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N5 1EW

Highbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Highbury
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington North
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N5 1PW 34 m
N5 1PB 40 m
N5 1PN 53 m
N5 1PD 61 m
N5 1PP 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 1EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1
Latitude
51.551495
Longitude
-0.107223
British National Grid easting
531,328
British National Grid northing
185,320

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Highbury · E05013704
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington North · E14001305
Output area
E00013655
Lower layer super output area
Islington 013A · E01002739
Middle layer super output area
Islington 013 · E02000566

Postcode source versions

Explore N5

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
40a, Drayton Park, London, N5 1EW 11 July 2008 £795,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
369
Primary
177
Secondary
44

  1. Drayton Park Primary School

    Community school

    105 m

  2. London Metropolitan University

    Higher education institutions

    210 m

  3. The Courtyard Islington

    Free schools special

    381 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,444
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,376
  • Anti social behaviour 2,204
  • Theft from the person 1,763
  • Other theft 1,522
  • Shoplifting 1,498

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N5 1 residents
12,557

Age bands in N5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%
1,886 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.7%
1,119 residents
Age 25 to 44
45.7%
5,850 residents
Age 45 to 64
21.7%
2,773 residents
Age 65 and over
9.2%
1,173 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

127

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    184 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    482 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    501 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    577 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    786 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    918 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    934 m

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.0 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.0 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, ANDOVER MED CENTRE, 7 NEWINGTON BARROW WAY, LONDON, N7 7EP

    ODS code F83666

    1.3 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

    GOODINGE HEALTH CENTRE, GOODINGE CLOSE, 20 NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N7 9EW

    ODS code F83008

    1.3 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.4 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.4 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.5 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.6 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

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.7 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.8 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 127 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Drayton Park Rail Station

    RLY · Highbury

    185 m

  • Drayton Park

    RSE · Highbury

    254 m

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Holloway Road

    260 m

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Holloway Road

    272 m

  • Holloway Road Station

    BCT · Holloway Road

    300 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 013A, 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

16,765 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

369 open schools are in scope, including 177 primary and 44 secondary schools. Drayton Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 105 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,444 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,454 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,376 events.

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