Bacteriostatic water in Hornsey

Local facts for Hornsey

Hornsey sits in the N8 postcode district (N area), within Haringey, London, England.

N8 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Hornsey go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 6.4 km
• University College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 7.1 km
• Birkbeck College, Biological Sciences, 7.4 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Hornsey with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 8.4 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 8.9 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 10.7 km south
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 11.5 km south
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 13.9 km south-east
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 35.9 km south-west
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.5 km west
• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 70.5 km north

Nearby: Tottenham (3.1 km), East Finchley (3.3 km), Palmers Green (3.6 km), Stoke Newington (3.8 km), West Hackney (4.5 km).

Regional hub: London.

Hornsey lies north of London, about 8.9 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the N postcode area (12 of the 104 we list for London):

• Haringey, N8, 0.9 km
• Finchley, N3, 5.5 km
• Edmonton, N9, 5.7 km
• Whetstone, N20, 5.8 km
• St Pancras, N1C, 6 km
• Hoxton, N1, 6.7 km

Postcode districts in the N area covered by our London location pages: N1, N1C, N2, N3, N8, N9, N13, N15, N16, N20.

More nearby location pages in London (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Haringey (3 location pages): Haringey 0.9 km, Tottenham 3.1 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Hornsey: north, Palmers Green (3.6 km); east, Haringey (0.9 km); south, Camden (5.8 km); west, East Finchley (3.3 km).

Location pages in London within 10 km of Hornsey: 37; within 25 km: 92; within 50 km: 103.

Map reference: 51.5877, -0.1183 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074574948).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.