The EC2A 2AL postcode is in Hackney, Hackney postcode town, within London, England region.
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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Postcode Area | EC2A |
| Ward | Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
| Middle layer Super Output Area | Shoreditch |
| Lower Tier Local Authority | Hackney |
| Upper Tier Local Authority | Hackney |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Travel To Work Area | London |
| Police Force | Metropolitan Police |
| NHS Care Board | NHS North East London Integrated Care Board |
| Electoral ward | Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
| Multiple Deprivation Index | 14243 |
According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Multicultural student neighbourhood / Inner city cosmopolitan / London Cosmopolitan, while the work-zone classification is Global business.
Nearby PlacesThe nearest places is Bishopsgate(0.32 mi)
The nearest Bus stop is Moorgate Underground Station(0.19 mi)
The nearest Railway Station is Moorgate(0.29 mi)
The nearest airport is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail(16.16 mi)
Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)
| Name | Age | Distance | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| The LyceumPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC2A 2DU (0.10 mi) | Details |
| Workers' Educational Association0, Good | 16-99 | EC2A 4XW (0.28 mi) | Details |
| Central Foundation Boys' SchoolSecondary, Outstanding | 11-18 | EC2A 4SH (0.30 mi) | Details |
| Prior Weston Primary School and Children's CentrePrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1Y 8JA (0.39 mi) | Details |
| City of London School for GirlsAll Through, None | 7-18 | EC2Y 8BB (0.44 mi) | Details |
| St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 3SJ (0.50 mi) | Details |
| City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonPrimary, Outstanding | 4-11 | EC1Y 0AE (0.51 mi) | Details |
| St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | N1 6QN (0.55 mi) | Details |
| The Aldgate SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC3A 5DE (0.59 mi) | Details |
| Christ Church CofE SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 6PU (0.59 mi) | Details |
| Charterhouse Square SchoolPrimary, None | 3-11 | EC1M 6EA (0.61 mi) | Details |
| Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | E2 7NQ (0.61 mi) | Details |
| David Game CollegeSecondary, Outstanding | 13-22 | EC3N 2ET (0.64 mi) | Details |
| The Complete WorksAll Through, Good | 5-18 | E1 7SA (0.64 mi) | Details |
| Brick Lane SchoolAll Through, NaN | 5-18 | E2 6DY (0.65 mi) | Details |
| Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary AcademyPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 7RQ (0.68 mi) | Details |
| St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 2-11 | N1 6JG (0.69 mi) | Details |
| St Paul's Cathedral SchoolAll Through, None | 4-13 | EC4M 9AD (0.72 mi) | Details |
| Dallington SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | EC1V 0BW (0.73 mi) | Details |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | EC1V 0EU (0.76 mi) | Details |
| Mulberry Academy ShoreditchSecondary, Good | 11-19 | E2 6NW (0.79 mi) | Details |
| St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 2-11 | E1 5AW (0.80 mi) | Details |
| William Davis Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 6ET (0.81 mi) | Details |
| English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 8DJ (0.82 mi) | Details |
| Al-Mizan SchoolPrimary, Good | 7-11 | E1 1JX (0.83 mi) | Details |
| London East AcademySecondary, Good | 11-16 | E1 1JX (0.83 mi) | Details |
| Osmani Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 5AD (0.85 mi) | Details |
| Thomas Buxton Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | E1 5AR (0.86 mi) | Details |
| Moreland Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 0-11 | EC1V 8BB (0.86 mi) | Details |
| Date Palm PrimaryPrimary, Good | 2-11 | E1 1EJ (0.89 mi) | Details |
| Columbia Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 7RG (0.89 mi) | Details |
| Hoxton Garden PrimaryPrimary, Good | 3-11 | N1 5JD (0.91 mi) | Details |
| Thomas Fairchild Community SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement | 3-11 | N1 7HA (0.92 mi) | Details |
| City of London SchoolAll Through, None | 10-18 | EC4V 3AL (0.93 mi) | Details |
| Harry Gosling Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 1NT (0.93 mi) | Details |
| Kobi Nazrul Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E1 1JP (0.94 mi) | Details |
| Randal Cremer Primary SchoolPrimary, Good | 3-11 | E2 8JG (0.94 mi) | Details |
| Haggerston SchoolSecondary, Good | 11-19 | E2 8LS (0.98 mi) | Details |
| Shoreditch Park Primary SchoolPrimary, Outstanding | 3-11 | N1 5JN (0.98 mi) | Details |
| London Enterprise AcademySecondary, Requires improvement | 11-16 | E1 1RD (0.98 mi) | Details |
| Madani Secondary Girls' SchoolSecondary, Good | 11-18 | E1 1HL (0.99 mi) | Details |
The nearest GP to this postcode is CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE(0.56 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 |
| health e1Active9 - 11 brick lane, london | 02072470090 | E1 6PU |
| the neaman practiceActivethe neaman practice, 15 half moon court, london | 02076009740 | EC1A 7HF |
| the spitalfields practiceActivethe spitalfields practice, 20 old montague street, london | 02072477070 | E1 5PB |
| strouts place medical centreActivemed ctr, 3 strouts place, pelter street, london | 02077398859 | E2 7QU |
| the blithehale med.ctr.Activeblithehale health centre, 10-22 dunbridge street, london | 02077395497 | E2 6JA |
| goodman's field health centreActive11 stable walk, london | 02077022036 | E1 8ZF |
| shoreditch park surgeryActiveshoreditch park surgery, 10 rushton street, london | 02077398525 | N1 5DR |
| the hoxton surgeryActivehoxton surgery, 12 rushton street, hoxton, london | 02034870200 | N1 5DR |
| the lawson practiceActivethe lawson practice, st.leonards,85 nuttall st, london | 02035386044 | N1 5HZ |
The population of EC2A2AL is 448 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.
The average age of people living in the nearby area is 33 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 25 to 34 (2325), Between 15 to 24 (1213), and Between 35 to 44 (858).
According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: Other White with a total of 140 people, followed by White: English with a total of 131.
Regarding education, 352 adults have Level 4, while 13 have No qualifications.
As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (624), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (241).
In terms of religion, most people mentioned No religion (274), followed by Christian (91).
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 Full-time students (167) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (127), and Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (91).
Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (900), and 258 adults mentioned they are Student.
As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (709) and European Union EU-14 (368).