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EC2A 1NS

Bunhill · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bunhill
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC2A 1NQ 12 m
EC2A 1NT 28 m
EC2A 1AT 46 m
EC2A 1RS 48 m
EC2Y 9AQ 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 1NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 1
Latitude
51.520127
Longitude
-0.087768
British National Grid easting
532,768
British National Grid northing
181,867

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
E00013428
Lower layer super output area
Islington 023D · E01002704
Middle layer super output area
Islington 023 · E02000576

Postcode source versions

Explore EC2A

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
391
Primary
202
Secondary
52

  1. Fashion Retail Academy

    Miscellaneous

    269 m

  2. Guildhall School of Music and Drama

    Higher education institutions

    329 m

  3. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    342 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28,434
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,095
  • Other theft 4,827
  • Theft from the person 4,129
  • Shoplifting 3,839
  • Anti social behaviour 2,084

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EC2A 1 residents
14

Age bands in EC2A 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.4%

21 residents

Age 15 to 24
55.3%

182 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

76 residents

Age 45 to 64
10.9%

36 residents

Age 65 and over
4.3%

14 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

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

120

within 5 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    710 m

  • 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

    895 m

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.1 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.3 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.4 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.5 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.5 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.5 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    1.6 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    1.6 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.6 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.6 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.8 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.8 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

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

    ODS code F83042

    1.9 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.9 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    2.0 km

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    2.0 km

  • ST PHILIPS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TOWER 3, 2ND FLOOR CLEMENTS INN, LONDON, WC2A 2AZ

    ODS code F83672

    2.0 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, LONDON, SE1 8EE

    ODS code G85642

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 120 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

  • Finsbury Square

    BCT · Old Street

    0.0 miles

  • Finsbury Square / Moorgate

    BCT · Old Street

    0.0 miles

  • Finsbury Street

    BCT · City of London

    0.0 miles

  • Finsbury Square / Moorgate

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Finsbury Street

    BCT · City of London

    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.

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
1
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

391 open schools are in scope, including 202 primary and 52 secondary schools. Fashion Retail Academy is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

28,434 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,369.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,095 events.

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