The EC1Y 8LU postcode is in Islington, Islington postcode town, within London, England region.
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Postcode Area | EC1Y |
| Ward | Bunhill |
| Middle layer Super Output Area | Old Street & St Luke's |
| Lower Tier Local Authority | Islington |
| Upper Tier Local Authority | Islington |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Travel To Work Area | London |
| Police Force | Metropolitan Police |
| NHS Care Board | NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board |
| Electoral ward | Bunhill |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Multiple Deprivation Index | 12549 |
According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Constrained neighbourhoods / Inner city cosmopolitan / London Cosmopolitan, while the work-zone classification is Global business.
Nearby PlacesThe nearest places is Old Street(0.22 mi)
The nearest Bus stop is Old Street Underground Station(0.24 mi)
The nearest Railway Station is Old Street(0.26 mi)
The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(15.90 mi)
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
| Name | Age | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1Y 8JA (0.09 mi) | Details |
| City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | EC1Y 0AE (0.18 mi) | Details |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 3SJ (0.26 mi) | Details |
| City of London School for GirlsAll Through, None | 7-18 | EC2Y 8BB (0.27 mi) | Details |
| Central Foundation Boys' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | EC2A 4SH (0.31 mi) | Details |
| The LyceumPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC2A 2DU (0.34 mi) | Details |
| Charterhouse Square SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC1M 6EA (0.34 mi) | Details |
| Dallington SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1V 0BW (0.39 mi) | Details |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 0EU (0.42 mi) | Details |
| Workers' Educational Association0, Good | 16-99 | EC2A 4XW (0.48 mi) | Details |
| Moreland Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1V 8BB (0.54 mi) | Details |
| St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | N1 6QN (0.63 mi) | Details |
| St Paul's Cathedral SchoolAll Through, None | 4-13 | EC4M 9AD (0.65 mi) | Details |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | N1 6JG (0.66 mi) | Details |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | EC1R 1YJ (0.71 mi) | Details |
| Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 3-11 | N1 7HA (0.74 mi) | Details |
| Hanover Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BD (0.77 mi) | Details |
| Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | E2 7NQ (0.81 mi) | Details |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1N 7SD (0.85 mi) | Details |
| City of London SchoolAll Through, None | 10-18 | EC4V 3AL (0.87 mi) | Details |
| The Aldgate SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC3A 5DE (0.88 mi) | Details |
| Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | N1 5JN (0.89 mi) | Details |
| Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1R 4PQ (0.90 mi) | Details |
| Hoxton Garden PrimaryPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 5JD (0.90 mi) | Details |
| Brick Lane SchoolAll Through, NaN | 5-18 | E2 6DY (0.93 mi) | Details |
| Christ Church CofE SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 6PU (0.93 mi) | Details |
| St John Evangelist RC Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BL (0.94 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkSecondary, Good | 11-19 | N1 5JU (0.94 mi) | Details |
| David Game CollegeSecondary, Outstanding | 13-22 | EC3N 2ET (0.94 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy IslingtonSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | N1 8PQ (0.95 mi) | Details |
| City Junior SchoolPrimary, NaN | 7-11 | WC1R 5EY (0.95 mi) | Details |
| Richard Cloudesley SchoolAll Through, Outstanding | 2-19 | N1 8RE (0.96 mi) | Details |
| Hackney New Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | N1 5FR (0.98 mi) | Details |
| The Complete WorksAll Through, Good | 5-18 | E1 7SA (0.98 mi) | Details |
The nearest GP to this postcode is CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE(0.36 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.
| Name | Telephone | Postcode |
|---|---|---|
| city road medical centreActivecity house medical centre, unit 1-3 ground floor, city hse.,190-196 city rd, london | 02073368170 | EC1V 2QH |
| the neaman practiceActivethe neaman practice, 15 half moon court, london | 02076009740 | EC1A 7HF |
| clerkenwell medical practiceActiveclerkenwell med practice, finsbury h/c,17 pine st, london | 02078335906 | EC1R 0LP |
| shoreditch park surgeryActiveshoreditch park surgery, 10 rushton street, london | 02077398525 | N1 5DR |
| the hoxton surgeryActivehoxton surgery, 12 rushton street, hoxton, london | 02034870200 | N1 5DR |
| dr segarajasingheActivefinsbury health centre, pine street, london | 02077135256 | EC1R 0JH |
| amwell group practiceActivethe amwell practice, 4 naoroji street, islington, london | 02078372020 | WC1X 0GB |
| strouts place medical centreActivemed ctr, 3 strouts place, pelter street, london | 02077398859 | E2 7QU |
| health e1Active9 - 11 brick lane, london | 02072470090 | E1 6PU |
| the lawson practiceActivethe lawson practice, st.leonards,85 nuttall st, london | 02035386044 | N1 5HZ |
The population of EC1Y8LU is 226 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.
The average age of people living in the nearby area is 35 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (2627), Between 15 to 24 (1846), and Below 14 (1611).
According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is African with a total of 71 people, followed by White: English with a total of 69.
Regarding education, 67 adults have Level 4, while 29 have No qualifications.
As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (583), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (339).
In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (100), followed by Muslim (53).
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (37) followed by Never worked and long-term unemployed (27), and Intermediate occupations (24).
Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (796), and 284 adults mentioned they are Student.
As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (1241) and European Union EU-14 (283).