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EC1V 1AJ

St Peter's & Canalside · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
St Peter's & Canalside
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
EC1V
Postcode sector
EC1V 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC1V 1AL 0 m
EC1V 1AH 47 m
EC1V 1AN 47 m
EC1V 1AP 47 m
EC1V 8AY 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC1V 1AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC1V
Postcode sector
EC1V 1
Latitude
51.529861
Longitude
-0.096832
British National Grid easting
532,111
British National Grid northing
182,933

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
St Peter's & Canalside · E05013711
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00183990
Lower layer super output area
Islington 020G · E01035656
Middle layer super output area
Islington 020 · E02000573

Postcode source versions

Explore EC1V

Property

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97 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chronicle Tower, 261b, Flat 45, City Road, London, EC1V 1AJ 13 July 2026 £710,000
Chronicle Tower, 261b, Flat 48, City Road, London, EC1V 1AJ 26 June 2026 £485,000
Chronicle Tower, 261b, Flat 73, City Road, London, EC1V 1AJ 31 March 2025 £800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
400
Primary
192
Secondary
57

  1. The ArtsXchange

    Free schools alternative provision

    69 m

  2. Moreland Primary School

    Community school

    238 m

  3. Hanover Primary School

    Community school

    364 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
24,769
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,944
  • Theft from the person 3,370
  • Other theft 3,200
  • Shoplifting 3,022
  • Anti social behaviour 2,446

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

33 female, 46 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
1.8
EC1V 1 residents
1,636

Age bands in EC1V 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

198 residents

Age 15 to 24
16%

227 residents

Age 25 to 44
53.6%

759 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.8%

196 residents

Age 65 and over
2.6%

37 residents

This postcode contained 4.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EC1V 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

132

within 5 km straight-line

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

    454 m

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 1/2 ST PETER'S STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 8JG

    ODS code F83032

    694 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    807 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    807 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    929 m

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    937 m

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    990 m

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83624

    1.0 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83678

    1.0 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.1 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.2 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

    ST LEONARDS, 85 NUTTALL ST, LONDON, N1 5HZ

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

    77 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TS

    ODS code F83042

    1.5 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    1.6 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.6 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    KILLICK STREET HEALTH CTR, 75 KILLICK STREET, LONDON, N1 9RH

    ODS code F83063

    1.6 km

  • HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA

    ODS code F83058

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.7 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Central Street

    BCT · Angel

    0.1 miles

  • Central Street

    BCT · Angel

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Terrace

    BCT · Old Street

    0.2 miles

  • Windsor Terrace

    BCT · Old Street

    0.2 miles

  • Murray Grove Hoxton

    BCT · Hoxton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 020G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,529 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £710,000 from 11 recorded sales in EC1V 1AJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Islington is £673,384 in June 2026, down 8.1% year on year.

Schools

400 open schools are in scope, including 192 primary and 57 secondary schools. The ArtsXchange is the nearest published school at 69 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

24,769 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,064.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,944 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.