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N1 2SW

St Mary's & St James' · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Mary's & St James'
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 2AR 11 m
N1 2SP 34 m
N1 8LX 34 m
N1 2SR 44 m
N1 2BP 45 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 2SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2007
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2
Latitude
51.539363
Longitude
-0.098296
British National Grid easting
531,982
British National Grid northing
183,987

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
St Mary's & St James' · E05013710
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00013927
Lower layer super output area
Islington 016F · E01002793
Middle layer super output area
Islington 016 · E02000569

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
383
Primary
185
Secondary
52

  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    139 m

  2. The New North Academy

    Academy converter

    237 m

  3. City of London Academy Islington

    Academy sponsor led

    353 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18,504
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,509
  • Anti social behaviour 2,411
  • Shoplifting 1,883
  • Other theft 1,839
  • Theft from the person 1,808

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

134

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    176 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    447 m

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    452 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    509 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    766 m

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    838 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    985 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

  • 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

    1.4 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.4 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.4 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.4 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

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.5 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.5 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    KILLICK STREET HEALTH CTR, 75 KILLICK STREET, LONDON, N1 9RH

    ODS code F83063

    1.5 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 134 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Essex Road Station

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street (N1)

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street (N1)

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street / Dagmar Terrace

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street / Dagmar Terrace

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 016F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,222 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

383 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 52 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 139 m.

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

Recorded crime

18,504 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,542 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,509 events.

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