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N5 2SW

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 2XD 26 m
N5 2HE 53 m
N5 2QA 59 m
N5 2QS 65 m
N5 2QB 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 2SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2
Latitude
51.555604
Longitude
-0.094474
British National Grid easting
532,200
British National Grid northing
185,800

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
E00013643
Lower layer super output area
Islington 009D · E01002744
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
348
Primary
181
Secondary
45

  1. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    206 m

  2. The London Screen Academy

    Free schools 16 to 19

    377 m

  3. St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,626
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,127
  • Anti social behaviour 1,991
  • Theft from the person 1,910
  • Other theft 1,465
  • Shoplifting 1,204

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

130

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    81 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    406 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    493 m

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    701 m

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    911 m

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    1.2 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.2 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.3 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.3 km

  • THE CEDAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84036

    1.4 km

  • THE HERON PRACTICE

    GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84119

    1.4 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.5 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    1.5 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    1.5 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.5 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.7 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD)

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

    ODS code F84694

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 130 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Balfour Road / Crowfield House

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Balfour Road / Crowfield House

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury Grange

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • St Joan of Arc School

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • Highbury Quadrant

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 009D, 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

15,558 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

348 open schools are in scope, including 181 primary and 45 secondary schools. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,626 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,385.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,127 events.

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