N7 8XP

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 8AA 26 m
N7 8XN 43 m
N7 8AB 64 m
N7 8XR 64 m
N7 8XS 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
N7 8XP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
N
Postcode district
N7
Postcode sector
N7 8
Latitude
51.547185
Longitude
-0.114340
British National Grid easting
530,847
British National Grid northing
184,828

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
E00013490
Lower layer super output area
Islington 015C · E01002713
Middle layer super output area
Islington 015 · E02000568

Postcode source versions

Explore N7

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Vulcan Way, London, N7 8XP 29 November 2024 £406,015
1, Vulcan Way, London, N7 8XP 13 March 2023 £365,000
52, Vulcan Way, London, N7 8XP 9 August 2019 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
377
Primary
174
Secondary
45
  1. New River College Secondary

    Pupil referral unit

    221 m
  2. St Mary Magdalene Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    316 m
  3. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    354 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,091
  • Anti social behaviour 2,101
  • Shoplifting 1,928
  • Other theft 1,543
  • Theft from the person 1,319

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

35 female, 44 male

Postcode households
53
Residents per household
1.5
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+
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
341
Records since 17 September 2020
96
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 933 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 1.0 km 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. 2025/0786/P Date not supplied 923 m away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    34 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden Registered
  4. 2025/0805/P Decision dated 18 August 2025 950 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
  5. 2025/2653/T Decision dated 17 July 2025 910 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
  6. 2025/2034/P Decision dated 20 May 2025 933 m away

    Details of living roof as required by condition 4 of planning permission 2022/5408/P dated 16/02/2023 (for: Change of use of ground floor commercial unit from hot food takeaway (sui generis) to residential use (Class C3), reconfiguring an existing first floor two bedroom flat and combining with the ground floor to create a 3 bedroom maisonette over the ground and first floors, demolition of existing rear extension and erection of replacement single-storey rear extension and rear garden.)

    15 York Way London N7 9QG

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  7. 2025/1314/P Decision dated 8 April 2025 966 m away

    Details to discharge Conditions 4 (Green Roof) and 6 (Landscaping) of planning permission 2024/5329/P dated 13/01/2025 for the 'Demolition of existing lower ground floor rear extension; erection of single-storey lower ground floor rear and side infill extensions; refurbishment works to front garden and boundary wall'.

    2 St Paul's Crescent London NW1 9XS

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  8. 2024/4311/P Decision dated 1 April 2025 970 m away

    Change of use of the basement floor from office (Class E) to a one bedroom flat (Class C3) and subsequent external alterations

    93 Agar Grove London Camden NW1 9UE

    London Borough of Camden Withdrawn Decision
  9. 2025/0262/P Decision dated 27 March 2025 958 m away

    Erection of Rear/Side lower ground floor extension and works to rear garden

    25 Camden Park Road London Camden NW1 9AX

    London Borough of Camden Granted
  10. 2025/0397/T Decision dated 6 March 2025 991 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Lime (Tilia spp) (T1) - Reduce all round to previous pollard points leaving shortened furnishing growth. Remove epicormic growth. Remove lowest branch over garden to main stem to balance

    Flat A 28 Cantelowes Road London NW1 9XR

    London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
  11. 2024/5605/T Decision dated 22 January 2025 925 m away

    REAR GARDEN: 1 x Norway Maple (T1) - Crown reduce by 1.75m on all axis.. Lift 3m.

    30 Marquis Road London NW1 9UB

    London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
  12. 2024/5329/P Decision dated 13 January 2025 966 m away

    Demolition of existing lower ground floor rear extension; erection of single-storey lower ground floor rear and side infill extensions; refurbishment works to front garden and boundary wall.

    2 St Paul's Crescent London NW1 9XS

    London Borough of Camden Granted

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

129

within 5 km

  • ISLINGTON GP FEDERATION

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

    ODS code Y05190

    441 m

  • THE NORTHERN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83060

    443 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 8DD

    ODS code F83673

    536 m

  • ISLINGTON CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 LAYCOCK STREET, LONDON, N1 1SW

    ODS code F83010

    673 m

  • SOBELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    272 HOLLOWAY ROAD, LONDON, N7 6NE

    ODS code F83680

    747 m

  • THE GOODINGE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83008

    777 m

  • BARNSBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 BINGFIELD STREET, LONDON, N1 0AL

    ODS code F83033

    938 m

  • MEDICUS SELECT CARE

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

    ODS code Y03103

    938 m

  • PARTNERSHIP PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    331 CAMDEN ROAD, LONDON, N7 0SL

    ODS code F83681

    956 m

  • THE VILLAGE PRACTICE

    115 ISLEDON ROAD, LONDON, N7 7JJ

    ODS code F83664

    1.4 km

  • RIVER PLACE HEALTH CENTRE

    RIVER PLACE, ESSEX ROAD, LONDON, N1 2DE

    ODS code F83002

    1.4 km

  • RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE

    34 RITCHIE STREET, LONDON, N1 0DG

    ODS code F83021

    1.5 km

  • KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83063

    1.5 km

  • HIGHBURY GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1-5 HIGHBURY GRANGE, LONDON, N5 2QB

    ODS code F83660

    1.6 km

  • ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83032

    1.6 km

  • THE MILLER PRACTICE

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

    ODS code F83045

    1.6 km

  • THE ANDOVER MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F83666

    1.6 km

  • CAMDEN BRIDGING ACCESS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y05257

    1.7 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

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 129 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

  • Westbourne Road / Jupiter Way

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.0 miles
  • Westbourne Road / Jupiter Way

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.0 miles
  • Lough Road

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • Ellington Street / Arundel Square

    BCT · Caledonian Road

    0.1 miles
  • Lough Road

    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
34
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 £385,508 from 2 recorded sales in N7 8XP. 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

377 open schools are in scope, including 174 primary and 45 secondary schools. New River College Secondary is the nearest published school at 221 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,385 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,091 events.

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