Put up the job
Put up your shopping list, say it is the Aldi on Old Street, and add anything you are fussy about. It takes about a minute.
London, Islington
No, the Aldi on Old Street doesn't deliver. Aldi has had no click and collect since August 2024. Someone in Islington can offer to do the shop: say what you need in the form below.
Around 100,000 people live within a mile of the Aldi on Old Street, so a run here is a short trip for plenty of them. About 7.6 miles to the north west lies Barnet, home to around 390,000 people. A person in London or Tower Hamlets could do the shop for you.
It takes four steps to get a London shop brought round, on a day that suits you.
Put up your shopping list, say it is the Aldi on Old Street, and add anything you are fussy about. It takes about a minute.
Someone around London may send a price. Check their ratings, ask what you like, then decide.
Your helper goes to the shop, works through the list and messages you if anything in London has run out.
Bags at your door in London, with payment for the Old Street shop held until you confirm they are there.
Each circle marks a place near London, with Old Street in the middle, in the direction it really lies. The bigger the circle the more people live there, so Barnet, with about 390,000, is the largest. Enfield and anything else past three miles from Old Street sit on the edge, not to scale.
| Area | Council area | People | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | Barnet | 386,473 | 7.6 miles | north west |
| Newham | Newham | 351,034 | 5.3 miles | east |
| Brent | Brent | 337,936 | 7.7 miles | west north west |
| Wandsworth | Wandsworth | 327,512 | 6.5 miles | south west |
| Enfield | Enfield | 326,636 | 7.9 miles | north |
| Lambeth | Lambeth | 316,042 | 5.0 miles | south south west |
| Tower Hamlets | Tower Hamlets | 310,323 | 2.4 miles | east south east |
| Redbridge | Redbridge | 308,510 | 7.9 miles | east north east |
The numbers of people come from the 2021 census. Each distance is a straight line from the Old Street Aldi, so allow a bit more by road to Tower Hamlets.
A UK job site where you post the shop you want doing from the Aldi on Old Street and people near London can offer to do it. Every fee is shown before you agree.
Other ways
Two more job sites with errand running on offer. Whether anyone there covers London, and what it costs, is on their own pages.
Free, if someone near Old Street is going anyway and can pick up a few things. Try a London Facebook or Nextdoor group.
Help with shopping for older people in some areas. Ask early whether anything reaches Islington, and whether there is a charge.
For a big weekly shop, Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland all deliver, so check which reach EC1V. You give up the Aldi prices.
Name the things you want and the trip round the Aldi on Old Street goes quicker. These links go to Aldi's own site.
Their own page for Old Street, London carries Aldi's opening times. Set it as your shop there and the range you browse matches the Old Street shelves. We take the hours above from OpenStreetMap; Aldi's page for this London shop is the one to trust.
A quick look first means the person shopping the Old Street Aldi for you is not left guessing. Middle aisle offers on Old Street change twice a week.
The closest other Aldi is the one on Commercial Street, 0.7 miles from here. After that come 3 5 Kingsland Shopping Centre Kingsland High Street and Holloway Road, at 1.6 miles and 2.1 miles.
| Shop | Town | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Street | London | 0.7 miles |
| 3 5 Kingsland Shopping Centre Kingsland High Street | London | 1.6 miles |
| Holloway Road | London | 2.1 miles |
On Sundays the Old Street Aldi is only open 11am to 5pm, against 7am to 11pm Monday to Saturday, so give a Sunday job more time. Give the form your postcode and people near EC1V can see your job.