N1 2NG

Canonbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Islington
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 2NQ 62 m
N1 2HG 73 m
N1 2NY 78 m
N1 2AL 79 m
N1 2HQ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 2NG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 March 2014
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2
Latitude
51.543818
Longitude
-0.098499
British National Grid easting
531,955
British National Grid northing
184,482

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Canonbury · E05013701
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013538
Lower layer super output area
Islington 016B · E01002719
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
376
Primary
183
Secondary
51
  1. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School

    Other independent school

    49 m
  2. Canonbury Primary School

    Community school

    188 m
  3. William Tyndale Primary School

    Academy converter

    271 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,222
  • Anti social behaviour 2,145
  • Shoplifting 1,833
  • Theft from the person 1,660
  • Other theft 1,599

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

130

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    392 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    502 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    704 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    786 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    848 m

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    928 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    954 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.1 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.2 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.3 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.3 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

    UNIT 16-18, 8 HORNSEY STREET, LONDON, N7 8EG

    ODS code Y05190

    1.4 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.4 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.4 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLOWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, 11 HORNSEY STREET, LONDON, N7 8GG

    ODS code F83060

    1.4 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.5 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.5 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

    BINGFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code Y03103

    1.5 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.5 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 130 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Canonbury Square

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles
  • Canonbury Grove

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles
  • Canonbury Road / Highbury Corner

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles
  • Highbury Corner

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.2 miles
  • St Paul's Road /Highbury Grove

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 016B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,134 of 33,755

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

376 open schools are in scope, including 183 primary and 51 secondary schools. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School is the nearest published school at 49 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,430.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,222 events.

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