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N1 8GA

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 8AH 6 m
N1 8NY 30 m
N1 8JR 33 m
N1 8PB 34 m
N1 8PD 47 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 8GA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 8
Latitude
51.534261
Longitude
-0.097528
British National Grid easting
532,050
British National Grid northing
183,421

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
E00013992
Lower layer super output area
Islington 020D · E01002802
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
406
Primary
187
Secondary
57

  1. Hanover Primary School

    Community school

    163 m

  2. Richard Cloudesley School

    Community special school

    209 m

  3. City of London Academy Islington

    Academy sponsor led

    218 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
22,955
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,907
  • Theft from the person 2,945
  • Other theft 2,636
  • Shoplifting 2,569
  • Anti social behaviour 2,566

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

132

within 5 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    268 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    551 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    659 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    699 m

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    717 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    749 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    749 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

    837 m

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.2 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.3 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.3 km

  • CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83624

    1.3 km

  • DR SEGARAJASINGHE

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

    ODS code F83678

    1.3 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.4 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.4 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83063

    1.5 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.6 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    1.6 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.7 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 132 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Packington Street / Cruden St

    BCT · Islington Green

    0.2 miles

  • Packington Street / Cruden St

    BCT · Islington Green

    0.2 miles

  • Packington Street

    BCT · Upper Street

    0.2 miles

  • Islington Green

    BCT · Islington Green

    0.3 miles

  • Packington Street

    BCT · Upper Street

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 020D, 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

14,147 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

406 open schools are in scope, including 187 primary and 57 secondary schools. Hanover Primary School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

22,955 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,912.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,907 events.

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