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EC1Y 8RX

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 8AG 13 m
EC1Y 8AH 17 m
EC1Y 8SL 41 m
EC1Y 8RZ 48 m
EC1Y 8RT 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC1Y 8RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2012
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC1Y
Postcode sector
EC1Y 8
Latitude
51.524277
Longitude
-0.089670
British National Grid easting
532,624
British National Grid northing
182,325

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
E00013461
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
386
Primary
195
Secondary
51

  1. Central Foundation Boys' School

    Voluntary aided school

    288 m

  2. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    298 m

  3. Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

    Community school

    386 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,262
  • Other theft 4,486
  • Theft from the person 4,028
  • Shoplifting 3,854
  • Anti social behaviour 2,272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

126

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

    415 m

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    808 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.0 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.0 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    1.3 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    1.3 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    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

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.5 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.5 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.6 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.6 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.7 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.7 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

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

    ODS code F83042

    1.7 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.8 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.8 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 126 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Featherstone Street

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Bunhill Row

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Old Street Station

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • City Road / Leonard Street

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • City Road / Leonard Street

    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

386 open schools are in scope, including 195 primary and 51 secondary schools. Central Foundation Boys' School is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,377.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,262 events.

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