The EC1Y 8SL 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 Administrative centres.
Nearby PlacesThe nearest places is Old Street(0.05 mi)
The nearest Bus stop is Old Street Underground Station(0.08 mi)
The nearest Railway Station is Old Street(0.10 mi)
The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(16.04 mi)
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
| Name | Age | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Foundation Boys' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | EC2A 4SH (0.15 mi) | Details |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 3SJ (0.19 mi) | Details |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1Y 8JA (0.25 mi) | Details |
| The LyceumPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC2A 2DU (0.27 mi) | Details |
| City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | EC1Y 0AE (0.31 mi) | Details |
| Workers' Educational Association0, Good | 16-99 | EC2A 4XW (0.35 mi) | Details |
| City of London School for GirlsAll Through, None | 7-18 | EC2Y 8BB (0.43 mi) | Details |
| St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | N1 6QN (0.46 mi) | Details |
| Dallington SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1V 0BW (0.49 mi) | Details |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | N1 6JG (0.50 mi) | Details |
| Charterhouse Square SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC1M 6EA (0.50 mi) | Details |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 0EU (0.51 mi) | Details |
| Moreland Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1V 8BB (0.56 mi) | Details |
| Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 3-11 | N1 7HA (0.63 mi) | Details |
| Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | E2 7NQ (0.66 mi) | Details |
| Hanover Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BD (0.73 mi) | Details |
| Hoxton Garden PrimaryPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 5JD (0.74 mi) | Details |
| Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | N1 5JN (0.74 mi) | Details |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | EC1R 1YJ (0.77 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 (0.81 mi) | Details |
| Brick Lane SchoolAll Through, NaN | 5-18 | E2 6DY (0.81 mi) | Details |
| Hackney New Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | N1 5FR (0.83 mi) | Details |
| Randal Cremer Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 8JG (0.85 mi) | Details |
| Mulberry Academy ShoreditchSecondary, Good | 11-19 | E2 6NW (0.87 mi) | Details |
| Christ Church CofE SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 6PU (0.87 mi) | Details |
| City of London Academy IslingtonSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | N1 8PQ (0.88 mi) | Details |
| Richard Cloudesley SchoolAll Through, Outstanding | 2-19 | N1 8RE (0.89 mi) | Details |
| The Aldgate SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC3A 5DE (0.90 mi) | Details |
| Rosemary Works SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | N1 5PH (0.91 mi) | Details |
| St John Evangelist RC Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 8BL (0.92 mi) | Details |
| Columbia Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 7RG (0.92 mi) | Details |
| The Complete WorksAll Through, Good | 5-18 | E1 7SA (0.94 mi) | Details |
| Haggerston SchoolSecondary, Good | 11-19 | E2 8LS (0.94 mi) | Details |
| David Game CollegeSecondary, Outstanding | 13-22 | EC3N 2ET (0.96 mi) | Details |
| William Davis Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 6ET (0.97 mi) | Details |
| Rotherfield Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 3EE (0.97 mi) | Details |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary AcademyPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 7RQ (0.99 mi) | Details |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1N 7SD (0.99 mi) | Details |
The nearest GP to this postcode is CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE(0.25 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 |
| health e1Active9 - 11 brick lane, london | 02072470090 | E1 6PU |
| dr segarajasingheActivefinsbury health centre, pine street, london | 02077135256 | EC1R 0JH |
| new north health centreActivenew north health centre, 287-293 new north road, london | 02072269090 | N1 7AA |
The population of EC1Y8SL is 471 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 151 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 89.
Regarding education, 194 adults have Level 4, while 39 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 (191), followed by No religion (163).
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 (79) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (77), and Semi-routine occupations (41).
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).