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N5 2LN

Brownswood · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Brownswood
Local authority
Hackney
Constituency
Tottenham
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N4 2SY 29 m
N4 2SX 50 m
N4 2BG 67 m
N5 2LT 79 m
N4 2SU 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 2LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2
Latitude
51.561549
Longitude
-0.096144
British National Grid easting
532,067
British National Grid northing
186,458

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Hackney · E09000012
Electoral ward
Brownswood · E05009367
Parish or community
E43000202
Westminster constituency
Tottenham · E14001553
Output area
E00008564
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 007F · E01001720
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 007 · E02000351

Postcode source versions

Explore N5

Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Cobble Mews, London, N5 2LN 3 April 2018 £1,115,000
4, Cobble Mews, London, N5 2LN 20 June 2011 £650,000
3, Cobble Mews, London, N5 2LN 8 September 2010 £649,400

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
341
Primary
182
Secondary
46

  1. Gillespie Primary School

    Community school

    319 m

  2. Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

    Community school

    402 m

  3. Parkwood Primary School

    Community school

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,853
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,813
  • Anti social behaviour 1,823
  • Theft from the person 1,801
  • Other theft 1,227
  • Drugs 1,080

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

124

within 5 km

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    614 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    650 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    720 m

  • THE CEDAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84036

    795 m

  • THE HERON PRACTICE

    GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84119

    795 m

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    858 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    981 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.2 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.2 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.4 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.5 km

  • STROUD GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 STROUD GREEN ROAD, LONDON, N4 3PZ

    ODS code F83686

    1.6 km

  • THE 157 MEDICAL PRACTICE

    157 STROUD GREEN ROAD, FINSBURY PARK, LONDON, N4 3PZ

    ODS code F85067

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (CRANWICH ROAD)

    THE SURGERY, 62 CRANWICH ROAD, LONDON, N16 5JF

    ODS code F84686

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.7 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.7 km

  • BRIDGE HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    96 UMFREVILLE ROAD, LONDON, N4 1TL

    ODS code Y03135

    1.8 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

    BROOKE ROAD SURGERY, 40-42 BROOKE ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7LR

    ODS code F84694

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 124 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Queen's Drive

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Queen's Drive

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Brownswood Road / Finsbury Park Road

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Gillespie Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Monsell Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hackney 007F, 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

18,595 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

341 open schools are in scope, including 182 primary and 46 secondary schools. Gillespie Primary School is the nearest published school at 319 m.

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

Recorded crime

14,853 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,237.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,813 events.

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