The EC1Y 8QL 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 | 10815 |
According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Multi-ethnic professional service workers / Inner city cosmopolitan / London Cosmopolitan, while the work-zone classification is Global business.
Nearby PlacesThe nearest places is St Luke's(0.14 mi)
The nearest Bus stop is Old Street Rail Station(0.24 mi)
The nearest Railway Station is Old Street(0.24 mi)
The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(15.86 mi)
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
| Name | Age | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | EC1Y 0AE (0.14 mi) | Details |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 3SJ (0.16 mi) | Details |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1Y 8JA (0.17 mi) | Details |
| Dallington SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1V 0BW (0.30 mi) | Details |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 0EU (0.32 mi) | Details |
| Central Foundation Boys' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | EC2A 4SH (0.34 mi) | Details |
| Charterhouse Square SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC1M 6EA (0.36 mi) | Details |
| City of London School for GirlsAll Through, None | 7-18 | EC2Y 8BB (0.37 mi) | Details |
| Moreland Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1V 8BB (0.41 mi) | Details |
| The LyceumPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC2A 2DU (0.43 mi) | Details |
| Workers' Educational Association0, Good | 16-99 | EC2A 4XW (0.54 mi) | Details |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | EC1R 1YJ (0.59 mi) | Details |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | N1 6JG (0.61 mi) | Details |
| St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | N1 6QN (0.62 mi) | Details |
| Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 3-11 | N1 7HA (0.63 mi) | Details |
| Hanover Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BD (0.64 mi) | Details |
| St Paul's Cathedral SchoolAll Through, None | 4-13 | EC4M 9AD (0.74 mi) | Details |
| St John Evangelist RC Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BL (0.80 mi) | Details |
| Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | N1 5JN (0.81 mi) | Details |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1N 7SD (0.82 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy IslingtonSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | N1 8PQ (0.82 mi) | Details |
| Richard Cloudesley SchoolAll Through, Outstanding | 2-19 | N1 8RE (0.83 mi) | Details |
| Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1R 4PQ (0.83 mi) | Details |
| Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | E2 7NQ (0.85 mi) | Details |
| Hoxton Garden PrimaryPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 5JD (0.85 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkSecondary, Good | 11-19 | N1 5JU (0.87 mi) | Details |
| Hackney New Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | N1 5FR (0.89 mi) | Details |
| City Junior SchoolPrimary, NaN | 7-11 | WC1R 5EY (0.92 mi) | Details |
| City of London SchoolAll Through, None | 10-18 | EC4V 3AL (0.96 mi) | Details |
| Rosemary Works SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | N1 5PH (0.97 mi) | Details |
| The New North AcademyPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8SJ (0.99 mi) | Details |
| Rotherfield Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 3EE (0.99 mi) | Details |
The nearest GP to this postcode is CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE(0.26 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 |
| st peter's street medical practiceActivest.peter's st med pract, 16 1/2 st.peter's street, islington, london | 02072889320 | N1 8JG |
| the lawson practiceActivethe lawson practice, st.leonards,85 nuttall st, london | 02035386044 | N1 5HZ |
| strouts place medical centreActivemed ctr, 3 strouts place, pelter street, london | 02077398859 | E2 7QU |
The population of EC1Y8QL is 358 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 White: English with a total of 136 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 79.
Regarding education, 206 adults have Level 4, while 25 have No qualifications.
As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (391), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (303).
In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (148), followed by No religion (145).
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 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (85) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (65), and Full-time students (36).
Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (619), and 208 adults mentioned they are Student.
As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (1247) and European Union EU-14 (209).