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N1 2AY

Canonbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Canonbury
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 2AZ 16 m
N1 2EB 23 m
N1 3FL 51 m
N1 2EE 53 m
N1 3AU 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 2AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2
Latitude
51.543183
Longitude
-0.091546
British National Grid easting
532,439
British National Grid northing
184,424

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Canonbury · E05013701
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00013534
Lower layer super output area
Islington 016C · E01002720
Middle layer super output area
Islington 016 · E02000569

Postcode source versions

Explore N1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
372
Primary
186
Secondary
52

  1. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School

    Other independent school

    447 m

  2. The New North Academy

    Academy converter

    452 m

  3. St Paul's Waldorf School

    Other independent school

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,186
  • Anti social behaviour 2,262
  • Theft from the person 1,939
  • Shoplifting 1,906
  • Other theft 1,695

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.4
N1 2 residents
10,939

Age bands in N1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,761 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,105 residents

Age 25 to 44
42.1%

4,619 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,401 residents

Age 65 and over
9.8%

1,074 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N1 2 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

131

within 5 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    355 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    457 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    463 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    628 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

    49 HIGHBURY NEW PARK, HIGHBURY, LONDON, N5 2ET

    ODS code F83045

    917 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    990 m

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.1 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.1 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.1 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.1 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.1 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.4 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

    6 BARRETTS GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 8AR

    ODS code F84636

    1.4 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.4 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.5 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.5 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.6 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

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 131 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

  • Northchurch Road Canonbury

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.0 miles

  • Northchurch Road Canonbury

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

  • Ockendon Road

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

  • Oxford Arms

    BCT · De Beauvoir Town

    0.2 miles

  • Essex Road Station

    BCT · Islington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 016C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,368 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

372 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 52 secondary schools. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,514.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,186 events.

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