EC1Y 2EQ

Bunhill · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bunhill
Local authority
Islington
Postcode district
EC1Y
Postcode sector
EC1Y 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC1Y 2AS 4 m
EC1Y 8AE 22 m
EC1Y 8AF 37 m
EC1Y 1BD 41 m
EC1Y 8RQ 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC1Y 2EQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 September 2007
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC1Y
Postcode sector
EC1Y 2
Latitude
51.524923
Longitude
-0.087927
British National Grid easting
532,743
British National Grid northing
182,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Bunhill · E05013699
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013455
Lower layer super output area
Islington 023D · E01002704
Middle layer super output area
Islington 023 · E02000576

Postcode source versions

Explore EC1Y

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
388
Primary
201
Secondary
50
  1. Central Foundation Boys' School

    Voluntary aided school

    151 m
  2. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    331 m
  3. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    399 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,981
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,177
  • Other theft 4,307
  • Theft from the person 3,910
  • Shoplifting 3,699
  • Anti social behaviour 2,322

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EC1Y 2 residents
139

Age bands in EC1Y 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
1.3%

2 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

12 residents

Age 25 to 44
54.6%

83 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

35 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

20 residents

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.

GP practices

124

within 5 km

  • 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

    397 m

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    945 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    961 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    961 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.1 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.1 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.4 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.4 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    1.4 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    1.4 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.5 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.5 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.6 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.6 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.6 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.7 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.7 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.8 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.8 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 124 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Street Underground Station

    PLT · Old Street

    0.0 miles
  • Old Street Station

    RSE · Old Street

    0.0 miles
  • Old Street Station

    RSE · Old Street

    0.0 miles
  • City Road / Leonard Street

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles
  • Old Street Station

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 023D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,063 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

388 open schools are in scope, including 201 primary and 50 secondary schools. Central Foundation Boys' School is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

27,981 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,331.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,177 events.

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