EC1Y 8QL maps, stats, and open data

EC1Y 8QL lies on Whitecross Street in London. EC1Y 8QL is located in the Bunhill electoral ward, within the London borough of Islington and the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North Central London ICB - 93C and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

EC1Y 8QL maps

EC1Y 8QL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

EC1Y 8QL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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EC1Y 8QL geodata

Easting	532358
Northing	182332
Latitude	51.524400
Longitude	-0.093525

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is EC1Y 8QL?

Street	Whitecross Street
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	EC1Y
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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EC1Y 8QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of EC1Y 8QL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Bunhill
Constituency	Islington South And Finsbury

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of EC1Y 8QL

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Garrett Street	88m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Chequer Street	199m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Norman Street	231m
➜ Whitecross Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to EC1Y 8QL

St Luke's Music Edu Centre	St Luke's	38m
St Luke's Music Edu Centre (Old Street)	St Luke's	83m
Golden Lane Banner Street	St Luke's	163m
Featherstone Street	Old Street	204m
Dufferin Street	St Luke's	223m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to EC1Y 8QL

Old Street Underground Station	Old Street	431m
Barbican Underground Station	Barbican	554m
Moorgate Underground Station	Moorgate	781m
Farringdon Underground Station	Farringdon	915m
Liverpool Street Underground Station	Liverpool Street	1,062m

Nearest railway stations to EC1Y 8QL

Old Street Station	0.4km
Moorgate Station	0.7km
Farringdon (London) Station	0.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for EC1Y 8QL

Broadband access in EC1Y 8QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in EC1Y 8QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.9Mbps
Average download speed	93.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	11.1Mbps
Average upload speed	11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in EC1Y 8QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for EC1Y 8QL

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Source: Ofcom
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EC1Y 8QL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in EC1Y 8QL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	449,010
Meter count	65
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,908
Median (kWh/meter)	6,664

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	148,366
Meter count	64
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,318
Median (kWh/meter)	2,141

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in EC1Y 8QL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in EC1Y 8QL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

67.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than EC1Y 8QL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to EC1Y 8QL (meters)

The Whitecross Tap

The Whitecross Tap

28m

Bedlam London

Bedlam London

28m

Coffee Tree

Coffee Tree

29m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to EC1Y 8QL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Old Street (Golden Lane)	18:30	12:00	95m
Old St (Golden Lane)	18:30		99m
Bunhill Row (O/S 109)	18:30	12:00	265m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to EC1Y 8QL

Facility	Distance
Energie Fitness (Old Street) Bunhill Row, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	220m
Finsbury Leisure Centre Norman Street, London Sports Hall, Studio, Squash Courts, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch	222m
Ironmonger Row Baths Norman Street, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	253m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to EC1Y 8QL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West, London, EC1Y 0AE	Primary	220m
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street, London, EC1V 3SJ	Primary	266m
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JA	Primary	304m

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EC1Y 8QL ITL and EC1Y 8QL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for EC1Y 8QL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI4	Inner London - East
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI43	Haringey and Islington
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000019	Islington

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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EC1Y 8QL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for EC1Y 8QL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00013460
LSOA	E01002706	Islington 023E
MSOA	E02000576	Islington 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to EC1Y 8QL

EC1Y 8QN	Whitecross Street	22m
EC1V 9AY	Old Street	28m
EC1Y 8QP	Whitecross Street	33m
EC1Y 8QH	Banner Street	49m
EC1Y 0TY	Garrett Street	59m
EC1Y 0TW	Garrett Street	62m
EC1V 9JR	Old Street	74m
EC1Y 8PX	Banner Street	75m
EC1V 9BD	Old Street	78m
EC1Y 8QF	Banner Street	79m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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