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Postcode area

Postcode area named after North London, with 25 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In N, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£587,500
6th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
885,473
17th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How N compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

NMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. N is £587,500.
£587,5006th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. N is 885,473.
885,47317th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. N is 91.1%.
91.1%41st highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. N is 6.3%.
6.3%joint 4th highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is N safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in N at a rate of 130.0 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 9,986 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in N.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (28,284), anti-social behaviour (26,537) and other crime (18,830).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in N was 132.2 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in N

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
N1Islington, Hoxton92,400£675,000169.5 per 1,000
N1CSt Pancras, King's Cross2,736£1,015,000441.3 per 1,000
N1PIslington542No figure448.9 per 1,000
N2Finchley, Coldfall24,775£670,00068.1 per 1,000
N3Finchley, Church End26,752£675,50088.5 per 1,000
N4Brownswood Park, Stroud Green53,878£595,000172.6 per 1,000
N5Highbury, Canonbury25,461£700,000114.7 per 1,000
N6Highgate, Parliament Hill18,163£765,000100.8 per 1,000
N7Lower Holloway, Tufnell Park50,039£599,000172.3 per 1,000
N8Hornsey, Crouch End39,014£605,00099.7 per 1,000
N9Edmonton53,127£405,000130.2 per 1,000
N10Muswell Hill, Cranley Gardens27,198£705,00089.8 per 1,000
N11New Southgate, Bounds Green32,066£525,000110.8 per 1,000
N12Finchley, Woodside Park30,737£515,00090.2 per 1,000
N13Palmers Green, Bowes Park33,730£540,00084.4 per 1,000
N14Southgate, Oakwood31,141£672,00075.0 per 1,000
N15South Tottenham, West Green48,073£509,750151.9 per 1,000
N16Stoke Newington, Stamford Hill67,927£600,000107.6 per 1,000
N17Tottenham Hale, Upper Edmonton69,411£459,000140.6 per 1,000
N18Edmonton33,806£400,000164.0 per 1,000
N19Upper Holloway, Tufnell Park35,548£595,000181.5 per 1,000
N20Whetstone, Oakleigh Park20,430£734,40069.2 per 1,000
N21Winchmore Hill, Highlands Village24,183£706,00062.0 per 1,000
N22Wood Green, Noel Park44,336£555,000156.2 per 1,000
N81Hornsey, Canning TownNo figureNo figureNo figure
N in brief

The N postcode area, named after North London, has 25 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in N was £587,500 in 2025.

N had 885,473 usual residents at the census.

In N, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In N, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.