- Portsoken scores 65 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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