# EC1Y 4UQ: area report for a postcode in Islington

EC1Y 4UQ 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 EC1Y 4UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) › [EC1Y](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1y) › [EC1Y 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ec1y-4)

## Around this postcode

- **185 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Islington 023D: 784 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **Moorgate, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **No property in EC1Y 4UQ 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=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Islington 023D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **£674,592 average price**: For the whole of Islington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **38 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at EC1Y 4UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at EC1Y 4UQ**: Road 72 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **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=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ
- **24.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Lyceum](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lyceum-e131343) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prior-weston-primary-school-and-childrens-centre-e100434) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of London School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-school-for-girls-e100001) | Independent | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Central Foundation Boys' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/central-foundation-boys-school-e100458) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [City of London Primary Academy, Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-london-primary-academy-islington-e143020) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Workers' Educational Association](https://openindex.co.uk/school/workers-educational-association-e130419) | Sixth form and further education | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Luke's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-cofe-primary-school-e100443) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charterhouse Square School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charterhouse-square-school-e100463) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £940,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £880,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £402,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £480,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £2,600,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2024 | £830,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £670,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £770,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Moorgate (250 m, 3 minutes on foot); Moorgate (280 m, 3 minutes on foot); Liverpool Street (520 m, 6 minutes on foot); London Liverpool Street (570 m, 7 minutes on foot); Old Street (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE NEAMAN PRACTICE (680 m); CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (200 m); PORTMANS PHARMACY (310 m); BOOTS (450 m); APEX PHARMACY (570 m); BARBICAN PHARMACY & CLINIC (650 m)
- Dental practices: SMILEPOD MOORGATE (90 m); MOORGATE DENTAL (170 m); CITY DENTAL CLINIC (180 m); CORPORATE ORAL HEALTH (280 m); SMILERIGHT DENTAL CLINIC AT BARBICAN (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chiswell St Express (90 m, Tesco); Tesco Finsbury Square Express (110 m, Tesco); M&S Finsbury Pavement (160 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco City Rd Express (250 m, Tesco); Waitrose Barbican (310 m, Waitrose)

## 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 023D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.6** (2025). Islington 023D has a deprivation score of 23.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,040th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £587,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Islington 023D was £587,500 in 2025. Joint 2,876th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,356** (2021). Islington 023D had 2,356 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,680th 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: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Islington 023D, 87.9% 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.

## EC1Y (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £620,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in EC1Y was £620,000 in 2025. Joint 135th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,677** (2021). EC1Y had 3,677 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 378th 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 EC1Y 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In EC1Y, 88.0% 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: 51.5207, -0.0884

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=-0.0884,51.5207,EC1Y4UQ

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