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N5 2BW

Highbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Highbury
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington North
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N5 2AP 37 m
N5 2BA 59 m
N5 2AN 64 m
N5 2BQ 81 m
N5 2AS 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 2BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2
Latitude
51.552033
Longitude
-0.096065
British National Grid easting
532,100
British National Grid northing
185,400

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
E00013652
Lower layer super output area
Islington 009A · E01002738
Middle layer super output area
Islington 009 · E02000562

Postcode source versions

Explore N5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
354
Primary
178
Secondary
45

  1. The London Screen Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19

    151 m

  2. City of London Academy Highbury Grove

    Academy sponsor led

    274 m

  3. Samuel Rhodes MLD School

    Community special school

    357 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
17,440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,311
  • Anti social behaviour 2,046
  • Theft from the person 2,019
  • Other theft 1,530
  • Shoplifting 1,419

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N5 2 residents
13,167

Age bands in N5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,736 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,271 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.6%

5,351 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

2,746 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

1,162 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

129

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    281 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    345 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    720 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    759 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    958 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    990 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.1 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.2 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.3 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.3 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.3 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.4 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.5 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    1.6 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.6 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.6 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.8 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 129 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highbury Barn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Grove School / Aberdeen Park

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Barn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Aberdeen Park

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Barn

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 009A, 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

14,265 of 33,755

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

354 open schools are in scope, including 178 primary and 45 secondary schools. The London Screen Academy is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,453.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,311 events.

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