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EC1Y 8LS

Bunhill · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bunhill
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
EC1Y
Postcode sector
EC1Y 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC1Y 8LT 23 m
EC1Y 8PD 27 m
EC1Y 8NL 40 m
EC1Y 8NH 42 m
EC1Y 8NJ 42 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC1Y 8LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC1Y
Postcode sector
EC1Y 8
Latitude
51.522908
Longitude
-0.091169
British National Grid easting
532,524
British National Grid northing
182,170

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Bunhill · E05013699
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00013462
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
389
Primary
197
Secondary
51

  1. Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

    Community school

    204 m

  2. City of London Primary Academy, Islington

    Free schools

    335 m

  3. Guildhall School of Music and Drama

    Higher education institutions

    389 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,559
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,108
  • Other theft 4,696
  • Theft from the person 4,144
  • Shoplifting 3,920
  • Anti social behaviour 2,161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

30 female, 27 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.4
EC1Y 8 residents
2,267

Age bands in EC1Y 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

384 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.1%

303 residents

Age 25 to 44
37.2%

860 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

535 residents

Age 65 and over
9.9%

228 residents

This postcode contained 2.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider EC1Y 8 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

122

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

    555 m

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    627 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.2 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.2 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    1.2 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    1.2 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.4 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.5 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.5 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.5 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.6 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

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

    ODS code F83042

    1.6 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.6 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.6 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.8 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.8 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.8 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.9 km

  • HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83058

    1.9 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 122 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dufferin Street

    BCT · St Lukes

    0.0 miles

  • Featherstone Street

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Silk Street

    BCT · City of London

    0.1 miles

  • St Luke's Music Edu Centre

    BCT · St Lukes

    0.2 miles

  • City Road / Leonard Street

    BCT · Old Street

    0.2 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.

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

Schools

389 open schools are in scope, including 197 primary and 51 secondary schools. Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,559 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,379.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,108 events.

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