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N7 8QL

Laycock · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
London
Ward
Laycock
Local authority
Islington
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N7 8JD 43 m
N7 8JP 53 m
N7 8JW 54 m
N7 8LD 56 m
N5 1JU 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N7 8QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8
Latitude
51.546411
Longitude
-0.105386
British National Grid easting
531,470
British National Grid northing
184,758

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Laycock · E05013708
Parish or community
E43000209
Westminster constituency
Islington South and Finsbury · E14001306
Output area
E00013939
Lower layer super output area
Islington 013D · E01002795
Middle layer super output area
Islington 013 · E02000566

Postcode source versions

Explore N7

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Flat 1, Court Gardens, London, N7 8QL 21 February 2019 £575,000
24, Flat 1, Court Gardens, London, N7 8QL 22 May 2015 £565,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
379
Primary
175
Secondary
50

  1. London Scandinavian School

    Other independent school

    115 m

  2. The Courtyard Islington

    Free schools special

    208 m

  3. Laycock Primary School

    Community school

    217 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,651
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,179
  • Anti social behaviour 2,127
  • Shoplifting 1,902
  • Other theft 1,497
  • Theft from the person 1,403

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

63 female, 48 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider N7 8 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+
61.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
61.4%
Gigabit-capable
61.4%
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

131

within 5 km

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    213 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    603 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    804 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    875 m

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    898 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    997 m

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.1 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.2 km

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    1.2 km

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    1.2 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 1/2 ST PETER'S STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 8JG

    ODS code F83032

    1.2 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.2 km

  • THE MITCHISON ROAD SURGERY

    2 MITCHISON ROAD, LONDON, N1 3NG

    ODS code F83056

    1.3 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.3 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

    287-293 NEW NORTH ROAD, LONDON, N1 7AA

    ODS code F83034

    1.4 km

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    1.4 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.5 km

  • MILDMAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A GREEN LANES, LONDON, N16 9NF

    ODS code F83053

    1.5 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    KILLICK STREET HEALTH CTR, 75 KILLICK STREET, LONDON, N1 9RH

    ODS code F83063

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 131 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

  • Highbury & Islington Station

    BCT · Highbury

    0.0 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Station

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Station

    BCT · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Rail Station

    RLY · Highbury

    0.1 miles

  • Highbury & Islington Rail Station

    RLY · Highbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 013D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,852 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

379 open schools are in scope, including 175 primary and 50 secondary schools. London Scandinavian School is the nearest published school at 115 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,651 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,387.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,179 events.

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