# EC1V 2AP: area report for a postcode in Islington

EC1V 2AP 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 EC1V 2AP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [EC1V](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v) › [EC1V 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-2)

## Around this postcode

- **220 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Islington 023B: 165 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **Old Street, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **13 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **No property in EC1V 2AP 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=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **£654,286 average price**: For the whole of Islington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC1V 2AP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **Loud road and rail noise at EC1V 2AP**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **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=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP
- **24.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The ArtsXchange](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-artsxchange-e141164) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e100443) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moreland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moreland-primary-school-e100415) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Regent's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-regents-college-e134635) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Hanover Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hanover-primary-school-e100407) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Fairchild Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-fairchild-community-school-e100243) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dallington School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dallington-school-e100462) | Independent | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peter-and-st-paul-catholic-primary-school-e100447) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £1,053,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £1,250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £2,700,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £1,150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £350,625 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2024 | £153,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £820,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Old Street (540 m, 7 minutes on foot); Old Street (580 m, 7 minutes on foot); Angel (880 m, 11 minutes on foot); Barbican (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (270 m); SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY (770 m); THE HOXTON SURGERY (770 m); ST PETER'S STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: APEX PHARMACY (450 m); MURRAY'S CHEMIST (490 m); ST PETER'S PHARMACY (660 m); PHARMICA (680 m); BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (720 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON DENTAL CENTRE (200 m); OLD STREET DENTAL CLINIC (400 m); TOOTHALITY (440 m); NILE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m); OLD STREET DENTAL CLINIC (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Petrol The Angel (70 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op London - City Road (270 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Hackney City Road Local (330 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Clerkenwell Central St Express (350 m, Tesco); Co-op Old Street (450 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £654,286** (August 2026). Islington’s average house price was £654,286 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 8.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 12.9×** (2025). A home in Islington costs 12.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 11th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Islington 023B has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,572nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £800,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 023B was £800,000 in 2025. Joint 972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,468** (2021). Islington 023B had 2,468 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,138th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Islington 023B, 99.9% 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.

## EC1V (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £648,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC1V was £648,750 in 2025. 109th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,503** (2021). EC1V had 14,503 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 972nd 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 EC1V 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In EC1V, 97.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington)
- Centre: 51.5287, -0.0948

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), August 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=-0.0948,51.5287,EC1V2AP

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1v-2ap