Laycock sits in the north of the London Borough of Islington, England, close to Finsbury Park and Upper Holloway. The ward mixes Victorian terraces with post‑war council estates and small commercial parades, and benefits from good transport links along Holloway Road and nearby Finsbury Park station.
It has a lively, multicultural feel with community centres, local markets and grassroots arts activity alongside the familiar pressures of regeneration and rising prices seen across Islington and London. The area’s working‑class and industrial past still shows in street patterns and some surviving workshops, while small parks and allotments help give the neighbourhood a strong community character.
Postcode districts covering Laycock
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Islington 0.1 miles0.1 km
- City of Westminster 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Bexley 12.3 miles19.9 km
- Sutton 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Croydon 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Slough 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Harrow 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Basildon 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Watford 15 miles24.2 km
- Harlow 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Stevenage 24.9 miles40.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Islington Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Barnsbury Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Holloway Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Highbury Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Arsenal Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Caledonian Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- St. Mary's & St. James' Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Canonbury Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Camden Square Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Mildmay Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Tufnell Park Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St. Peter's & Canalside Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
Example postcodes in Laycock
N7 8JB, N7 8DG, N1 1LQ, N7 8AU, N7 8XT, N7 8HY, N7 8SP, N7 8TD, N7 8PJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.6 miles12.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Highbury & Islington Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Caledonian Road & Barnsbury Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Waterloo Bus Depot 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Laycock Ad
- The Rookery 5 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Batty Langley's 5 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Covent Garden Hotel 5 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Pan Pacific London 5 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Collection 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Henrys Townhouse Marylebone 5 3.1 miles5 km
- Haymarket Hotel 5 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Soho Hotel 5 2.5 miles4 km
- One Aldwych 5 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Vintry & Mercer Hotel - Small Luxury Hotels of the World 5 2.5 miles4 km
Schools in Laycock
- Canonbury Primary School Primary
- Laycock Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary Magdalene Academy All ages
- The Courtyard Islington Special
Local points of interest
- Emirates Stadium Stadium 0.6 miles1 km
- Arsenal Stadium Stadium 0.8 miles1.3 km
- British Library Library 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Gray's Inn Historic site 1.8 miles3 km
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology Museum 1.9 miles3 km
- University of London University 1.9 miles3 km
- British Museum Museum 2 miles3.2 km
- Museum of London Museum 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Grey Friars Monastery Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Newgate Prison Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Dr Johnson's House Museum 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bedlam Historic site 2.2 miles3.6 km