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N5 1SY

Highbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N5 1HH 27 m
N5 1AD 62 m
N5 1NG 80 m
N5 1AP 81 m
N5 1NQ 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 1SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 1
Latitude
51.553948
Longitude
-0.103198
British National Grid easting
531,600
British National Grid northing
185,600

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
E00013685
Lower layer super output area
Islington 013C · E01002745
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
359
Primary
175
Secondary
44

  1. Highbury Fields School

    Community school

    173 m

  2. Drayton Park Primary School

    Community school

    318 m

  3. The London Screen Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19

    396 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,228
  • Anti social behaviour 2,142
  • Theft from the person 1,764
  • Other theft 1,468
  • Shoplifting 1,157

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

132

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    558 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    561 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    705 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    796 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    817 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    821 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    912 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.0 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.1 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.2 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.2 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE, 270-282 HORNSEY ROAD, LONDON, N7 7QZ

    ODS code F83666

    1.3 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.5 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

    233 ALBION ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9JT

    ODS code F84008

    1.5 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.6 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

    34A ALLERTON ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 5UF

    ODS code F84716

    1.6 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

    6 BARRETTS GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 8AR

    ODS code F84636

    1.7 km

  • THE CEDAR PRACTICE

    JOHN SCOTT HEALTH CENTRE, GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84036

    1.8 km

  • THE HERON PRACTICE

    GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84119

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Drayton Park

    RSE · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Drayton Park Rail Station

    RLY · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Barn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • Highbury Barn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • Highbury Barn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 013C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,215 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

359 open schools are in scope, including 175 primary and 44 secondary schools. Highbury Fields School is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,387.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,228 events.

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