N7 8EA

Holloway · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Islington
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N7 8GR 23 m
N7 8EF 31 m
N7 8GQ 31 m
N7 8EB 33 m
N7 8EG 33 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N7 8EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8
Latitude
51.551104
Longitude
-0.113673
British National Grid easting
530,882
British National Grid northing
185,265

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Holloway · E05013706
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00183924
Lower layer super output area
Islington 011F · E01033487
Middle layer super output area
Islington 011 · E02000564

Postcode source versions

Explore N7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
369
Primary
175
Secondary
43
  1. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    87 m
  2. London Metropolitan University

    Higher education institutions

    253 m
  3. St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    497 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15,896
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,030
  • Anti social behaviour 2,143
  • Shoplifting 1,403
  • Other theft 1,358
  • Theft from the person 1,314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
N7 8 residents
11,440

Age bands in N7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

1,511 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.2%

1,840 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.1%

4,902 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.7%

2,244 residents

Age 65 and over
7.8%

883 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

128

within 5 km straight-line

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    33 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    128 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    269 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    308 m

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    646 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

    GOODINGE HEALTH CENTRE, GOODINGE CLOSE, 20 NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N7 9EW

    ODS code F83008

    874 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    922 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    991 m

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.2 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.3 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.4 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

    BINGFIELD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code Y03103

    1.4 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.5 km

  • ARCHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    652 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N19 3NU

    ODS code F83004

    1.5 km

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

    PECKWATER HEALTH CENTRE, 6 PECKWATER STREET, LONDON, NW5 2TX

    ODS code Y05257

    1.7 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.7 km

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    4 PECKWATER STREET, KENTISH TOWN, LONDON, NW5 2UP

    ODS code F83022

    1.7 km

  • THE JUNCTION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    244 TUFNELL PARK ROAD, LONDON, N19 5EW

    ODS code F83674

    1.7 km

  • THE STATHAM GROVE SURGERY

    STATHAM GROVE, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON, N16 9DP

    ODS code F84115

    1.8 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 128 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Holloway Road Underground Station

    MET · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles
  • Holloway Road Station

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles
  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles
  • Holloway Road Underground Station

    PLT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles
  • Holloway Road Station

    BCT · Holloway Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 011F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,887 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

369 open schools are in scope, including 175 primary and 43 secondary schools. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

15,896 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,324.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,030 events.

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