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N5 2SX

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 2TD 21 m
N5 2ST 74 m
N5 2TE 83 m
N5 2JT 94 m
N5 2TG 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N5 2SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 February 2011
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N5
Postcode sector
N5 2
Latitude
51.559246
Longitude
-0.095533
British National Grid easting
532,116
British National Grid northing
186,203

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
E00013628
Lower layer super output area
Islington 009B · E01002741
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
342
Primary
179
Secondary
46

  1. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    311 m

  2. Gillespie Primary School

    Community school

    323 m

  3. St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    380 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,961
  • Anti social behaviour 1,882
  • Theft from the person 1,872
  • Other theft 1,336
  • Drugs 1,105

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

127

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    462 m

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    467 m

  • THE ALLERTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code F84716

    805 m

  • BARTON HOUSE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84008

    818 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    902 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.0 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.0 km

  • THE CEDAR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F84036

    1.0 km

  • THE HERON PRACTICE

    GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2NU

    ODS code F84119

    1.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    1.3 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.4 km

  • THE SURGERY (BARRETTS GROVE)

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

    ODS code F84636

    1.4 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.5 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    1.6 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    1.7 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.7 km

  • SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE

    SOMERFORD GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 7UA

    ODS code F84033

    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

  • STROUD GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    181 STROUD GREEN ROAD, LONDON, N4 3PZ

    ODS code F83686

    1.8 km

  • THE 157 MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F85067

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 127 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Gillespie Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • Riversdale Road / Blackstock Road

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • Highbury Quadrant

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

  • Highbury Quadrant

    BCT · Highbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 009B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,519 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

342 open schools are in scope, including 179 primary and 46 secondary schools. St Joan of Arc RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 311 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,300.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,961 events.

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