N7 8XH

Barnsbury · Islington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
N1 1EA 19 m
N1 1AF 63 m
N1 1EB 66 m
N1 1DA 78 m
N7 8XG 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N7 8XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8
Latitude
51.543230
Longitude
-0.114475
British National Grid easting
530,849
British National Grid northing
184,388

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Islington · E09000019
Electoral ward
Barnsbury · E05013698
Parish or community
E43000209
Output area
E00013468
Lower layer super output area
Islington 015B · E01002712
Middle layer super output area
Islington 015 · E02000568

Postcode source versions

Explore N7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
149, Unit 15, Roman Way, London, N7 8XH 4 May 2017 £15,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
389
Primary
176
Secondary
48
  1. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    414 m
  2. New River College Secondary

    Pupil referral unit

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

    Community school

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19,278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,445
  • Other theft 2,443
  • Anti social behaviour 2,227
  • Shoplifting 2,221
  • Theft from the person 1,911

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

Planning applications

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

Available records
560
Records since 17 September 2020
189
Latest available record date
18 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. 2025/3699/P Date not supplied 807 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
  2. 2025/2142/P Date not supplied 950 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
  3. 2025/1025/P Date not supplied 805 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
  4. 2025/0786/P Date not supplied 861 m away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    34 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  5. 2025/0805/P Decision dated 18 August 2025 833 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
  6. 2025/2747/P Decision dated 13 August 2025 990 m away

    Change of use from cookery school (Class F1) to restaurant (Class E) and installation of projecting sign frame to south elevation

    Midland Goods Shed Wharf Road London N1C 4BZ

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2025/2770/L Decision dated 13 August 2025 990 m away

    Internal alterations associated with new restaurant, including new partitions at ground and extended mezzanine levels, alterations to glazing , two new internal openings at ground floor and associated works. New projecting sign frame on south elevation

    Midland Goods Shed Wharf Road London N1C 4BZ

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2025/2653/T Decision dated 17 July 2025 904 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
  9. 2025/2228/T Decision dated 17 July 2025 966 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)
  10. 2025/1361/P Decision dated 15 July 2025 805 m away

    Removal of single storey modular building; erection of a single-storey office and welfare building and a single-storey storage building, provision of on-site car parking, and associated works.

    Land to Western End of Freight Lane Freight Lane London N1C 4BE

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  11. 2025/1360/P Decision dated 11 July 2025 805 m away

    Erection of a salt store, a salt bin store and modular cabin with WC and staff kitchen and associated works.

    Land South of CATS Building Freight Lane London N1C 4BE

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  12. 2025/1747/T Decision dated 30 May 2025 912 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Goat Willow (T1) - Reduce height and lateral spread by approx. 1m - 2m.

    18 St. Paul's Mews London NW1 9TZ

    London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA

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

131

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    546 m

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    546 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    628 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    878 m

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    881 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    931 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    943 m

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83063

    1.0 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.1 km

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    1.2 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.3 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.3 km

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    1.4 km

  • ELIZABETH AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE

    2 ELIZABETH AVENUE, ISLINGTON, LONDON, N1 3BS

    ODS code F83012

    1.6 km

  • AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE

    4 NAOROJI STREET, ISLINGTON, LONDON, WC1X 0GB

    ODS code F83652

    1.7 km

  • NEW NORTH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83034

    1.7 km

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    1.8 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.8 km

  • JAMES WIGG PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83023

    1.8 km

  • CAVERSHAM GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83022

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 131 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station

    RSE · Barnsbury

    0.0 miles
  • The Hemingford Arms

    BCT · Barnsbury

    0.1 miles
  • The Hemingford Arms

    BCT · Barnsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Barnsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Station

    BCT · Barnsbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Islington 015B, 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

9,007 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 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

389 open schools are in scope, including 176 primary and 48 secondary schools. Thornhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

19,278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,606.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,445 events.

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