The EC1Y 8QW 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 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(0.09 mi)
The nearest Bus stop is Old Street Rail Station(0.11 mi)
The nearest Railway Station is Old Street(0.11 mi)
The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(16.00 mi)
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
| Name | Age | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 3SJ (0.14 mi) | Details |
| Central Foundation Boys' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | EC2A 4SH (0.20 mi) | Details |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1Y 8JA (0.23 mi) | Details |
| City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | EC1Y 0AE (0.26 mi) | Details |
| The LyceumPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC2A 2DU (0.32 mi) | Details |
| Workers' Educational Association0, Good | 16-99 | EC2A 4XW (0.41 mi) | Details |
| City of London School for GirlsAll Through, None | 7-18 | EC2Y 8BB (0.43 mi) | Details |
| Dallington SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1V 0BW (0.43 mi) | Details |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 0EU (0.45 mi) | Details |
| Charterhouse Square SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC1M 6EA (0.47 mi) | Details |
| St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | N1 6QN (0.49 mi) | Details |
| Moreland Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1V 8BB (0.50 mi) | Details |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | N1 6JG (0.51 mi) | Details |
| Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 3-11 | N1 7HA (0.60 mi) | Details |
| Hanover Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BD (0.68 mi) | Details |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | EC1R 1YJ (0.71 mi) | Details |
| Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | E2 7NQ (0.71 mi) | Details |
| Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | N1 5JN (0.74 mi) | Details |
| Hoxton Garden PrimaryPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 5JD (0.75 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch ParkSecondary, Good | 11-19 | N1 5JU (0.79 mi) | Details |
| St Paul's Cathedral SchoolAll Through, None | 4-13 | EC4M 9AD (0.80 mi) | Details |
| Hackney New Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | N1 5FR (0.82 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy IslingtonSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | N1 8PQ (0.84 mi) | Details |
| Richard Cloudesley SchoolAll Through, Outstanding | 2-19 | N1 8RE (0.85 mi) | Details |
| Brick Lane SchoolAll Through, NaN | 5-18 | E2 6DY (0.86 mi) | Details |
| St John Evangelist RC Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BL (0.86 mi) | Details |
| Randal Cremer Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 8JG (0.88 mi) | Details |
| Rosemary Works SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | N1 5PH (0.90 mi) | Details |
| Mulberry Academy ShoreditchSecondary, Good | 11-19 | E2 6NW (0.92 mi) | Details |
| Christ Church CofE SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 6PU (0.93 mi) | Details |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1N 7SD (0.95 mi) | Details |
| Rotherfield Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 3EE (0.95 mi) | Details |
| The Aldgate SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC3A 5DE (0.95 mi) | Details |
| Columbia Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 7RG (0.97 mi) | Details |
| Christopher Hatton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1R 4PQ (0.97 mi) | Details |
| Haggerston SchoolSecondary, Good | 11-19 | E2 8LS (0.97 mi) | Details |
| The New North AcademyPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8SJ (0.98 mi) | Details |
| The Complete WorksAll Through, Good | 5-18 | E1 7SA (0.99 mi) | Details |
The nearest GP to this postcode is CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE(0.22 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 |
| the hoxton surgeryActivehoxton surgery, 12 rushton street, hoxton, london | 02034870200 | N1 5DR |
| shoreditch park surgeryActiveshoreditch park surgery, 10 rushton street, london | 02077398525 | N1 5DR |
| strouts place medical centreActivemed ctr, 3 strouts place, pelter street, london | 02077398859 | E2 7QU |
| the lawson practiceActivethe lawson practice, st.leonards,85 nuttall st, london | 02035386044 | N1 5HZ |
| clerkenwell medical practiceActiveclerkenwell med practice, finsbury h/c,17 pine st, london | 02078335906 | EC1R 0LP |
| dr segarajasingheActivefinsbury health centre, pine street, london | 02077135256 | EC1R 0JH |
| st peter's street medical practiceActivest.peter's st med pract, 16 1/2 st.peter's street, islington, london | 02072889320 | N1 8JG |
| new north health centreActivenew north health centre, 287-293 new north road, london | 02072269090 | N1 7AA |
The population of EC1Y8QW is 289 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 87 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 76.
Regarding education, 155 adults have Level 4, while 22 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 No religion (133), followed by Christian (80).
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 (88) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (40), and Full-time students (25).
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).