N1 2YX

Laycock · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Laycock
Local authority
Islington
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 2LH 39 m
N1 2LE 47 m
N1 2NA 57 m
N5 1JJ 70 m
N1 2UR 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 2YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 2
Latitude
51.546126
Longitude
-0.100567
British National Grid easting
531,805
British National Grid northing
184,735

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Laycock · E05013708
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013942
Lower layer super output area
Islington 016E · E01002791
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
369
Primary
175
Secondary
50
  1. Canonbury Primary School

    Community school

    132 m
  2. London Scandinavian School

    Other independent school

    254 m
  3. North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School

    Other independent school

    302 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,063
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,008
  • Anti social behaviour 2,050
  • Shoplifting 1,813
  • Other theft 1,418
  • Theft from the person 1,413

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

131

within 5 km straight-line

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    397 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    684 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    830 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    844 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    927 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    994 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.1 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.1 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.1 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.2 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.2 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.2 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.3 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.4 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    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

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.7 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 131 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St Paul's Road/Highbury Corner

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.0 miles
  • Highbury Corner

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.0 miles
  • St Paul's Road /Highbury Grove

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles
  • Highbury Corner

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles
  • Highbury & Islington Underground Station

    MET · Highbury & Islington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 016E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,182 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

369 open schools are in scope, including 175 primary and 50 secondary schools. Canonbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 132 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,063 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,338.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,008 events.

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