EC1Y 1AG postcode in Islington, England
EC1Y 1AG is a postcode in Islington, in the Bunhill ward. It is in the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since August 2008.
Where EC1Y 1AG is, and what is near it
- EC1Y 1AG
- Other postcodes in EC1Y 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 Underground, metro or tram station
- 3 GP practices
- 19 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5228, longitude -0.0869)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after EC1Y 1AG?
- IslingtonCouncil, for all local services Islington: bins, council tax, planning
- Kiran Prasad, Troy Martin Gallagher and Valerie Bossman-QuarshieCouncillors elected for the Bunhill ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around EC1Y 1AG Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Metropolitan PolicePolice force area
- Islington South and FinsburyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Emily Thornberry (Labour). How to contact Emily Thornberry
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at EC1Y 1AG?
Every home and business at EC1Y 1AG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at EC1Y 1AG?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for EC1Y 1AG.
Check the bin days for EC1Y 1AG on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is EC1Y 1AG 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 EC1Y 1AG.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across Islington
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for EC1Y 1AG: 9,948 properties in Islington are at high risk (7.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Islington
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of EC1Y 1AG 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in EC1Y 1AG
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in EC1Y 1AG from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Food hygiene ratings at EC1Y 1AG
The Food Standards Agency lists 6 food businesses at EC1Y 1AG. 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 AgencySource: Food Standards Agency ratings, as published on 30 October 2026.
Who lives at EC1Y 1AG?
The 2021 Census counted no one living at EC1Y 1AG: ONS gives figures only for postcodes with at least one resident or household.
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at EC1Y 1AG use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for EC1Y 1AG. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the EC1Y district, the median electricity meter used 2,035 kWh and the median gas meter used 6,032 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is EC1Y 1AG in a conservation area?
The centre of EC1Y 1AG 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.
Near here
Which schools are near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to EC1Y 1AG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
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Where is the nearest station to EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest railway station to the centre of EC1Y 1AG is Old Street Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.
- Old Street Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
- Moorgate Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
- Old Street Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 350 mWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Epworth Street, 24 m away.
More stations near EC1Y 1AG, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of EC1Y 1AG, 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.
- City Road Medical Centre Phone 020 7336 8170 650 mWalk
- The Neaman Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 020 7600 9740 850 mWalk
- Strouts Place Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8187 2000 1.2 kmWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest charging points to the centre of EC1Y 1AG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Source London Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
- ChargePoint Charging point · 1 charger 250 mWalk
- Shell Recharge Charging point · 1 charger 300 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest to the centre of EC1Y 1AG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Moorgate Dental Phone 020 7256 9447 100 mWalk
- The Modern Dentist Phone 020 3949 9889 200 mWalk
- Smilepod - Moorgate Phone 020 7256 5521 300 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to EC1Y 1AG?
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.
- Moorfields Eye Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7253 3411 550 mWalk
- St Bartholomew's Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7377 7000 1.1 kmWalk
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which care homes are near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest care homes to the centre of EC1Y 1AG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Bridgeside Lodge Care Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report October 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0844 472 5175 1.3 kmCycle
- Mary Seacole Nursing Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7739 7977 1.4 kmCycle
- St Martins of Tours Housing - 158-162 New North Road Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 020 7704 9786 1.5 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of EC1Y 1AG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Portmans Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 11am to 4pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7638 0067 400 mWalk
- Apex Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9:30am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 020 7253 2586 400 mWalk
- Boots, 171 Moorgate Mon to Fri 7:30am to 7:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 020 7606 3957 450 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near EC1Y 1AG?
The nearest vets to the centre of EC1Y 1AG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet Phone +44 20 7017 8950 850 mWalk
- The Hoxton Vet Phone +44 20 3582 6010 1.3 kmCycle
- Hello Vet Phone +44 20 4587 1351 1.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the EC1Y district
What do homes sell for near EC1Y 1AG?
Homes in the EC1Y district sold for a typical £582,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 20 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £688,000 from 25 sales. With fewer than 30 sales a year, a change can come from which homes happened to sell, so we do not give one.
- Flat or maisonette £582,500 20 sales
The EC1Y 1 postcode sector had one sale in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole EC1Y district.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near EC1Y 1AG?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,450 homes in the neighbourhood around EC1Y 1AG. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Islington for 2026‑27: £2,108. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,640 (band B) to £4,216 (band H); band C, the most common, is £1,874.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | withheld | £1,405 |
| Band B | about 70 (5%) | £1,640 |
| Band C | about 370 (26%) | £1,874 |
| Band D | about 320 (22%) | £2,108 |
| Band E | about 260 (18%) | £2,577 |
| Band F | about 280 (19%) | £3,045 |
| Band G | about 130 (9%) | £3,514 |
| Band H | about 20 (1%) | £4,216 |
When the homes were built
- 35% Before 1900
- withheld 1900 to 1918
- 4% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 23% 1965 to 1982
- 7% 1983 to 1999
- 7% 2000 to 2009
- 17% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 2020 or later
A dash: the count was withheld by its publisher, as too few homes to publish.
Averages for Islington before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of EC1Y 1AG is in (ONS area E01002704), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near EC1Y 1AG?
Police.uk records 2,806 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of EC1Y 1AG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 139, drugs 116, bicycle theft 103, robbery 79, vehicle crime 63, possession of weapons 16, criminal damage and arson 15, other crime 15.
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 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for EC1Y 1AG
- Ward
- Bunhill
- 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
- August 2008
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Food Standards Agency ratings
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
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