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N1 2SX

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 2NH 30 m
N1 2ND 40 m
N1 2NJ 40 m
N1 2UB 45 m
N1 2FZ 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 2SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2
Latitude
51.545135
Longitude
-0.089950
British National Grid easting
532,544
British National Grid northing
184,644

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
E00013526
Lower layer super output area
Islington 014A · E01002716
Middle layer super output area
Islington 014 · E02000567

Postcode source versions

Explore N1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
367
Primary
184
Secondary
51

  1. St Paul's Waldorf School

    Other independent school

    213 m

  2. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School

    Other independent school

    563 m

  3. Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
16,933
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,039
  • Anti social behaviour 2,167
  • Theft from the person 1,708
  • Other theft 1,585
  • Shoplifting 1,563

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.

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

134

within 5 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    182 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    689 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    693 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    716 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    853 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    868 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.1 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.1 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.2 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.3 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.3 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    1.3 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.3 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.3 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.4 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.5 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.5 km

  • DALSTON PRACTICE

    1B MADINAH ROAD, LONDON, E8 1PG

    ODS code F84063

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 134 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

  • Ockendon Road

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

  • Essex Road / Marquess Road

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

  • Northchurch Road Canonbury

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

  • Clephane Road

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

  • Clephane Road

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 014A, 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

4,796 of 33,755

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

367 open schools are in scope, including 184 primary and 51 secondary schools. St Paul's Waldorf School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,933 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,411.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,039 events.

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