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EC2A 4SH

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC2A 4AW 35 m
EC2A 4AT 40 m
EC2A 4AS 46 m
EC2A 4AP 58 m
EC2A 4BY 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC2A 4SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC2A
Postcode sector
EC2A 4
Latitude
51.525211
Longitude
-0.085753
British National Grid easting
532,893
British National Grid northing
182,436

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
E00174772
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
393
Primary
202
Secondary
50

  1. Central Foundation Boys' School

    Voluntary aided school

    7 m

  2. The Lyceum

    Other independent school

    351 m

  3. Workers' Educational Association

    Further education

    352 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27,285
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,159
  • Other theft 3,971
  • Theft from the person 3,669
  • Shoplifting 3,626
  • Anti social behaviour 2,368

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
EC2A 4 residents
851

Age bands in EC2A 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4.1%

41 residents

Age 15 to 24
26%

261 residents

Age 25 to 44
52.1%

522 residents

Age 45 to 64
15.4%

154 residents

Age 65 and over
2.4%

24 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+
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

125

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

    476 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    928 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    928 m

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    936 m

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.0 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.1 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    1.3 km

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    1.4 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.4 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.4 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    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

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.6 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.6 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

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.8 km

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    1.8 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.9 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 125 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 Station

    RSE · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Shoreditch Fire Station

    BCT · Shoreditch

    0.1 miles

  • Old Street Station

    BCT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Old Street Underground Station

    PLT · Old Street

    0.1 miles

  • Old Street Station

    RSE · 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.

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

393 open schools are in scope, including 202 primary and 50 secondary schools. Central Foundation Boys' School is the nearest published school at 7 m.

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

Recorded crime

27,285 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,273.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,159 events.

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