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N5 1QY

Laycock · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Laycock
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 1RY 14 m
N1 1SE 45 m
N1 1RD 48 m
N1 1SD 55 m
N5 1RQ 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 1QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1
Latitude
51.545860
Longitude
-0.103534
British National Grid easting
531,600
British National Grid northing
184,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Laycock · E05013708
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00174742
Lower layer super output area
Islington 013D · E01002795
Middle layer super output area
Islington 013 · E02000566

Postcode source versions

Explore N5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
373
Primary
175
Secondary
50

  1. London Scandinavian School

    Other independent school

    127 m

  2. Laycock Primary School

    Community school

    163 m

  3. Canonbury Primary School

    Community school

    232 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,159
  • Anti social behaviour 2,114
  • Shoplifting 1,865
  • Other theft 1,507
  • Theft from the person 1,450

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

133

within 5 km straight-line

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    211 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    725 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    767 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    942 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.0 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.0 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.1 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.1 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    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

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.2 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.2 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.3 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

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.4 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    1.5 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.6 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.6 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 133 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highbury & Islington Rail Station

    RLY · Highbury

    0.0 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Rail Station

    RLY · Highbury

    0.0 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Station

    RSE · Highbury

    0.0 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Underground Station

    MET · Highbury & Islington

    0.0 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Underground Station

    PLT · Highbury & Islington

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 013D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,852 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

373 open schools are in scope, including 175 primary and 50 secondary schools. London Scandinavian School is the nearest published school at 127 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,380.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,159 events.

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