# EC1M 5RJ: area report for a postcode in Islington

EC1M 5RJ is a postcode in Islington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Islington. Open the map at EC1M 5RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [EC1M](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1m) › [EC1M 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1m-5)

## Around this postcode

- **331 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Islington 022D: 579 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **Farringdon, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **No property in EC1M 5RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 022D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC1M 5RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at EC1M 5RJ**: Road 68 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ
- **25.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-primary-school-e100447) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dallington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dallington-school-e100462) | Independent | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Charterhouse Square School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charterhouse-square-school-e100463) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [City of London Primary Academy, Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-primary-academy-islington-e143020) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hugh Myddelton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hugh-myddelton-primary-school-e131842) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Alban's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-church-of-england-primary-school-e100036) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christopher Hatton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christopher-hatton-primary-school-e130342) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moreland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moreland-primary-school-e100415) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £750,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| March 2023 | £715,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £811,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £830,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2024 | £2,900,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £1,450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £622,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Farringdon (300 m, 4 minutes on foot); Farringdon (310 m, 4 minutes on foot); Barbican (480 m, 6 minutes on foot); Chancery Lane (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); St. Paul's (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (420 m); DR SEGARAJASINGHE (420 m); THE NEAMAN PRACTICE (570 m); GRAY'S INN MEDICAL GROUP CHANCERY LANE (750 m); AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMICA (340 m); BOOTS (420 m); BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (440 m); CLERKENWELL PHARMACY (500 m); BOOTS (620 m)
- Dental practices: ST CLEMENTS DENTAL CARE (320 m); ZERO SEVEN DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m); MALMIN ORTHODONTIC (FARRINGDON ROAD) (330 m); FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE (420 m); BARBICAN DENTAL CENTRE (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Clerkenwell Express (150 m, Tesco); Waitrose Clerkenwell (170 m, Waitrose); Co-op Turnmill St Farringdon (260 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Farringdon Rd Express (330 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Farringdon Local (410 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £674,592** (July 2026). Islington’s average house price was £674,592 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £50,692** (2025). Full-time workers living in Islington earned a median of £50,692 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 13th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 13.3×** (2025). A home in Islington costs 13.3 times local full-time pay. 11th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Islington has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Islington 022D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.9** (2025). Islington 022D has a deprivation score of 10.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £625,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 022D was £625,000 in 2025. Joint 2,313th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,923** (2021). Islington 022D had 1,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,723rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.8%** (January 2026). In Islington 022D, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## EC1M (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC1M was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 252nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,558** (2021). EC1M had 1,558 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 248th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in EC1M live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In EC1M, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)
- Centre: 51.5228, -0.1037

Council: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Islington South and Finsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/islington-south-and-finsbury): Emily Thornberry (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.1037,51.5228,EC1M5RJ

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