# EC1R 1XR: area report for a postcode in Islington

EC1R 1XR 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 EC1R 1XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [EC1R](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r) › [EC1R 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1r-1)

## Around this postcode

- **409 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Islington 021E: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **Angel, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **No property in EC1R 1XR 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=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 021E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **19 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC1R 1XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **Low road and rail noise at EC1R 1XR**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **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=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR
- **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=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Gower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gower-school-e134782) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Pears Family School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pears-family-school-e141130) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2022 | – |
| [Hugh Myddelton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hugh-myddelton-primary-school-e131842) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elizabeth-garrett-anderson-school-e100457) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 55.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-evangelist-catholic-primary-school-e100438) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winton-primary-school-e100428) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Vittoria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vittoria-primary-school-e100426) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Capital City College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capital-city-college-e130421) | Sixth form and further education | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £939,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £4,300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £484,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| October 2024 | £930,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £1,193,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £470,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £1,625,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £1,210,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Angel (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); London Kings Cross (910 m, 11 minutes on foot); King's Cross St. Pancras (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AMWELL GROUP PRACTICE (230 m); RITCHIE STREET GROUP PRACTICE (550 m); CLERKENWELL MEDICAL PRACTICE (580 m); DR SEGARAJASINGHE (580 m); KILLICK STREET HEALTH CENTRE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: WC & K KING CHEMIST (80 m); PRIME RESPONSE PHARMACY (390 m); BOOTS (410 m); CLERKENWELL PHARMACY (470 m); DOUGLAS PHARMACY (550 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON CITY SMILES (360 m); ANGEL SMILE & ORTHO LTD (410 m); FINSBURY HEALTH CENTRE (580 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); ANGLE HOUSE ORTHODONTICS ISLINGTON (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Pentonville Rd Express (270 m, Tesco); Iceland Chapel Market (380 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Islington St John Street Local (400 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Finsbury - Tysoe Street (410 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Islington (430 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 021E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.3** (2025). Islington 021E has a deprivation score of 27.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,681st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,384,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 021E was £1,384,000 in 2025. 154th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,497** (2021). Islington 021E had 1,497 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,082nd least 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Islington 021E, 99.0% 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.

## EC1R (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £740,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC1R was £740,000 in 2025. Joint 59th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,883** (2021). EC1R had 4,883 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 459th 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 EC1R 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In EC1R, 96.4% 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: 51.5300, -0.1099

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=-0.1099,51.5300,EC1R1XR

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