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N1 8TL

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

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
St Mary's & St James'
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 8TW 8 m
N1 8TN 10 m
N1 8TJ 46 m
N1 8BF 61 m
N1 8PN 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N1 8TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N1
Postcode sector
N1 8
Latitude
51.538452
Longitude
-0.093143
British National Grid easting
532,342
British National Grid northing
183,895

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
E00013975
Lower layer super output area
Islington 018C · E01002798
Middle layer super output area
Islington 018 · E02000571

Postcode source versions

Explore N1

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Spellbrook Walk, London, N1 8TL 5 December 2021 £615,705
5, Spellbrook Walk, London, N1 8TL 8 October 2013 £480,000
5, Spellbrook Walk, London, N1 8TL 22 September 2006 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
385
Primary
187
Secondary
54

  1. The New North Academy

    Academy converter

    186 m

  2. Rotherfield Primary School

    Community school

    202 m

  3. City of London Academy Islington

    Academy sponsor led

    397 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20,871
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,668
  • Theft from the person 2,473
  • Anti social behaviour 2,398
  • Shoplifting 2,346
  • Other theft 2,112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

30 female, 27 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
5.2
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N1 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

133

within 5 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    108 m

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    150 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    330 m

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    616 m

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    703 m

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    703 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    832 m

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.0 km

  • THE LAWSON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84096

    1.1 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.1 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.1 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

    1.2 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.4 km

  • QUEENSBRIDGE GROUP PRACTICE

    24 HOLLY STREET, HACKNEY, LONDON, E8 3XP

    ODS code F84117

    1.5 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.6 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F84051

    1.7 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.7 km

  • BEECHWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    86A DALSTON LANE, LONDON, E8 3AH

    ODS code F84038

    1.8 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.8 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 133 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

  • Elizabeth Avenue

    BCT · Islington

    0.0 miles

  • Basire Street

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

  • Ecclesbourne Road

    BCT · Islington

    0.1 miles

  • Elizabeth Ave / Rotherfield St

    BCT · De Beauvoir Town

    0.1 miles

  • Elizabeth Ave / Rotherfield St

    BCT · De Beauvoir Town

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 018C, 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

15,447 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £615,705 from 1 recorded sale in N1 8TL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Islington is £673,384 in June 2026, down 8.1% year on year.

Schools

385 open schools are in scope, including 187 primary and 54 secondary schools. The New North Academy is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

20,871 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,739.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,668 events.

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