N7 8SQ

Laycock · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Laycock
Local authority
Islington
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N7 8XE 46 m
N7 8UR 53 m
N7 8XF 53 m
N7 8SS 63 m
N7 8TL 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N7 8SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8
Latitude
51.545924
Longitude
-0.115315
British National Grid easting
530,783
British National Grid northing
184,686

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Laycock · E05013708
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013494
Lower layer super output area
Islington 015C · E01002713
Middle layer super output area
Islington 015 · E02000568

Postcode source versions

Explore N7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Wellington Mews, London, N7 8SQ 19 February 2025 £4,675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
374
Primary
172
Secondary
44
  1. New River College Secondary

    Pupil referral unit

    299 m
  2. St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    415 m
  3. Robert Blair School and Children's Centre

    Community school

    463 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17,108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,159
  • Anti social behaviour 2,119
  • Shoplifting 1,955
  • Other theft 1,764
  • Theft from the person 1,457

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

26 female, 55 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.7% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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.

Planning applications

Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.

Available records
736
Records since 17 September 2020
216
Latest available record date
28 August 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.

Latest available applications

  1. 2025/2992/P Date not supplied 953 m away

    Prior Approval for a change of use from Class E Commercial to Residential Use Class C3

    6 Cliff Road London NW1 9AN

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  2. 2025/3699/P Date not supplied 811 m away

    Amendments to external alterations to side access elevation, internal basement access, and the rear elevation of the rear extension, approved under planning permission 2022/5408/P dated 16/02/2023

    15 York Way London N7 9QG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  3. 25-00170-HAPP Date not supplied 997 m away

    Replacement of garage doors with a similar wooden frame.

    117 Camden Mews London NW1 9AH

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 25-00177-HAPP Date not supplied 988 m away

    Roof extension, refurbishment of existing garage doors to front elevation, installation of new and replacement windows and doors to the front and rear elevations and demolition of first floor conservatory.

    94 Camden Mews London NW1 9AG

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/2142/P Date not supplied 899 m away

    Replacement of timber sash windows with like-for-like double glazed timber sash windows.

    Flat B 31 Cantelowes Road London NW1 9XR

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  6. 2025/1025/P Date not supplied 919 m away

    Retrospective application for removal of portacabins on the western and southern boundaries and provision of replacement single storey operational buildings.

    Linear Land North of Freight Lane Freight Lane London

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  7. 2025/0786/P Date not supplied 817 m away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    34 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  8. 2025/2821/P Decision dated 28 August 2025 952 m away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and replacement of windows on all elevations.

    4 Cantelowes Road London NW1 9XJ

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  9. 2025/0805/P Decision dated 18 August 2025 830 m away

    Retention of glazed lobby to external roof space at rear first floor level

    Flat A, 160 Agar Grove London NW1 9TY

    London Borough of Camden Refused and Warning of Enforcement Action to be Taken
  10. 2025/3003/P Decision dated 13 August 2025 991 m away

    Erection of single-storey lower ground floor rear extension; installation of new windows to lower ground floor front elevation.

    Flat A 23 North Villas London NW1 9BL

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2025/2653/T Decision dated 17 July 2025 821 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Fig (T1) - Reduce crown to historic pruning points (by up to 1.5m) approx. 2.5m from ground level.

    72 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
  12. 2025/2228/T Decision dated 17 July 2025 910 m away

    (TPO REF: C10 - G6) REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (T1) - Pollard/reduction in size, leaving a standing stem of approximately 6m. 1 x Lime (T2) - Remove the least dominant stem that is currently touching the outhouse and reduce the remaining canopy back to the most recent previous points of reduction. 1 x Lime (T3) - Fell to ground level.

    32 Cantelowes Road London NW1 9XT

    London Borough of Camden Approve Works (TPO)

Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.

GP practices

133

within 5 km

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    576 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    587 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    689 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    690 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    747 m

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    783 m

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    783 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    894 m

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.1 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83063

    1.3 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.3 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.4 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.6 km

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    1.6 km

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    1.7 km

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

    KENTISH TOWN HEALTH CENTRE, 2 BARTHOLOMEW ROAD, LONDON, NW5 2BX

    ODS code F83023

    1.7 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.7 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.7 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 133 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

  • H M Prison Pentonville

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • H M Prison Pentonville

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • Westbourne Road / Jupiter Way

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • Westbourne Road / Jupiter Way

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • Ellington Street

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 015C, 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

6,490 of 33,755

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

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
12
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

Property market

The five-year median is £4,675,000 from 1 recorded sale in N7 8SQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Islington is £673,384 in June 2026, down 8.1% year on year.

Schools

374 open schools are in scope, including 172 primary and 44 secondary schools. New River College Secondary is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

17,108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,425.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,159 events.

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