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N5 2LS

Brownswood · Hackney · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2SZ 48 m
N5 2LU 51 m
N5 2JZ 61 m
N5 2LR 75 m
N5 2SU 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 2LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2
Latitude
51.560998
Longitude
-0.094335
British National Grid easting
532,194
British National Grid northing
186,400

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
E00008573
Lower layer super output area
Hackney 007F · E01001720
Middle layer super output area
Hackney 007 · E02000351

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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96 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30b, Mountgrove Road, London, N5 2LS 28 April 2026 £1,160,500
52, Mountgrove Road, London, N5 2LS 21 January 2026 £798,000
24b, Mountgrove Road, London, N5 2LS 19 November 2025 £728,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
343
Primary
185
Secondary
46

  1. Gillespie Primary School

    Community school

    410 m

  2. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    523 m

  3. Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre

    Community school

    540 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14,789
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,845
  • Theft from the person 1,801
  • Anti social behaviour 1,790
  • Other theft 1,238
  • Drugs 1,059

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
125

61 female, 64 male

Postcode households
56
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N5 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

122

within 5 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    520 m

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    594 m

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    660 m

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    726 m

  • THE CEDAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84036

    839 m

  • THE HERON PRACTICE

    GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84119

    839 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.1 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.1 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.5 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.5 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

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.6 km

  • SPRING HILL PRACTICE

    BELFAST ROAD, LONDON, N16 6UH

    ODS code Y03049

    1.6 km

  • THE SURGERY (CRANWICH ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84686

    1.7 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.7 km

  • STROUD GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 STROUD GREEN ROAD, LONDON, N4 3PZ

    ODS code F83686

    1.7 km

  • THE 157 MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F85067

    1.7 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 122 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kings Crescent Estate

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Queen's Drive

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.1 miles

  • Queen's Drive

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.2 miles

  • Kings Crescent Estate

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    0.2 miles

  • Riversdale Road

    BCT · Brownswood Park

    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
10
Medium risk addresses
28
Low risk addresses
13
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £877,500 from 16 recorded sales in N5 2LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Hackney is £605,442 in June 2026, up 0.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

343 open schools are in scope, including 185 primary and 46 secondary schools. Gillespie Primary School is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14,789 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,232.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,845 events.

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