N5 2EL

Mildmay · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N5 1HL 54 m
N5 2DA 56 m
N5 2EQ 61 m
N5 1HJ 65 m
N5 1HR 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 2EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2
Latitude
51.548462
Longitude
-0.097657
British National Grid easting
532,000
British National Grid northing
185,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Mildmay · E05013709
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington North · E14001305
Output area
E00013660
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

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Open schools
360
Primary
177
Secondary
48
  1. Samuel Rhodes MLD School

    Community special school

    61 m
  2. City of London Academy Highbury Grove

    Academy sponsor led

    154 m
  3. Canonbury Primary School

    Community school

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,953
  • Anti social behaviour 2,062
  • Shoplifting 1,942
  • Theft from the person 1,610
  • Other theft 1,443

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

132

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    505 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    709 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    756 m

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    814 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    888 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    891 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    942 m

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.1 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.2 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.2 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.2 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.3 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.3 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.4 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.5 km

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    1.6 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.7 km

  • DE BEAUVOIR SURGERY

    30 HERTFORD ROAD, LONDON, N1 5QT

    ODS code F84072

    1.8 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 132 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highbury New Pk / Highbury Grove School

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.0 miles
  • Highbury New Pk / Highbury Grove School

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.0 miles
  • Highbury Grove Sch /Baalbec Rd

    BCT · Highbury

    0.0 miles
  • Highbury Grove

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 miles
  • Highbury Grove

    BCT · Canonbury

    0.1 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

360 open schools are in scope, including 177 primary and 48 secondary schools. Samuel Rhodes MLD School is the nearest published school at 61 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,373.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,953 events.

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