High deprivation
IMD England
High · 20.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Central Foundation Boys' School
Last published allocation was 2,412 m. This address is 656 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
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Coordinates & Location for EC2M 2EF
Postcode
EC2M 2EF
Coordinates
51.5193, -0.0865
Grid reference
TQ328817
Easting
532,857
Northing
181,781
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGW97+P9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Islington
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Islington
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12063
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12063 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near EC2M 2EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near EC2M 2EF
Counts are for Bunhill electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY -19%
654830
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
37
YoY -46%
685235
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -8%
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
12
YoY —
19125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
61
YoY +22%
925721
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Theft From The Person
42
YoY -22%
754719
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.33.1%
Other White19.6%
African11.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.6%
Chinese4.0%
+ 11 other groups · 23.9%
Religion
No religion37.4%
Christian35.3%
Muslim12.1%
Not answered9.4%
Hindu2.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
25–3424.0%
35–4921.2%
50–6414.3%
20–2411.1%
16–197.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.1%
Households
Other34.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 29.4%
Administrative Information
Islington
Local Authority
Council AreaIslington South and Finsbury E14001306
Constituency
E14001306Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Bunhill
Constituency code
E14001306
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Islington, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Islington
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorth Central London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Islington
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - 93C
Cancer Alliance
North Central London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Islington 023D E01002704
E01002704MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Islington 023 E02000576
E02000576LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Islington 023D E01002704
E01002704MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Islington 023 E02000576
E02000576Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentMarch 2004 — Introduced
Postcode EC2M 2EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12063
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01002704 and MSOA E02000576 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode EC2M 2EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near EC2M 2EF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughGirls · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
49.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 0–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
43%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 47%
Attainment 8
55.2
Last published allocation was 2,412 m. This address is 656 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 59%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
77%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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