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N1 8AW

St Peter's & Canalside · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Peter's & Canalside
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 8AL 10 m
N1 8AT 55 m
N1 8AU 55 m
N1 8EE 60 m
N1 8EF 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 8AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 8
Latitude
51.534207
Longitude
-0.103067
British National Grid easting
531,666
British National Grid northing
183,405

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
St Peter's & Canalside · E05013711
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00013995
Lower layer super output area
Islington 020C · E01002801
Middle layer super output area
Islington 020 · E02000573

Postcode source versions

Explore N1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
405
Primary
186
Secondary
54

  1. St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    72 m

  2. Hanover Primary School

    Community school

    343 m

  3. Richard Cloudesley School

    Community special school

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23,640
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5,082
  • Other theft 3,091
  • Theft from the person 2,911
  • Shoplifting 2,898
  • Anti social behaviour 2,635

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N1 8 residents
8,106

Age bands in N1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,017 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

987 residents

Age 25 to 44
41.7%

3,096 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

1,586 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

743 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

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    223 m

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    336 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    834 m

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    870 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    880 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    943 m

  • 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

    1.1 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83063

    1.1 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, 17 PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83624

    1.1 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

    FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE, PINE STREET, LONDON, EC1R 0LP

    ODS code F83678

    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

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.2 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.3 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    1.3 km

  • GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE

    77 GRAY'S INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8TS

    ODS code F83042

    1.5 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.6 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.6 km

  • THE BLOOMSBURY SURGERY

    1 HANDEL STREET, LONDON, WC1N 1PD

    ODS code F83044

    1.7 km

  • HOLBORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    64-66 LAMBS CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3NA

    ODS code F83058

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 134 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Angel Station

    BCT · Angel

    0.1 miles

  • Islington Green

    BCT · Islington Green

    0.1 miles

  • Angel Station

    BCT · Angel

    0.1 miles

  • Angel Station

    BCT · Angel

    0.1 miles

  • Angel Station

    BCT · Angel

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 020C, 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

15,078 of 33,755

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

405 open schools are in scope, including 186 primary and 54 secondary schools. St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 72 m.

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

Recorded crime

23,640 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,970 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5,082 events.

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