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

EC1V 2NW 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 2NW 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

- **360 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Islington 023A: 291 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **Old Street, 100 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **No property in EC1V 2NW 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=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **£654,286 average price**: For the whole of Islington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **24 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC1V 2NW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **Loud road and rail noise at EC1V 2NW**: Road 78 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **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=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW
- **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=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e100443) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Central Foundation Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-foundation-boys-school-e100458) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | – |
| [St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-voluntary-aided-church-of-england-primary-school-e100266) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Monica's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-monicas-catholic-primary-school-e150550) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lyceum](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lyceum-e131343) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Workers' Educational Association](https://openindex.co.uk/school/workers-educational-association-e130419) | Sixth form and further education | 590 m (7 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 | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £440,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £780,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £530,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £2,175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £565,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £508,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Old Street (100 m, 1 minute on foot); Old Street (100 m, 1 minute on foot); Moorgate (920 m, 11 minutes on foot); Moorgate (950 m, 12 minutes on foot); Barbican (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (220 m); SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY (770 m); THE HOXTON SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: APEX PHARMACY (180 m); JUDDS CHEMIST (460 m); MURRAY'S CHEMIST (480 m); PORTMANS PHARMACY (590 m); BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL ART STUDIOS (50 m); TOOTHALITY (70 m); NILE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m); OLD STREET DENTAL CLINIC (320 m); DENTAL SURGERY (510 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Shoreditch (110 m, Morrisons); Aldi Old Street (120 m, Aldi); M&S Old Street SF (160 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Old Street (180 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Hackney City Road Local (200 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.1** (2025). Islington 023A has a deprivation score of 33.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,874th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,470** (2021). Islington 023A had 1,470 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,580th 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In Islington 023A, 95.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 10.1%** (August 2026). In Islington 023A, 10.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.5267, -0.0885

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=-0.0885,51.5267,EC1V2NW

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