EC1V 8AP postcode in Islington, England

EC1V 8AP is a postcode in Islington, in the St Peter's & Canalside ward. It is in the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 92% of homes and businesses at EC1V 8AP can get it Across Islington: 95% Typical price £710,000 Homes sold in EC1V 8, last 12 months. ▲ 30.6% on the year before Nearest station Old Street 650 m in a straight line

Where EC1V 8AP is, and what is near it

Map of EC1V 8AP and what is near it Map of EC1V 8AP: its centre point, with the 46 other postcodes in the EC1V 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. EC1V 8AA: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AB: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AE: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AH: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AJ: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AR: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AS: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AW: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AX: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8AZ: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BA: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BB: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BD: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BE: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BG: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BP: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BR: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BS: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BU: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BW: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BX: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BY: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8BZ: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DA: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DB: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DE: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DG: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DJ: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DL: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DN: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DW: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DX: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8DY: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8EH: also in EC1V 8EC1V 8EL: also in EC1V 8 City of LondonIslington EC1V 8AP Map of EC1V 8AP and what is near it Map of EC1V 8AP: its centre point, with the 46 other postcodes in the EC1V 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. City of London EC1V 8AP
  • EC1V 8AP
  • Other postcodes in EC1V 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5275, longitude -0.0973)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after EC1V 8AP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at EC1V 8AP?

Every home and business at EC1V 8AP can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 92% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

EC1V 8AP 92% Islington 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

EC1V 8AP 100% Islington 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at EC1V 8AP?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Islington's days for EC1V 8AP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for EC1V 8AP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is EC1V 8AP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include EC1V 8AP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Islington

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EC1V 8AP: 9,948 properties in Islington are at high risk (7.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Islington

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of EC1V 8AP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near EC1V 8AP?

Homes in EC1V 8 sold for a typical £710,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9 sales, up 30.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£710,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£543,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 30.6% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £591,500 8 sales

Across the whole EC1V district: a typical £690,000 from 93 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in EC1V 8AP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EC1V 8AP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at EC1V 8AP

The Food Standards Agency lists 7 food businesses at EC1V 8AP. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near EC1V 8AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 2,000 homes in the neighbourhood around EC1V 8AP. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band F. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (41%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around EC1V 8AP

Band D in Islington for 2026‑27: £2,108. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,405 (band A) to £4,216 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,045.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (1%)£1,405
Band Babout 20 (1%)£1,640
Band Cabout 460 (23%)£1,874
Band Dabout 330 (17%)£2,108
Band Eabout 430 (22%)£2,577
Band Fabout 530 (27%)£3,045
Band Gabout 190 (10%)£3,514
Band Habout 20 (1%)£4,216

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 41% 2020 or later

Averages for Islington before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EC1V 8AP is in (ONS area E01002702), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near EC1V 8AP?

The nearest open schools to EC1V 8AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near EC1V 8AP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to EC1V 8AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of EC1V 8AP is Old Street Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Old Street Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Farringdon Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Old Street Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 700 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lever Street, 61 m away.

More stations near EC1V 8AP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near EC1V 8AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of EC1V 8AP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near EC1V 8AP?

20 within 1 km 118 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of EC1V 8AP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Elektrobay Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near EC1V 8AP?

The nearest to the centre of EC1V 8AP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to EC1V 8AP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near EC1V 8AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of EC1V 8AP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near EC1V 8AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EC1V 8AP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near EC1V 8AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of EC1V 8AP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is EC1V 8AP in a conservation area?

The centre of EC1V 8AP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near EC1V 8AP?

Police.uk records 2,584 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EC1V 8AP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting601 reports
Violence and sexual offences402 reports
Anti-social behaviour378 reports
Theft from the person307 reports
Other theft266 reports
Burglary124 reports

Also: public order 120, drugs 107, bicycle theft 88, robbery 86, vehicle crime 69, other crime 14, criminal damage and arson 11, possession of weapons 11.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for EC1V 8AP

Ward
St Peter's & Canalside
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Islington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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